I really wish that I could be in New York at the moment! The Bible Experience will be in New York from March 20 – March 27, 2013! If any of my readers go, please let me know how it was!
RARE DEAD SEA SCROLL FRAGMENTS, 12th CENTURY EGYPTIAN JEWISH MANUSCRIPT FRAGMENTS, 14th CENTURY MEDIEVAL TORAH SCROLL, 1613 KING JAMES”SHE” BIBLE, ALSO A 1685 COPY OF THE FIRST BIBLE PRINTED IN AMERICA, AND THE AITKEN CONGRESSIONALLY RECOMMENDED 1782 BIBLE AND MUCH MORE…
FIRST TIME EVER SEEN IN NEW YORK CITY
MARK BURNETT AND ROMA DOWNEY, EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS OF HIT SERIES “THE BIBLE,” TEAM UP WITH THE GREEN FAMILY PRIVATE COLLECTION WHICH WILL RETURN TO THE VATICAN AFTER EXHIBIT
Making their New York debut, a few notable rare relics including:
| ● | Dead Sea Scroll Fragments: Daniel 10:18-20, and Jeremiah 23:6-9: Three pieces will be on display in this exhibit, containing portions from the book of Daniel, Jonah, and Jeremiah | ||
| ● | Medieval Torah Scroll, 14th century: One of oldest surviving Torah Scrolls in the world | ||
| ● | Codex Climaci Rescriptus: Between the late 4th and early 9th centuries AD, it represents one of the earliest near complete Bibles in the world. With two layers of text some of which are written in Aramaic, the language of Jesus Christ | ||
| ● | Bodmer Papyrus: From the 3rd century AD, these leaves are from one of the oldest near-complete books of Psalms in Greek | ||
| ● | Gutenberg Leaf: Isaiah 44-5, Mainz, Germany, 1454: The first book printed in moveable typeset in the Western world | ||
| ● | Aitken Bible: First English language Bible printed in the United States and the ONLY Bible ever officially authorized by the Congress | ||
| ● | Eliot Indian Bible: First Bible Printed in America. It was translated into Algonquin to help convert the Native Americans | ||
| ● | King James “She” Bible, London, England, 1613: Commissioned by King James the 1st of England and the 6th of Scotland. It took a committee of 47 scholars seven years to finish the project. It is significant in that it contained a printing error in the Book of Ruth | ||
| ● | Pocket Bible, Italy, c. 1240-1250: Produced in Italy between 1240 and 1250, it contains all of the books of the Bible in a single volume | ||
| ● | Rice Psalter, London, England, c. 1450: This book of Psalms, is an exquisite example of English Gothic manuscript illumination | ||
| ● | Complutensian Polyglot, Vol. 1, Alcalá de Henares, Spain, 1514-1517: The first printed polyglot of the entire Bible; it simultaneously displays the text of the Bible in as many as four different languages: Hebrew, Greek, Aramaic, and Latin | ||
| ● | Cairo Geniza Manuscript Fragments, Cairo, Egypt, c. 1150 – c. 1250: Dating from the twelfth to the thirteenth centuries, contains portions of prayer books from the Karaite Jewish tradition, including morning prayers, prayers for the Holiday of Booths, and prayers of the New Moon | ||
The Bible Experience is located at 450 West 14th Street between Washington and 10th Avenue and will run 10:00AM to 6:00PM daily from March 20, 2013 to March 27, 2013. Admission is free.
Epic mini-series, THE BIBLE, premieres every Sunday on HISTORY® over the next three Sundays (3/17, 3/24, 3/31) culminating on Easter. From Genesis to Revelation, the series illuminates the Bible, re-telling the stories as they unfold and revealing new insights into these iconic characters in context of the Bible. The series will feature some of the most famous stories ever written from Noah’s Ark and the Exodus to Daniel in the Lion’s Den to the crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus. To date, over 50 million cumulative viewers have seen at least a portion of the series since it began on March 3* (includes 9 telecasts across History and Lifetime). This Sunday will see the episodes covering the New Testament and the arrival of Jesus.
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