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Minna K Stitely and her generous donation |
A 300 Year old Swiss Bible in German |
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| The New Testament | |
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This bible was presented to Zion by Minna K Stitely, a longtime member of the Edelweiss Club, in loving memory of her sister, Käthe (Kitty) Spielmann Staub. The Bible is a Luther version of the Bible illustrated with woodcuts and was printed in Basel/Switzerland in 1701. The bible had been purchased by the late Calvin Staub of Frederick while serving in Frankfurt/Germany in the 1950's. In October 1988, it was the oldest bible in a bible contest held in Frederick, MD. |
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| The Beginning of the Apocrypha | |
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From the Bibliography: Biblia, die gantze heilige Schrifft Alten und Neuen Testaments / verteutschet durch Doctor Martin Luther ; Mit lehr-reichen Summarien ... Concordantzen, Chronologey .... - [5th edition] Basel : Emanuel und Johann Georg König, 1701 ************ This Bible adds to a growing number of Family Bibles in German from the 17th to the 20th century that have been donated over the years to Zion's Julius Hofmann Memorial Library, making it an important regional depository for these German American heirlooms.
- Text and Translation by Pastor Roggelin |
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