CaldwellGenealogy.com Discussion ForumRe: Oops -- I Take it back
By:David Caldwell
Date: 15:11 3/6/02 In Response To: Caldwell and John Wycliffe Bible (David Caldwell)
The most popular Protestant Bible in Scotland before the King James Version was not Wycliffe's Bible, but the Geneva Study Bible. Check the webpage at http://globalcorp.com/geneva-bible/. This was the Bible that Shakespeare read. It might have been the only book the majority of Scots read in their lifetime during the 16th and 17th centuries. There were notes in the margin that presented Protestant theology and enraged the Catholics (e.g., denial of confession, sacraments, the importance of good works in attaining salvation, etc.) King James did not like it and made its a possession a felony. The Geneva Bible espoused the right of the people to overthrow an unjust King. Messages In This Thread
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