The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ...
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Item No: foc0000101
Title: The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ...
Additional Title: Opening with title page
Media Type:
Books
Source: Rare Book Department
Notes:
This item appeared in the exhibition "Sacred Stories: The World's Religious Traditions" in the Rare Book Department, August 2015-January 2016.
This is the label from that exhibition:
While America remained a British colony, it was forbidden to publish an English language bible. Although the Continental Congress initially planned to sponsor an American edition, Philadelphia printer Robert Aitken independently produced an edition of the New Testament in 1777. Immensely popular, Aitken printed the whole Bible in 1782, including an endorsement from Congress.
Call Number: Bibles
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The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ... 
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ...
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ... 
The Holy Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments: Newly translated out of the original tongues; and with the former translations diligently compared and revised ...