The Geneva Bible was the first mechanically printed, mass-produced Bible available to the public. It was first published in 1560 - half a century before the King James Bible. The edition being ...

The Geneva Bible was first printed in 1560 and was the translation of choice for the early puritans including the pilgrim fathers. It was known as the 'Breeches' Bible by it's detractors as Adam ...

as had been the Great Bible (1539), Geneva Bible (1560) and the Bishop’s Bible (1568). The KJV was simply a translation of earlier material from the others and 94 percent of the New Testament ...

The Geneva Bible, published in 1560 by a small team of Scots and English ... A translation of the Bible that could be true to the original Scriptures, be accessible to the people, and embody ...

The Geneva Bible was the first mechanically printed, mass-produced Bible available to the public. It was first published in 1560 - half a century before the King James Bible. The Bible sold as ...

The books of the Bible were very likely written in the cursive style of writing. The cursive (or "running hand") style joins the letters of a word together as when we write today. In addition ...

Coverdale's translation, 1535 as contained in The Great Bible (1539, 1561 etc.) and later in the Book of Common Prayer (1662) 1. O LORD our Governour, how excellent is Thy Name in all the world : Thou ...

English theologian John Wycliffe championed translating the Bible from Latin into the common ... All seven of the original scrolls now reside in their own wing of Israel’s national museum ...

The red cross emblem was adopted under the original Geneva Convention of 1864. It’s an inversion of the Swiss flag (a white cross on a red background). This recognises the historic connection between ...

The New English Bible was a translation undertaken by the major Protestant churches of the British Isles. Scholars translated from the best Hebrew and Greek texts, aiming to present the full meaning ...

The Revised English Bible updates the New English Bible, retaining the latter’s elegant literary style, but removing its archaisms. The REB employs a modest amount of inclusive language and is good ...