Geneva Bible: Notes
Overview
Published in 1560, the Geneva Bible is arguably the most important early English translation of the Bible. With the publication of the New Testament in 1557, and the complete Bible in 1560, the Geneva Bible predates the King James Version by 51 years. Some of history’s most influential men, such as William Shakespeare, Oliver Cromwell, John Milton, John Knox, and John Bunyan, used the Geneva Bible. The Geneva Bible was also the first complete Bible to be mass produced Bible for the public, making it readily accessible for the common person to read, study, and cherish. With the inclusion of notes and study aids, the Geneva Bible was one of the first “study Bibles” to ever be published.
Top Highlights
“And albeit in stile and maner of writing they be divers, and sometime one writeth more largely that which the other doeth abbridge: nevertheles in matter and argument they all tende to one end: which is, to publish to the worlde the favour of god towarde mankinde through Christ Jesus, whome the Father hathe given as a pledge of his mercie & love. And for this cause they intitie their storie, Gospel, which signifieth good tidings, for asmuche as God hathe performed in dede that which the fathers hoped for.” (Volume 2, Page 2)
“Read diligently: judge soberly, and call earnestly to God for the true understanding hereof.” (Volume 2, Page 114)
“b. This autoritie chiefly is committed to the Pope in signe whereof he beareth” (Volume 2, Page 117)
“thogh he wolde say, If I interpret thy dreame, it cometh of God & not of me” (Volume 1, Page 19)
“a. That is, he called ye mater againe into cōmunicatiō.” (Volume 1, Page 219)
- Title: Geneva Bible: Notes
- Publisher: Rovland Hall
- Print Publication Date: 1560
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Era: era:reformation
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Bible › Notes
- ISBNs: 1424305675, 9781424305674
- Resource ID: LLS:GENEVABBL1560NOTE
- Resource Type: Bible Notes
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-03-26T21:31:24Z