How did gutenberg's printing press contribute to the growth of learning and literacy especially bible reading in europe?

Gutenberg was instrumental in changing the speed at which the world communicated. Prior to Gutenberg adding several changes together, to wind up with his version of the 'printing press'. There were several 'ideas' that preceded him. The first advance was the use of block letters in a fixed frame, Then came the idea of moving the paper into and out of the press. Finally, was the use of a molton metal (Lead-tin Mixture) that allowed for the Type Pattern to be recycled for every letter that was needed. The copying by hand, the previous editions of 'the book', was a laborious process that required many hands to copy out the text onto linen 'pages', and to make sure that what was written, was accurate.