The church recently discovered that its old Bible was a rare 400-year-old original King James Bible.
Video at link. 400 year old Bible
The church recently discovered that its old Bible was a rare 400-year-old original King James Bible.
Video at link. 400 year old Bible
Even though I’m a Catholic, I think this is exciting news. Furthermore, I think that it is astounding that my ancestors emigrated to Virginia before this book was printed. (They weren’t Catholic). Putting history in context is surprising sometimes. I’m glad the parishioners still have access to their “Good Book”.
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This is indeed remarkable. I wonder if they might also have Obama’s Birth Certificate.
Geoff Procter of St. Laurence Church in Hilmarton, England, reads from the church’s King James Bible.
The sign hanging above the Bible, announcing its origins.
Amazing.
After all the hubbub, this Bible’s going to need a lot more protection than that little chain. It’s miraculous that it’s survived this long.
It sounds like they knew what they had. They just didn’t know how valuable it was.
When they found out that it was rare, then they had to have it authenticated.
Thanks. Interesting post. Good to see some of them are still around.
"I'll give ya $200 Bucks for it."
A-hah, and I thought only Catholics chained bible.
Praise God Almighty...and thanks to King James for this wonderfull translation made by the KJV Bible translators...who, in fact, were all experts in the Greek and Hebrew, etc, and most importantly, were experts in the target languages in which the King James Bible was translated into seven KJV Bible languages. Knowing the target language IS PARAMOUNT for succeeding in an accurate translation. I love the KJV Bible and own two 18th century KJV Bibles which I purchased for a steal at $50 each. If you want to verify the accuracy of the KJV Bible, acquire Crabbs synonyms and you will learn the nuances of the accurate choice of word synonyms utilized by the translators. Secondly, Greek words were simply NOT homogenized into a single word meaning, ie, translated word used exactly wherever the same Greek word occurs. This modern approach completely disregards the context. Context is PARAMOUNT for an accurate translation. Of which, sadly, modern scholarship disdains.
Violets are blue,
Read this Bible,
If you can't read Greek or Hebrew.
(bad rhyme on the first page)
I have used the King James Version for many years and believe it to be the true version of the Christian Bible. “Revelation 22:19,” And if any man shall take away from the words of the book of this prophecy, God shall take away his part out of the book of life, and out of the holy city, and from the things which are written in this book.” I am not putting down other versions of the Bible just suggesting one might consider what has been changed in the book for easy reading and understanding.
That’s awesome! And it’s funny that the sign SAID it was an original, but folks just assumed that the person who wrote it was exaggerating. ;o)
So, they had a sign above the bible sating that it was an original, but they didn’t really belive it? Huh?
What an amazing historical find. Simply amazing.