Bibles.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Refers to books, scrolls, rolls, or other document forms containing the sacred scriptures of Judaism or Christianity. Bibles may also contain illuminations, which are painted scenes or decorations. The Bible is composed of two parts: The Hebrew scriptures or Old Testament, written originally in Hebrew (with some parts in Aramaic) and including the writings of the Jewish people, and the New Testament, composed in Greek and recording the story of Jesus and the beginnings of Christianity. The Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox versions of the Old Testament are somewhat larger than the Protestant Bible because they accept certain books and parts of books considered apocryphal by Protestants. The Jewish Bible includes only the books known to Christians as the Old Testament. The arrangements of the Jewish and Christian canons differ considerably. Traditionally the Jews have divided their scriptures (the Old Testament) into three parts: The Torah (the ""Law""), or Pentateuch; the Nevi'im (the ""Prophets""); and the Ketuvim (the ""Writings""), or Hagiographa. The stories, moral teachings, and theological doctrines in the bible have provided subjects for an immense body of visual art in both Christian and Jewish imagery. For Christians, a canon of biblical books was established in the Early Christian period; however, several apocryphal books continued to circulate long afterwards. Beginning in the late medieval period, poetic and dramatic interpretations of biblical narratives were very popular, providing ample extra-canonical literature that contributed to the development of important subjects in Christian art (AAT). This term (in the singular form) was used in the NLS catalogues for all Bibles and parts of the Bible, except Psalms (NLS).
Found in 57 Collections and/or Records:
Three editions of the Authorised Version of the Bible, two of which bear the Scottish Licence., 1950-1952.
Series
Identifier: Acc.11182/39-41
Scope and Contents
From the Record Group:
In the early 19th century there was much public complaint about the cost and quality of Bibles produced on both sides of the Border where the respective King's printers enjoyed monopoly rights to the printing of acts of Parliament, proclamations, the Authorised Version of the Bible, the metrical psalms, catechism, etc (in England the universities of Oxford and Cambridge also had the Bible printing privilige). When the existing Scottish patent expired in 1839, new letters patent were issued...
Dates:
1950-1952.
Three letters, 1760, of John Dundas.
File
Identifier: Acc.6264
Scope and Contents
Concerning the Casket Letters.
With:
1. plan, 18th century, of the Jacobite line at Culloden
2. bible, 1658, with manuscript genealogical information, 1694-1707, about the family of George Wilsone of Sands.
Dates:
1658-circa 1799.
Translation of the Book of Genesis by George Reith., 1894-1895.
Sub-Series
Identifier: Acc.3564/95-96
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.
Dates:
1894-1895.
Translation of the Book of Genesis by George Reith., 1894-1895.
Item
Identifier: Acc.3564/95
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.
Dates:
1894-1895.
Translation of the Book of Genesis by George Reith., 1894-1895.
Item
Identifier: Acc.3564/96
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.
Dates:
1894-1895.
'Translations and paraphrases in verse of several passages of Scripture written by James Cargill teacher Edinburgh, 1859'.
File
Identifier: MS.824
Dates:
1859.
Works of George Reith intended for publication., [?1885-?1941.]
Series
Identifier: Acc.3564/94-101
Scope and Contents
From the Fonds:
Including notebooks, press cuttings, an unpublished life of Sir Stamford Raffles, and lectures on ecclesiastical history.
Dates:
[?1885-?1941.]