1599 Geneva Bible - Patriot's Edition

1599 Geneva Bible - Patriot Edition (Buy 1, Get 1 FREE + 3 FREE Gifts)

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The 1599 Geneva Bible

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In 1553, Mary Tudor ascended the throne of England and set about to stamp out the Reformation, ordering the burning of all copies of the Bible in the English tongue and causing more than three hundred reformers to be burned at the stake. Bloody Mary's vicious crusade drove scores of English reformers to Geneva, including some of the finest biblical scholars in history. Together, these men produced a new English Bible based on the original languages and not beholden to any king or prelate the Geneva Bible.

Between 1560 and 1599, The Geneva Bible was providentially unleashed upon a dark, discouraged, downtrodden English speaking world. Just when it looked as if the Machiavellian, Divine Right kings, such as the Tudors of England, were about to drive Christendom back to the days of Caesar worship, a Bible appeared that set the stage for a Christian Reformation of life and culture the likes of which the world had never seen. By the time of the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, just 28 years after the first printing of the Geneva Bible, it was already being said of the English that they were becoming a people of the Book.

The results of a people reading and obeying the Word of God were the explosion of faith, character, the first missionary movement in history, literature, economic blessing, and political and religious freedom.

The Pilgrims brought the 1599 Geneva Bible with them when they arrived in the New World in 1620. All but forgotten in our day, this version of the Bible was the most widely read and influential English Bible of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. A superb translation, it was the product of the best Protestant scholars of the day and became the Bible of choice for many of the greatest writers and thinkers of that time. It inspired those who championed self-government and civic virtue. Its mighty influence was manifest in the lives of Knox, Cromwell, and Shakespeare. And it was the 1599 Geneva Bible that the Pilgrims read as they arrived in the New World in 1620, deriving principles from its pages that helped lay the foundation-stones of liberty in the western hemisphere. Men such as William Shakespeare, John Bunyan, and John Milton used the Geneva Bible in their writings; William Bradford also cited the Geneva Bible in his famous book Of Plymouth Plantation.

The Geneva Bible is unique among all other Bibles. It was the first Bible to qualify as a study Bible, providing readers with copious notes, cross-references, and commentary about the original manuscripts. It was the first Bible to be printed in a portable and affordable edition. And it was the first Bible to assign chapter and verse numbers, facilitating the location of passages, memorization, and recitation and the nurture of a nation of Bible readers. These more than 300,000 notes were included to explain and interpret the scriptures for the common people.

In a very real sense, we as Americans owe much of our rich spiritual heritage to the Geneva Bible the Scriptures carried by Plymouth Pilgrims and great reformers. Nearly forgotten today, this version of the Holy Scriptures first translated into English in 1560 created the conditions for a Christian reformation of life and culture the likes of which the world had never seen.

We're pleased to announce the Geneva Bible in a superior quality leather binding edition that features word-for-word accuracy with the 1599 Geneva Bible; original cross references; original study notes by Reformers; modern spelling; and easy-to-read print. Now you can own this lost treasure of Christendom.

1599 Geneva Bible: The Patriot's Edition

Tolle Lege Press has partnered with White Hall Press to release of a beautiful new edition of the historic 1599 Geneva Bible:

This special edition features the same Scripture, word for word, that the Pilgrims brought to America nearly 400 years ago and also features:

A prayer by George Washington, which begins... "O eternal and everlasting God, i presume to present myself this morning before thy divine majesty, beseeching thee to accept of my humble and hearty thanks, that it hath pleased thy great goodness to keep and preserve me the night past from all the dangers poor mortals are subject to, and has given me sweet and pleasant sleep, whereby i find my body refreshed and comforted for performing the duties of this day, in which i beseech thee to defend me from all perils of body and soul..."

The following historical documents, which are based upon Biblical principles:

The Magna Carta
The Mayflower Compact
The Declaration of Independence
The Articles of Confederation
The Constitution of the United States
Amendments to the U.S. Constitution
Rules of Civility & Decent Behavior

Click here to order the 1599 Geneva Bible: Audio Edition

Recorded by Steve Cook of Five Talents Audio, Inc., the 1599 Geneva Bible is now available in MP3 audio format. Steve's rich and captivating voice will bring the highly-esteemed text to life - just as if you were listening to it read in a 17th century worship service in England or Colonial America. The 1599 Geneva Audio Bible comes in a boxed set of 8 MP3 CD's.

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ENDORSEMENTS FOR THE 1599 GENEVA BIBLE:

"The publication and promulgation of the 1599 Geneva Bible will help restore America's rich Christian heritage and reclaim the culture for Christ."
- Dr. D. James Kennedy, Senior Pastor of Coral Ridge Presbyterian Church

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