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B 2185 1795 .N42 |
Title |
THE SELF INTERPRETING BIBLE, Containing, The Sacred of the Old and New Testaments. Translated from the Original Tongues, and with the former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. To which are annexed, Marginal References, Illustrations, an exact Summary of the several Books, A Paraphrase on the most obscure or important Parts, An Analysis of the Contents of each Chapter, Explanatory Notes and Evangelical Reflections. By the late Reverend John Brown, Minister of Gospel at Haddington. |
Author |
Brown, John of Haddington |
Publisher |
Hodge and Campbell |
Published Place |
New York, New York |
Published Date |
1792 |
Subjects |
Brown, John Family Bible Study Bible U.S. - Early Republic |
Notes |
1. Hills 37; Evans 22348 [1790]; 24099 [1792]. "This is the earliest version of the Bible printed in New York... and was printed in forty parts over a period of two years." List of subscribers is headed by "George Washington, Esq., President of the United States." Frontispiece includes America with the Constitution in her hand receiving the Bible, etc. 2. Provenance: "John M'Kay" stamped in gilt on the upper cover onlay. 3. The following is a list of the Engravings, and names of the Engravers: Frontispiece: America, with the "Constitution" in her hand, receiving the Bible; The Goddess of Liberty on one side; behind America a Pedestal with the Names of Washington, Montgomery, Greene, Franklin, Warren, Adams, Mercer, Putnam, Jay, Clinton, Gates, Morris, and Fayette inscribed thereon. The whole surmounted by the arms of the State of New York ……………………………………………..Dunlap, delint. 1. Adam giving Names………………………………………………...…A. Godwin. 1790 2. Moses before the burning bush…………………………………….. C. Tiebout. 1790 3. Samson Killing the Lion ………………………………………………..Tiebout. 1790 4. Ruth ………………………………………………………………………….Maverick 6. David and Bathsheba …………………………………………………………Doolittle 6. Elijah and Elisha ………………………………………………………………..Tiebout 7. Solomon's Temple. . ………………………………………………………….Rollinson. 8. Queen Esther fainting 9. David playing on the harp …………………………………………………..Doolittle. 10. Vision of the Cherubims………………………………… Rollinson. N. York, 1791. 11. Daniel in the Lion's Den ……………………………………………………Doolittle. 12. Jonah under the gourd ………………………………………………..……..Rollinson. Front. To N.T.: An accurate Map of the Holy Land …………………..….Rollinson, 1790. 13. The flight into Egypt …………………………………………….…..Doolittle, N.H. 14. Christ restoring Bartimeus to Sight ………………………………….Doolittle, N.H. 15. The Angel appearing to Mary ………………………………………………..Doolittle 16. The Impotent man healed ……………………………………Rollinson. N. York, '92 17. Paul shaking off the viper …………………………………….Rollinson, N. York, '92 18. The Angel presenting the Book…………………………….Rollinson, N. York, 1792. These plates are arranged in a different order in some copies. 3. This is the earliest edition of the Bible composed and printed in the State of New York. It was published in forty numbers, the first of which appeared in the Spring of 1790. It was two years passing through the press. 4. Caption BROWN SELF-INTERPRETING BIBLE, 1792 John Brown (1722-1787) was a Scottish weaver who became a Presbyterian minister. Although self-educated, he prepared an annotated Bible, Bible dictionary and concordance, and a metrical version of the Psalms. His self-interpreting Bible appeared first in 1778 in Edinburgh and was reprinted many times in both Scotland and America. A Bible used on the Battleship Texas was even a Self-Interpreting Bible (displayed elsewhere in the Museum). This edition, the first Bible printed in New York, was printed by subscription in forty parts over a period of two years. The first subscriber was George Washington. He was President at the time and living in New York, then the capital. Isaac Collins' 1791 Bible, printed in Trenton, New Jersey, was the first to replace the "Dedication to King James" with "To the Reader." This introduction was written by John Witherspoon, a Presbyterian minister, signer of the Declaration of Independence, and President of the College of New Jersey, later Princeton University. This introduction was reprinted in numerous Bibles for decades. In it, Witherspoon gives the history of the Bible and its translations, showing God's Providence in preserving His Word. Byrd Collection 17 5. List of subscribers at beginning is headed by "George Washington, Esq., President of the United States of America." Other government leaders were also subscribers. George Washington's copy of this Bible is at the George Washington Masonic Memorial. Washington family records are found before the New Testament. |