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1599 Geneva Audio Bible & Free Bonded Leather Bible
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List Price: $149.90
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Item Number: CD-12
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Recorded by Steve Cook ofAudio Adrenaline, 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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When the Pilgrims arrived in America in
1620, they brought along supplies, a consuming passion to advance the
Kingdom of Christ, a bright hope for the future, and the Word of God.
Clearly, their most precious cargo was the Bible. Have you ever
wondered what version of the Bible the Pilgrims brought to America on
the Mayflower? Believe it or not, it was not the King James Version of
1611. It was actually the 1599 Geneva Bible – a forgotten yet priceless
treasure.
The Geneva Bible, printed over 200 times
between 1560 and 1644, was the most widely read and influential English
Bible of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. This superb
translation was the product of the best Protestant scholars of the day
and became the Bible of choice for many of the greatest writers,
thinkers, and historical figures of that time. Men such as Shakespeare,
John Bunyan, and John Milton used the Geneva Bible, and it was
reflected in their writings. During the English Civil War, Oliver
Cromwell issued a pamphlet containing excerpts from the Geneva Bible to
his troops. William Bradford cited the Geneva Bible in his book Of
Plymouth Plantation.
The Geneva Bible is unique among all other
Bibles. It was the first Bible to use chapters and numbered verses and
became the most popular version of its time because of the extensive
marginal notes. These notes, written by Reformation leaders such as
John Calvin, John Knox, Miles Coverdale, William Whittingham, Anthony
Gilby, and others, were included to explain and interpret the
scriptures for the common people.
For nearly half a century these notes helped
the people of England, Scotland, and Ireland understand the Bible and
true liberty. King James despised the Geneva Bible because he
considered the notes on key political texts to be seditious and a
threat to his authority. Unlike the King James Version, the Geneva
Bible was not authorized by the government. It was truly a Bible by the
people and for the people. You can see why this remarkable version with
its profound marginal notes played a key role in the formation of the
American Republic.
Sadly, 407 years after its original
publication, this wonderful version of the Bible has been nearly
forgotten. The only complete version available today is a large,
cumbersome, and difficult-to-read facsimile edition. A facsimile
edition contains pictures of the original pages. The small print and
the older English letters and spellings make it nearly impossible to
read or study. If the 1599 Geneva Bible is to survive the passing of
time and be remembered for generations to come, it must be resurrected
and redistributed.
“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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