Geneva Bible

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English Bible translation Protestant Bible

The Geneva Bible is a 16th-century English translation of the Bible notable for its extensive marginal notes and widespread use among early Protestant reformers and English-speaking Protestants, including the Pilgrims.

Statements (54)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	English Bible translation → Protestant Bible →
basedOn	original Greek texts → original Hebrew texts →
cityOfOrigin	Geneva →
compiledBy	English Protestant exiles in Geneva →
contains	Apocrypha → New Testament → Old Testament →
countryOfOrigin	Switzerland →
denominationalContext	Calvinist → Reformed →
editor	Anthony Gilby → Thomas Sampson → William Whittingham →
feature	book introductions → chapter and verse numbering throughout → chronological tables → doctrinal commentary → explanatory marginal notes →
firstPublicationPlace	Geneva →
firstPublicationYear	1560 →
genre	study Bible →
influenced	English Puritanism → King James Version → early American Protestantism →
influencedBy	Coverdale Bible → Great Bible → William Tyndale Bible →
language	English →
notableFeature	Roman typeface → extensive marginal notes → maps and illustrations → study aids → verse divisions →
opposedBy	Anglican authorities → King James I of England →
popularInCentury	16th century → 17th century →
printedIn	Edinburgh → Geneva → London →
religiousTradition	Protestantism →
scriptureType	Christian Bible →
supersededBy	King James Version →
theologicalOrientation	Calvinist → Reformed →
usedBy	English Puritans → English Separatists → Huguenots → Pilgrims → Scottish Presbyterians →
usedIn	English-speaking Protestant worship → private Bible study →

Referenced by (7)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Matthew Bible → Textus Receptus → Tyndale Bible →	influenced
Bishops' Bible →	basedOn
Matthew Bible →	followedBy
Committee of translators appointed by King James I →	influencedBy
King James Version →	predecessor