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The Literal Bible and the Gutenberg Bible
The Literal Bible and the Gutenberg Bible
Thursday, January 7 – Friday, April 30, 2010
No written work in history has had the circulation or the impact of the Bible, that collection of holy scriptures that have informed the historical and religious thinking of the West since the end of classical antiquity. As stories to be read for themselves, history to be studied, or a guide to life, the Bible has held a pre-eminent place in the reading and thinking of all spiritual communities of the western world, Catholic, Protestant, and Jewish, for two thousand years.
From January through April, 2010, the Karpeles Museum will present a unique exhibition of original artifacts and documents relating to the Bible itself—“the Literal Bible”—and to the various publications that the Holy Book has received, beginning with its first, the legendary Gutenberg Bible of the middle 15th century. The Literal Bible will deal with the interpretations of the sacred text required to understand some of its more puzzling elements. Highlighting appropriate passages in early printings of the approved versions, it addresses and offers food for thought on such questions as “What does God look like?,” ”Who wrote the ten commandments, God or Moses?,” “Why does God allow innocent children to suffer?,” and “Was the creation of the State of Israel foretold in the Bible?” The rare documents on display include an original primary manuscript fragment of one of the epistles of St. Paul, the oldest known example of original Christian writing (A.D. 180), and the original decree of Pope Lucius III (A.D. 1183) that initiated the Crusades.
By far the rarest edition, and indeed the rarest and most valued book ever published, is the two-volume Bible published from 1450 to 1455 by the German printer Johannes Gutenberg (1398-1468), the first books printed with movable type and contemporary oil-based ink. Few copies of these priceless volumes have survived to modern times, and this exhibition will provide a rare opportunity to see pages from an original volume, along with examples from the famous King James Version of 1611, which has become the standard translation for our time.
The Karpeles Manuscript Library Museum is located at 94 Broadway, across from City Hall,
in the City of Newburgh. The Karpeles Museums are a national chain with nine in the U.S specializing in the preservation and display of original, historically significant documents
and manuscripts. Museum Hours: Thu.-Sat., 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday, 12 to 4 p.m.
Admission is always free.
Visit us online: WWW.KARPELES.COM
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