Description: About this item:The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James Version by 51 years It was the primary Bible of 16th century English Protestantism and was used by William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Knox, John Donne and others. It was one of the Bibles taken to America on the Mayflower (Pilgrim Hall Museum has collected several Bibles of Mayflower passengers), and its frontispiece inspired Franklin's design for the first Great Seal of the United States.The Geneva Bible was used by many English Dissenters, and it was still respected by Oliver Cromwell's soldiers at the time of the English Civil War, in the booklet The Souldiers Pocket Bible. Because the language of the Geneva Bible was more forceful and vigorous, most readers strongly preferred this version to the Great Bible. In the words of Cleland Boyd McAfee, "it drove the Great Bible off the field by sheer power of excellence.
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Publication Year: 2024
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Book Title: The Geneva Bible 1599 Edition
Author: William Whittingham
Publisher: Independently published (April 11, 2024)
Original Language: English
Topic: Bible, Books
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Number of Pages: 723 pages