1598 Geneva Bible " Breeches " Bible Rare Roman Font, Christopher Barker, London
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1598 Geneva Bible"Breeches" BibleRare Roman FontPrinted by Christopher Barker, LondonSize: QuartoConditionReport:Newly rebound. Amazing leatherbinding with gilted gold tooled lettering and ornate embossing…binding secureand sound…Rare Roman font …all Title pages original: General title page, theProphets, Apocrypha, New Testament, and the Whole Book of Psalms dated 1600, byRichard Day...blank pages have heavy marginalia...lacking leaves Ll1 - Oo8, (Jeremiah 50:46 - Hosea 13:11)......pages have yellowed, very littlesoiling, minimal foxing throughout.To preview a digital ebook of thisexact Bible go to the following link and scroll to the bottom of the page:www.insightoftheking.com/store/p80/1598_Geneva_Bible
Shipping:Shipping within the USA- USPS Priority Mail (2-3 business days)Shipping Internationally- USPS First Class International (time frame varies on location)all Bible leaves will be shipped out the next business day Bible leaf will be packaged in a protective envelope sandwiched in between two pieces of thick cardboardReturns:We want you to be happy with your purchaseIf there is any problems or if you are not satisfied with the purchase, you can return the item for a full refundbuyer pays shipping cost back to seller
History of the Geneva Bible The Geneva Bible had a significant influence on the heritageof our Christianity and the foundation of America. This Bible was not anauthorized edition, but rather a translation purely"forthe people and by the people"to proclaim the Truth of the Gospel. A Bible translatedby those who would have the Word of God available to all those, and for thosewho believe on the name of Jesus. In1553, Mary Tudor, also known as "Bloody Mary", came to power in Englanddetermined to reverse the Reformation and bring Roman Catholicism back to totalpower. A large-scale persecution of Protestants began with such ferocity thatChristians began to exit England in large numbers. In Geneva, the influx ofrefugee believers from England inspired John Calvin and Scottish reformer JohnKnox to help support the production of an English Bible without permission fromEngland or Rome. Amongthose who came to Geneva on account of the Marian persecution was WilliamWhittingham. Having escaped England, he took refuge in Frankfort, but there wasstill trouble, therefore, he removed to Geneva, the center of the Protestantmovement and home of John Calvin and Theodore Beza. John Knox, who had fledEngland to Geneva, received a letter from his wife?s mother still in Scotland.Knox, hearing the distress of his wife?s family, left Geneva for Scotland inAugust 1555. With the absence of John Knox, Calvin asked William Whittingham tobecome the successor. Whittingham was the agreed upon scholar of the group ofreformers in Geneva, therefore he undertook and completed the translation ofthe New Testament in English in 1557. This work, like Tyndale, was done by himalone and in exile. A translation, not like those we have seen previous whichwere approved by the royal crown, but an illegal translation for the people ofthe Reformation. This 1557 New Testament was the first Bible to contain versedivisions, starting a fresh line with each number, and it was printed in a morereadable font. The1550 and 1551 Greek text of Stephanus was greatly considered in thetranslation, as well as the English of Tyndale of 1534 and the Matthew's Bibleof 1537. Afterthe New Testament was published, Whittingham continued his work on the OldTestament. After the death of Queen Mary in 1558, and the succession to thethrone of Queen Elizabeth, many reformers moved back to England. However, Whittingham stayed in Geneva to complete the whole Geneva Bible and bring it toprint in 1560. This translation would become the Bible of choice for EnglishProtestants for the next 100 years. The Geneva Bible far exceeded the GreatBible in epic proportions. Not only did the Geneva Bible employ much superiorEnglish, it was the first English Bible to use the modern chapter and versedivisions and an easy-to-read typeface rather than the gothic-style type thatmade reading challenging. It contained notes on difficult words and phrases aswell as strong Calvinistic theological explanations, making it the very first?study Bible.? TheGeneva Bible continued to be printed for many years after, and it was evenallowed to be printed in England starting in 1575 under the rule of theProtestant Queen Elizabeth. This 1582 Geneva Bible Leaf is an example of suchprinting.
American HeritageThe Geneva Bible also has the distinction of being thefirst Bible brought to the American Colonies, carried with the passengers ofthe Mayflower in 1620. The Pilgrims of the Mayflower detested the King JamesBible being authorized by the country in which they were trying to flee. Therefore, the Geneva Bible was the Bible of choice for the Pilgrims who first came toAmerica and continued as the preferred translation of the American forefatherssuch as George Washington, who personally carried a copy of the Geneva Bible.
Shipping:Shipping within the USA- USPS Priority Mail (2-3 business days)Shipping Internationally- USPS First Class International (time frame varies on location)all Bible leaves will be shipped out the next business day Bible leaf will be packaged in a protective envelope sandwiched in between two pieces of thick cardboardReturns:We want you to be happy with your purchaseIf there is any problems or if you are not satisfied with the purchase, you can return the item for a full refundbuyer pays shipping cost back to seller
History of the Geneva Bible The Geneva Bible had a significant influence on the heritageof our Christianity and the foundation of America. This Bible was not anauthorized edition, but rather a translation purely"forthe people and by the people"to proclaim the Truth of the Gospel. A Bible translatedby those who would have the Word of God available to all those, and for thosewho believe on the name of Jesus. In1553, Mary Tudor, also known as "Bloody Mary", came to power in Englanddetermined to reverse the Reformation and bring Roman Catholicism back to totalpower. A large-scale persecution of Protestants began with such ferocity thatChristians began to exit England in large numbers. In Geneva, the influx ofrefugee believers from England inspired John Calvin and Scottish reformer JohnKnox to help support the production of an English Bible without permission fromEngland or Rome. Amongthose who came to Geneva on account of the Marian persecution was WilliamWhittingham. Having escaped England, he took refuge in Frankfort, but there wasstill trouble, therefore, he removed to Geneva, the center of the Protestantmovement and home of John Calvin and Theodore Beza. John Knox, who had fledEngland to Geneva, received a letter from his wife?s mother still in Scotland.Knox, hearing the distress of his wife?s family, left Geneva for Scotland inAugust 1555. With the absence of John Knox, Calvin asked William Whittingham tobecome the successor. Whittingham was the agreed upon scholar of the group ofreformers in Geneva, therefore he undertook and completed the translation ofthe New Testament in English in 1557. This work, like Tyndale, was done by himalone and in exile. A translation, not like those we have seen previous whichwere approved by the royal crown, but an illegal translation for the people ofthe Reformation. This 1557 New Testament was the first Bible to contain versedivisions, starting a fresh line with each number, and it was printed in a morereadable font. The1550 and 1551 Greek text of Stephanus was greatly considered in thetranslation, as well as the English of Tyndale of 1534 and the Matthew's Bibleof 1537. Afterthe New Testament was published, Whittingham continued his work on the OldTestament. After the death of Queen Mary in 1558, and the succession to thethrone of Queen Elizabeth, many reformers moved back to England. However, Whittingham stayed in Geneva to complete the whole Geneva Bible and bring it toprint in 1560. This translation would become the Bible of choice for EnglishProtestants for the next 100 years. The Geneva Bible far exceeded the GreatBible in epic proportions. Not only did the Geneva Bible employ much superiorEnglish, it was the first English Bible to use the modern chapter and versedivisions and an easy-to-read typeface rather than the gothic-style type thatmade reading challenging. It contained notes on difficult words and phrases aswell as strong Calvinistic theological explanations, making it the very first?study Bible.? TheGeneva Bible continued to be printed for many years after, and it was evenallowed to be printed in England starting in 1575 under the rule of theProtestant Queen Elizabeth. This 1582 Geneva Bible Leaf is an example of suchprinting.
American HeritageThe Geneva Bible also has the distinction of being thefirst Bible brought to the American Colonies, carried with the passengers ofthe Mayflower in 1620. The Pilgrims of the Mayflower detested the King JamesBible being authorized by the country in which they were trying to flee. Therefore, the Geneva Bible was the Bible of choice for the Pilgrims who first came toAmerica and continued as the preferred translation of the American forefatherssuch as George Washington, who personally carried a copy of the Geneva Bible.
