1599 Geneva Bible, Black Bonded Leather

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When the Pilgrims arrived in America in 1620, they brought along
supplies, a consuming passion to advance the Kingdom of Christ, a
bright hope for the future, and the Word of God. Clearly, their most
precious cargo was the Bible. Have you ever wondered what version
of the Bible the Pilgrims brought to America on the Mayflower?
Believe it or not, it was not the King James Version of 1611. It
was actually the 1599 Geneva Bible – a forgotten yet priceless
treasure.

The Geneva Bible, printed over 200 times between 1560
and 1644, was the most widely read and influential English Bible of
the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This superb translation
was the product of the best Protestant scholars of the day and
became the Bible of choice for many of the greatest writers,
thinkers, and historical figures of that time. Men such as
Shakespeare, John Bunyan, and John Milton used the Geneva
Bible, and it was reflected in their writings. During the
English Civil War, Oliver Cromwell issued a pamphlet containing
excerpts from the Geneva Bible to his troops. William Bradford cited
the Geneva Bible in his book Of Plymouth Plantation.

The Geneva Bible is unique among all other Bibles. It was the
first Bible to use chapters and numbered verses and became the most
popular version of its time because of the extensive marginal notes.
These notes, written by Reformation leaders such as John Calvin,
John Knox, Miles Coverdale, William Whittingham, Anthony Gilby, and
others, were included to explain and interpret the scriptures for
the common people.

For nearly half a century these notes helped the people of
England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the Bible and true
liberty. King James despised the Geneva Bible because he considered
the notes on key political texts to be seditious and a threat to his
authority. Unlike the King James Version, the Geneva Bible was not
authorized by the government. It was truly a Bible by the people and
for the people. You can see why this remarkable version with its
profound marginal notes played a key role in the formation of the
American Republic.

Sadly, 407 years after its original publication, this wonderful
version of the Bible has been nearly forgotten. The only
complete version available today is a large, more
difficult-to-read facsimile edition. A facsimile edition
contains pictures of the original pages. The small print and the
older English letters and spellings make it more difficult to
read or study. If the 1599 Geneva Bible is to survive the
passing of time and be remembered for generations to come, it
must be resurrected and redistributed.

“The publication and promulgation of the 1599 Geneva Bible
will help restore America’s rich Christian heritage and
reclaim the culture for Christ.” — Dr. D. James Kennedy,
Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

Download the Book of Romans PDF by
clicking here.

Click Here For The History Of
The Geneva Bible.

Click Here For
the Introduction to the 1599 Geneva Bible by Dr. Marshall
Foster.

FEATURES:

  • Word-for-word accuracy with the 1599 Geneva Bible
    but without the Apocrypha
  • Original cross references
  • Modern spelling
  • Original study notes by Reformers
  • Old English Glossary
  • Black Bonded Leather
  • Easy-to-read print
  • Size: 6.5″ x 9.5″ x 1.35″
  • Approx: 1,400 pages
  • FREE CD-ROM which
    contains searchable, printable PDFs of the Apocryphal
    Books and Metrical Psalms included in original 1599
    Geneva Bible

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