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Grace Baptist Church
3616 Broadwater Avenue
Billings, Montana
406-656-8333
info@gracebaptistbillings.org
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Geneva Bible: printed between the 1560’s and
1644
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A leaf from one of the earliest printings
of the famous Geneva Bible: printed between
the 1560’s and 1644 … these
leaves are 360 to 444 years old. They come
with a beautiful Historical Brochure &
Certificate of Authenticity. The Geneva
Bible (also known as the
“Breeches” Bible) was the Bible
of the Protestant Reformation. It was
produced more than 50 years before the King
James Bible, and it remained the most
popular English language Bible among the
people until decades after the introduction
of the King James Bible. Whether framed and
displayed in your home, or given as a
wonderfully unique gift: it is sure to draw
attention.
The Geneva Bible was first printed in
Geneva, Switzerland, by refugees from
England, fleeing the persecution of
Protestants by Roman Catholic Queen
“Bloody” Mary. Many copies
were smuggled back into England at great
personal risk. In later years, when
Protestant-friendly Queen Elizabeth took
the throne, printing of the Geneva Bible
moved back to England. The Geneva Bible
was produced by John Calvin, John Knox,
Myles Coverdale, John Foxe, and other
Reformers. It is the version that William
Shakespeare quotes from hundreds of times
in his plays, and the first English Bible
to offer plain roman-style type in some
of its early printings.
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The Geneva Bible was the first Bible
taken to America, brought over on the
Mayflower… it is the Bible upon
which early America and its government
was founded (certainly not the
King’s of England’s Bible!)
The Geneva Bible was also the first
English Bible to break the chapters of
scripture into numbered verses, and it
was the first true “Study
Bible” offering extensive
commentary notes in the margins. It was
so accurate and popular, that a
half-century later, when the King James
Bible came out… it retained more
than 90% of the exact wording of the
Geneva Bible.
These leaves measure approximately 8 to 9
inches tall by 6 to 7 inches wide. They
were printed on 100% rag cotton linen
sheet, not wood-pulp paper like books
today, so they remain in excellent
condition… even after over 400
years. Each leaf is a unique piece of
ancient artwork, carefully produced
one-at-a-time using a movable-type press,
and later bound together into whole Bibles.
These genuine original antiquities are very
rare and precious pieces of our history and
our Christian heritage.
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