FOUND: Geneva Bible

“It is an exciting feeling,” said Sam Bussan, a student at Lewis and Clark College in Portland, Ore. He found a 400-year-old Geneva Bible in the college library.

I found the discussion surrounding this extraordinary find to be interesting. Sam Bussan said, “The Book was in excellent condition, the quality of the printing was amazing. The Bible is beautiful; the beauty is in the details like the smudges and browned pages.”

Being a student of the Bible I am just a little envious that I wasn’t the one to make this discovery.

During the next few days after the discovery, I read a couple of newspaper articles and listened to a discussion by a couple of archivists on the radio about this 400-year-old Bible. They made me want to view, touch, and admire the cover and pages of this ancient manuscript. I was intrigued by their comments as the emphasis was put on the literary and historical value of this classical Bible. There was no mention about the content of the most read book in the history of the world.

The central figure of the content was ignored. The writers of the words of absolute Truth were inspired by God, the Creator. The writings of the Old and New Testaments of the Bible point to Jesus Christ who is the central figure of the Christmas and Easter stories. These two days are the most celebrated days in history. Since we are approaching the Christmas season let us join with the angels in proclaiming the birth of Christ. Then a few months later we celebrate the resurrection of Jesus.

The Geneva Bible is a beautiful book in its own right. However, the real beauty is found in the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke and John where we read the Christmas and Easter stories.

RON VIESELMEYER

Coeur d’Alene