Description: The Geneva Bible 1599 in English Large print : the authorized Bible of the Churc Description: Geneva Bible, English translation of the Bible published in Geneva (New Testament, 1557; Old Testament, 1560) by a colony of Protestant scholars in exile from England who worked under the general direction of Miles Coverdale and John Knox and under the influence of John Calvin. The English churchmen had fled London during the repressive reign of the Roman Catholic Mary I, which had halted the publication of Bibles there.The work acquired the sobriquet “Breeches Bible” because it described Adam and Eve as having made “breeches” to cover their nakedness (Genesis 3:7), instead of “aprons” or “loincloths.” The Great Bible (named for its large page size and first ordered by Henry VIII in 1538) was restored to the churches after Elizabeth I’s succession halted persecution of Anglicans and Protestants, but the Geneva Bible, imported from Europe and not printed in England until 1576, quickly surpassed the Great Bible in public favour. The Geneva Bible was the first Bible in English to add numbered verses. It was also one of the first to include extensive commentary notes, which were later deemed “seditious” by King James when he banned the Geneva Bible in 1611. Despite the king’s contempt, the work’s enduring popularity made the Geneva Bible an important influence on the translators of the King James Version.
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Book Title: The Bible
Book Series: Historical
Publisher: Independently Published
Original Language: English
Publication Year: 2024
Type: Activity Book
Format: Paperback
Unit Type: Unit
Language: English
Author: Unknown
Features: Large Print
Topic: Bible
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Item Width: 1599 in
Number of Pages: 465 pages
