Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-06-19
PAGE FROM JEFFERSONS BIBLE SHOWING THE METHOD OF
FASTING QUOTATIONS IN. DIFFERENT LANGUAGES.

Ferrara." 1t is known as the Ferrera
| Bible. The copies of this translation
are in two classes, one designed for
| the use of Hebrews and the other for
! Christians.
Among the rarities at the National
Museum is an original copy of the
Dutch Bible printed at bort in 1741.
This translation was ordered by the
Synod of bort of the Dutch Church.
which appointed six theologians for
the work of translation.
Other curiosities at the National
Museum are:
The gospels in the Fiji language.
printed at Vua, Fiji Islands. in 1S47.
This was the work of Wesleyan mis-
sionaries who introduced Christian
ity into the islands.
Cromwells soldiers pocket Bible
facsimile. This was issued for the
Use of the army of the Common
wealth in 1643. 1t has frequently
been stated that every soldier in
| Cromwell's army was provided with
n pocket Bible and the common be-
| lief has been that an especially small
| copy was used. 1t was buttoned be-
| tween the coat and the waistcoat,
| next to the heart, and was almost a
matter of regulation uniform in the
Puritan regiments. Actually is was a
| book of quotations, almost all of
which were taken from the Old Test
| ament and carefully selected to pro-
vide a Scriptural justification for war.
Only two original copies of this cur
iouS work are known to exist, one in
America and the other in the British
Museum. The book was reissued in
1893 as The Christian Soldiers Penny
Bible. There is only one copy in ex-
istence.
A first edition Of the Greek and
Latin New Testament of Erasmus
printed in Switzerland in 1916.
Luther's translation was based
largely upon this text prepared by the
great Dutch classical scholar, Eras-
| mus.
An Ethiopic version of the Bible
obtained from King Theodore of Abys-
Sinia by Lord Napier and by him
presented to Gen. Grant. The Eth
opic version was made in the fourth
century, probably by Frumentius. the
Apostle to Ethiopia. 1t has 46 books
in all. containing, in addition to the
| canonical books. considerable num-
Der of the Apocrypha.
A. folio edition of the Latin Bible
printed IN Germany by Anthony CO.
burger in 1873, one of the earlier
printed editions of the Vulgate. The
version represented by this edition
was made by st. Jerome in Bethle.
hem late in the fourth century. 1t
is printed on 46S leaves on double
| column and 81 to SO lines to each
| column. 1t has no title page, sig
natures or initials. The initial letters
| OF paragraphs are painted by hand
An edition Of the King James YER
sion printed at London by Robert
Barker in 1918. The first edition was
printed in 1911.
The H!eroglyphic Bible published
by Joseph Avery in Plymouth in 1920.
Words in each verse are represented
by pictures as a device to hold the
interest of children.
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The National Museum collection
also contains copies Of the Scrip
lures in Armenian, Turkish and Ko-
rean. The first mentioned is interest
| ing as the foundation Of one of the
| Oldest Of Christian churches. 1t orig
| inally was translated from the Syriac
| in the fifth century by Mesrob, the
| reputed inventor Of the Armenian al