Reading the “1599 Geneva Bible: The Holy Scriptures Contained in the Old and New Testaments” is great for those who study religion as well as ministers and parishioners. It is also good if you simply want to learn more about Christian history and religion. This Bible has many features that make it uniquely different from any other Bible you may have seen or read before. The “1599 Geneva Bible: The Holy Scriptures Contained in the Old and New Testaments” is a hardcover book that is 1366 pages long and published by Tolle Lege Press. In 2006, Tolle Lege Press released a version of the 1599 Geneva Bible with modernized spelling and proofreading, as part of their 1599 Geneva Bible restoration project. The original cross references were retained, as well as the study notes by the Protestant Reformation leaders and proponents of English Scripture. In addition, the Early Modern English glossary was included in the updated version. The advisory board of the restoration project included several Protestant Christian leaders and scholars. The Pilgrims reached America in 1620, toting supplies, a fervent passion for advancing Christ's kingdom, a great deal of hope for the future, and God's word. For these early settlers, the Bible was the most precious cargo in tow. What might surprise most modern students of the Bible is that it was not the 1611 King James version that the pilgrims carried. It was, in fact, the Geneva Bible from 1599, which has become mostly forgotten over the centuries. The Geneva Bible, which has been printed over 200 times between the years 1560 and 1644, was the version that was the read by the most people and it was the English Bible version that had the most influence in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This translation was produced by that time's best Protestant scholars and it emerged as the Bible that was chosen by many of the time's greatest writers, deepest thinkers, and most vibrant historical figures. The Geneva Bible was the first Biblical tome that used chapters and verses marked with numbers and it quickly emerged as the most frequently selected Bible version in that early time period because it had notes that had been drafted by early leaders of the Reformation movement. These leaders included John Calvin, John Knox, Miles Coverdale, William Whittingham, and Anthony Gilby. The notes helped common people understand the Scriptures. For about fifty years, these margin notes helped the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the text of the Bible and meaning of liberty. King James, however did not approve of the Geneva Bible because he felt the presence of margin notes that had been added on key sections of political text to be seditious and an undermining threat to his authority as king. So, while the King James Version of the Bible was authorized and approved by the governing body of the time, the Geneva Bible was not authorized or recognized by the king and his government. Rather, it was a Bible that had been created by and for the people. With the “1599 Geneva Bible: The Holy Scriptures Contained in the Old and New Testaments” really being a book for the people, many reviewers say they love this Bible compared to other Bibles, for that exact reason alone. This Bible is straightforward with text that is at an easy-to-read standard size print. The legibility and readability of this edition is so far above any other version of this Bible. An easy-to-read translation of the Geneva Bible that has kept the original text without changing so much as a single word, the “1599 Geneva Bible: The Holy Scriptures Contained in the Old and New Testaments” is truly a work of art and history.
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Tolle Lege Press
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1599 Geneva Bibles : the Holy Scriptures Contained in the Old and New Testaments