an antique Bible

February 2, 2023

throwback Thursday

…today, it is the Bible that is a throwback, not the photo. This is not in the front of the Bible, but after the New Testament, and before another section that is “The Revised Version”. As I haven’t had the chance to compare the two different sections, I’m not sure exactly how it differs. I am going to be digging into this and seeing what I can find.

It is missing a few pages in the beginning. It starts with Genesis 5, in Roman Numerals. But after Genesis 10 or so, everything seems to be in tact. Besides the “revised version”, there is also a section of The Psalm of David in metre.

~ it is considered an antique

The following is from the Preface of the Revised Version of the New Testament:

Preface: The English version of the New Testament here presented to the reader is a Revision of the Testament published in the year of our Lord 1611, and commonly known by the name Revised version.

The Testament was the work of many hands and of several generations. The foundation was laid by William Tyndale. His translation of the New Testament was the true primary version. The versions that followed were either substantially reproductions of Tyndale’s translation in its final shape or revisions of versions that had been themselves almost entirely based on it. Three successive stages may be recognized: 1) the publication of the Great Bible of 1539-41 in the reign of Henry VIII; 2) the publication of the Bishops Bible of 1568 and 1572 in the reign of Elizabeth; 3) the publication of the King’s Bible of 1611 in the reign of James I. The Geneva Version of 1560, founded on Tyndale’s translation, must be named, although not put forth by authority, was widely circulated….

The books included in this revised version are:

~ The Gospel According to S. Matthew
~ The Gospel According to S. Mark
~ The Gospel According to S. Luke
~ The Gospel According to S. John
~ The Acts of the Apostles
~ The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
~ The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
~ The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Corinthians
~ The Epistle of Paul to the Galatians
~ The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Ephesians
~ The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Philippians
~ The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Colossians
~ The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
~ The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Thessalonians
~ The First Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
~ The Second Epistle of Paul the Apostle to Timothy
~ The Epistle of Paul to Titus
~ The Epistle of Paul to Philemon
~ The Epistle of Paul to the Hebrews
~ The General Epistle of James
~ The First Epistle General of Peter
~ The Second Epistle General of Peter
~ The First Epistle General of John
~ The Second Epistle of John
~ The Third Epistle of John
~ The General Epistle of Jude
~ The Revelation of S. John the Divine
~ A Chronological Index to the Holy Bible
~ Tables of Scripture measures, weights, and coins
~ Judea, Palestine, or the Holy Land
~ A table of Kindred and affinity~
~ Alphabetical Table of the Proper Names in the Old and New Testaments
~ Table Showing the probable occasion when each Psalm was composed
~ Prophecies in Old and New Testaments Fulfilled
~ A summary of the contents of each of the books of the Old and New Testaments
~ Symbolical Language used by the poets and prophets of the Old and New Testaments
~ Words of Scripture requiring explanation in the Old and New Testament
~ Concordance
~ The Psalms of David in Metre

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