Welcome to the
Preserving and presenting
the rich history of the Bible
We assist churches, pastors, museums, and educators in teaching the history of the Bible. Our facsimile Bibles can be handled and examined for hands-on learning, and our artwork, sculptures, teaching materials, and other resources help to create visually-compelling exhibits that inspire, educate and engage people with the amazing history of God’s Word, the Bible.
We are delighted to offer this magnificent facsimile which is unquestionably the finest extant copy of the Second Rabbinic Bible of the Masoretic Hebrew text of Jacob ben Chayyim. This is the "Mikraot Gedolot" the received text of the Hebrew Old Testament used by the translators of the King James Bible of 1611. As the first facsimile of its kind, this extraordinary piece is absolutely essential to any visual Bible history display for private or public presentation.
The Gutenberg Bible consists of 1286 pages or 643 leaves, and is bound in two volumes. Our edition was reproduced from a copy of the 42-line Bible based on the earlier Insel Verlag facsimile (Leipzig, 1913-14), which was derived from the Gutenberg copies at Berlin and Fulda, widely considered to be the most beautifully illuminated of all known copies.
Because possession of a Wycliffe Bible in the 14th century could lead to imprisonment and death, very few copies have survived. The last copy to sell at auction brought an astonishing 1.7 million dollars at the Charles Ryrie Sale in December of 2016.
Our facsimile, launched in conjunction with the 500th Anniversary of the Protestant Reformation, marks the first time since the late fourteenth and early fifteenth centuries the Wycliffe New Testament has been made readily available to the general public in its original form.
Revelation
For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.
2 Peter 1:21
Inspiration
All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness:
2 Timothy 3:16
Illumination
Open thou mine eyes,
that I may behold wondrous things out of thy law.
Psalms 119:18
Illumination
But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.
John 14:26
Preservation
The words of the Lord are pure words:
as silver tried in a furnace of earth, purified seven times.
Thou shalt keep them, O Lord,
thou shalt preserve them from this generation for ever.
Psalm 12:6-7
Did you know that the Bible has had a key role in the founding and guiding of the United States of America? BHE offers several resources to teach and show this great history.
The Biblical Heritage display is located at Faith Baptist Church and is a visual history of the English Bible.
