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1568 Bishops’ Bible: First Edition

$795.00

 

This 1568 Bishops Bible facsimile is no longer available, however… a full color high resolution digital edition of the 1568 Bishops Bible is available for free online access at BIBLES-ONLINE.NET 

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SKU: 1558 Bishops' R. Category: Tag: Product ID: 1447

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Queen Elizabeth’s ascension to the throne of England in 1558 brought reform to the church. Only a handful of the bishops appointed by King Edward VI survived Bloody Mary’s vicious assault and reign of terror. The Bible was forbidden under Mary’s reign but when Elizabeth took over – men and women everywhere could read the Bible again.

Archbishop Matthew Parker, the dean of Lincoln and who was chaplain to Queen Anne Boleyn, Elizabeth’s mother was the ideal candidate to organize and execute a new translation. He had at first supported and endorsed the reading and teaching of the Geneva Bible but became increasingly hostile toward the translation due to its attack on the authority of bishops.

In 1563 a massive project was started. The translation was an exceptional ask done by fewer than 10 bishops. The translators relied on the 1550 Stephanus Greek New Testament, the 1528 Pagninus’s Latin, and Munster’s Hebrew of 1535. On September 22 of 1568, the work was introduced to the Queen and church endorsement soon followed. The Bishops’ Bible has numerous carved woodcuts, and it still today is considered a landmark in printing achievement.

The Bishops’ Bible, an extraordinary and stunning book, was never able to gain the popular support that the Geneva translation held in the hearts and minds of the people of England.  The Bishops’ Bible, however, is the second Bible published by the Church of England (the first being the 1539 Great Bible of King Henry VIII, and the third being the 1611 King James Bible of 1611).  While the King James Bible has enjoyed more than a thousand times the popularity of its “rough draft”… the Bishops’ Bible… it remains a fact the 1568 Bishops Bible, with its dozens of beautiful illustrations, is much more visually spectacular than the 1611 King James Bible, which has no textual illustrations at all.

This most complete and accurate reproduction done to date stands nearly 17″ tall and is 12″ wide. It weighs over 30 pounds. This is a limited-time offer on this work and will be a collector’s item for centuries to come. Order yours today. The 1568 Bishops’ Bible facsimile is constructed of the highest grade of beautifully grained burgundy-brown Italian “Fiscagomma Leatherette” (the best imitation leather in the world – actually stronger than real leather); it has a thick, soft, supple texture and a look so much like real leather; everyone who examines it in our showroom is shocked when we tell them its not real leather.

NOTE: This 1568 Bishops Bible facsimile is no longer available, however… a full color high resolution digital edition of the 1568 Bishops Bible is available for free online access at BIBLES-ONLINE.NET 

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