The Geneva Bible was first printed in 1560 and was the translation of choice for the early puritans including the pilgrim fathers. It was known as the 'Breeches' Bible by it's detractors as Adam ...

as had been the Great Bible (1539), Geneva Bible (1560) and the Bishop’s Bible (1568). The KJV was simply a translation of earlier material from the others and 94 percent of the New Testament ...

The Geneva Bible was the first mechanically printed, mass-produced Bible available to the public. It was first published in 1560 - half a century before the King James Bible. The edition being ...

The result was that England had two competing versions of the Holy Scriptures. The Geneva Bible, published in 1560 by a small team of Scots and English Calvinists in Geneva, drew on the pioneering ...

For instance, the King James Bible was meant to counteract the popularity of the Geneva Bible (influenced by Calvin) in England. Following the Reformation, the Dutch provinces were an unstable place ...

Klippenstein, Kristian 2017. Language Appropriation and Identity Construction in New Religious Movements: Peoples Temple as Test Case. Journal of the American Academy of Religion, p. lfw082. Martin, ...

Fink, Martin D. and Heintschel von Heinegg, Wolff 2021. Military Operations and the Notion of Control Under International Law. p. 219.

The 400-year-old Geneva Bible sold for £20,000 on Tuesday A 400-year-old Bible that sold at auction for £20,000 will be used to reach out and reignite interest in the scriptures, its buyer has said.

However, there are a number of passages where the Bible appears to accept that sex should be enjoyed for other reasons than the production of children, and some people argue that this implies that ...

Coverdale's translation, 1535 as contained in The Great Bible (1539, 1561 etc.) and later in the Book of Common Prayer (1662) 1. O LORD our Governour, how excellent is Thy Name in all the world : Thou ...

The four Geneva Conventions, agreed by every country, set out how soldiers and civilians should be treated in war. The Geneva Conventions and their Additional Protocols form the basis of modern ...

The emblem of a red cross on a white background is a sign of protection under the Geneva Conventions. It is not a religious symbol. The red cross, red crescent and red crystal are symbols of ...