1560 Geneva Bible - Hardcover - Burgundy

The Geneva Bible of 1560 was the work of religious leaders exiled from England to Geneva, Switzerland, after 1553. It was the first Bible in English to divide the scriptures into numbered verses and became the most widely read and influential English Bible of the 16th and 17th centuries. Shakespeare quoted the Geneva Bible more than 5,000 times in his plays, and the marginal notes, which accounted for about one-third of the text, were key to its popularity, often reflecting Calvinistic and Protestant Reformation influences.

The images contained within the Bible were produced by hand-created woodcuts, and the marginal notes, consisting of approximately 300,000 words, were not yet accepted by the Church of England, leading to the Bible's demise. King James I considered the Geneva Bible "seditious" and made its ownership a felony, but the Pilgrims and Puritans brought it to America, where it became known as the "Bible of the Protestant Reformation" and the "Bible of the Puritans and Pilgrims."

This replica edition has been digitally re-mastered and slightly enlarged for easier reading, but none of the content has been altered. It contains all 80 books of the Bible within the Old Testament, Apocrypha, and the New Testament. The Regular Edition of the 1560 Geneva Facsimile Reproduction measures approximately 11 x 8.75 x 3.25 inches and is bound in hardcover burgundy bonded leather with gold stamping along the spine. These facsimiles are exactly identical to the genuine original 1560 First Edition/First Printing of the Geneva Bible and make for an incredible collector's item or an unforgettable gift.

As a bonus, with the purchase of this facsimile, you will receive an early Geneva Bible Leaf ($99.00 value) as a free gift.

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