Many Bibles contain material in addition to the Scriptures themselves. These include such items as maps, concordances, charts, and Scripture cross-references. Beyond the Sacred Page provides a historical overview of these additions. Following are some of these supplements from Bibles in the Museum’s collection; they have been transcribed for ease of reading and studying: King James Bible, 1611 The Genealogies Recorded in the Sacred Scriptures, According to every Familie and Tribe with the Line of Our Saviour Jesus Christ observed from Adam to the blessed Virgin Mary Geneva Bible Of the Incomparable treasure of the Holy Scriptures – this poem and prayer followed most printings of the Geneva Bible after 1578. How to take profit in reading of the Holy Scriptures – a flow chart on studying the Scripture. Summe of the whole Scripture of the Bookes of the old and newe Testament Alexander Cruden’s Concordance Preface to the 1st edition of Cruden’s Concordance, 1737. A Collection of the Names and Titles Given to Jesus Christ & A Collection of the Appellations Given to the Church of God in the Scriptures, 1st American edition, 1806. Prayer before the reading of Scriptures, from William Burkitt’s Expository Notes, 1794. From Matthew Carey’s 1801 Bible Judea, Palestine, or the Holy Land. Chronological Index of the years and times from Adam unto Christ. Brief chronological catalog of the apostles and their successors. Old Testament Passages used in the New Testament The Old and New Testament Dissected. A Clergyman’s Address to Married Persons at the Altar Table of the several passages in the Old Testament quoted by Christ and his Apostles in the New Testament, 1805. A Concise Introduction to the Study of the Holy Scriptures by James MacKnight. Concise View of the Evidences of the Christian Religion by John Fletcher. Synopsis of the Holy Bible, or brief commentary on the several books contained in the Old and New Testaments, 1812. Table of Weights and Measures mentioned in Scripture, 1812. Account of the dates or time of writing the books of the New Testament, 1812. Table of Offices and Conditions of Men. Table Kindred and Affinity. Lives of the Apostles, first appearing in John Holbrook’s quarto Bible published in Brattleborough, Vermont in 1817 Poems about the Bible – many of these were clipped from newspapers and placed within the Bibles; others were handwritten in the blank pages.
