The English Hexapla of the New Testament

5B Including the Wycliffe (1880), Tyndall (1534), Cranmer (1539), Genevan (1557), Anglo-Rhemish (1582), and Authorized (or the King James Version 1611). London: Samuel Bagster and Sons, 1841. Folio [12.00” x 9.00” x 2.50”]

Notes

The Hexapla was an extraordinary scholarly work compiled by the early Christian theologian Origen in the 3rd century CE. Its name, derived from the Greek for “sixfold,” refers to its six parallel columns that compared different versions of the Hebrew Scriptures. The first column contained the Hebrew text in Hebrew script, the second was a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew, and the remaining four columns featured Greek translations by Aquila, Symmachus, the Septuagint, and Theodotion. Origen's goal was to correct textual discrepancies and provide a comprehensive tool for biblical study, especially useful in addressing the differences between Jewish and Christian scriptural traditions.

Description

Contemporary brown calf binding with embossed details on upper and lower boards. Five raised bands with embossed details in each compartment and gilt lettering in the second compartment. Gilt embossed turn-ins. All edges gilt. Bumped corners. Rubbing to the extremities and splitting to the original leather along the upper and lower spine as well as the corners. Some scuffing to exterior. Nicely re-backed with the original spine leather re-laid. Fine condition overall.