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Here is a very rare {no longer in print} facsimile from 2009 of the MATTHEWS BIBLE [TYNDALE, COVERDALE, ROGERS]. This Bible has the Divine Name Jehovah written as "JEHOUAH" at Exodus 6:3 - The footnote at Exodus 6:3 says that God's name is JEHOUAH of which no other creature is named. Much is written by the Watchtower Society on the works of Tyndale and Coverdale. This Bible is written in beautiful Gothic Roman script. This Bible is large and heavy [see photos]. So International buyers please be aware of shipping costs. The Matthew Bible, also known as Matthew’s Bible and Matthew’s Version, was an early compilation of English translations of the books of the Bible. It was first published in 1537 by an Englishman named John Rogers, who used the name Thomas Matthew in an attempt to protect his identity and conceal William Tyndale’s involvement in the project. At that time, it was illegal in England to translate the Bible into English.The complete New Testament and much of the Old Testament of the Matthew Bible was from the Tyndale Bible, the translation work William Tyndale was able to complete before his martyrdom. The rest of the Old Testament and most of the Apocrypha were the work of Myles Coverdale. Thomas Matthew (John Rogers) himself translated the Prayer of Manasseh. Because the Matthew Bible relied so heavily on Tyndale’s version, the Matthew Bible is often called the Matthew-Tyndale Bible.John Rogers added some study helps to the Matthew Bible to aid readers who, in those days, were largely unfamiliar with the Bible. One such aid was a “Table of Principal Matters,” a summary of basic Bible doctrines based upon a 1535 edition of the Bible in French produced by Reformer Pierre Olivétan. The Matthew Bible underwent a second printing in 1549. This second edition is sometimes called the Becke Edition, named after Edmund Becke, the man who supervised the printing; a final edition of the Matthew Bible was printed in 1551.Published two years after the Coverdale Bible, the Matthew Bible was the second complete translation of the Bible to be printed in English. Other Bible versions that preceded the Matthew Bible were those by Wycliffe (handwritten), Tyndale (the New Testament only), Luther (in German), and Zwingli (in German). Thankfully, two years after the publication of the Matthew Bible, King Henry VIII authorized the translation of the Great Bible, which was very similar to the Matthew Bible. In fact, until the Great Bible was completed, King Henry VIII allowed the Matthew Bible to be used. It is not unusual for early English language Bibles from the 1500"s & 1600"s to sell for over $100,000. A pristine copy is very difficult to find and the more complete the text and binding the more expensive. This reproduction has many illustrations and includes the Apocrypha as well as many footnotes. [Bible measures 10 1/4" x 7 1/4" x 2"].We also offer many dozens of other Historical Bible facsimiles such as:1569 Biblia De Reina Bear Bible18th and 19th century Hieroglyphic Bibles1526 Tyndale NT Bible1534 Luther Bible1537 Matthew's Tyndale Bible1388 Wycliffe Bible1560 Geneva Bible1454 Gutenberg Bible1841 English Hexapla1633 Biblia Sacra Tremellio Beza1640 Bay Psalm 1611 King James Bible1661 John Eliot Indian New Testament1876 Julia E. Smith Bible10th century Aleppo Codex 4th century Codex Vatinacus 1008 Leningrad Codex5th century Codex Alexandrinus4th century Codex Sinaiticus7th century Codex Amiatinus1568 Bishops Bible1535 Coverdale Bible1514 Complutensian Polyglotand many more Hebrew, Greek and Latin Bibles and manuscripts spanning thousands of years. We also offer other historical Bibles and "original" Bible leafs from the "Geneva" and "King James" Bible "Matthews Tyndale and others that are also several hundreds of years old !To All Collectors of Watchtower Publications: Welcome to our bookstore / museum: WTArchive, a source of Watchtower memorabilia, historical Bibles, books, and research. Since the "Proclaimers" book came out in 1993 the desire to have a personal library or museum of Watchtower items has grown. We offer here on eBay hundreds of historical Bibles, both original and as facsimiles, such as the Gutenberg Bible, Tyndale and about 250 others. We also offer many original Bible leafs that are hundreds of years old. We offer museum replicas and facsimiles of Biblical artifacts and many other things of interest to Jehovah's Witnesses and others interested in Biblical historical artifacts such as items related to the Divine Name "Jehovah" going back thousands of years. We also have many of the books quoted in publications of Jehovah’s Witnesses and hundreds of photos and reproductions of memorabilia from the 19th to early 20th Centuries such as the Photo-Drama of Creation. We have items such as the Dead Sea Scrolls and other replica artifacts from Bible times. Many people are interested in copying to the best of their ability the Bethel Library including the thousands of books referred to and quoted from in the many publications of Jehovah’s Witnesses for research. We have books dealing with the following topics: Hundreds of Bible Translations, Biblical Reference Books, Early Christianity, History, Science, Pagan Origins, Archaeology, Jehovah's Witnesses, Holocaust, Books related to prophecy about 1914, Books by or about Jehovah's Witnesses, Blood transfusion alternatives, and many other subjects. If you are one of Jehovah's Witnesses, I encourage you to donate theocratic historical items if you can and if you are not a Witness, then I encourage you to continue to search God's Word the Bible and related publications to guide and aid you in your search for Jehovah God your Creator. According to our Scriptural conscience and Biblical principle to receive free and give free no recent or new publications are ever sold here on eBay which can be obtained for free at a Kingdom Hall. "This means everlasting life their coming to know you, the only true God, and of the one whom you sent, Jesus Christ" John 17:3 "And this good news of the Kingdom will be preached in all the inhabited earth for a witness to all the nations, and then the end will come" Matt. 24:14. {New World Translation 2013 Edition}. (Condition: Brand New)

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