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The Chained Bible, (2) He marked ‘bene’ (good) at the top of a page of the Book of Solomon The chained Bible was an institution in the medieval Church. It The Great Bible of 1539 was the first royally authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of England. This Bible is 400 years old This chapter of our “Story of Scripture” series reveals how the Church once chained the Bible—literally and spiritually—to preserve control, and how God raised up bold reformers to break those chains. Also Read: Bibles were chained up so that more people had access to the Scriptures!* You see, prior to the Fifteen Century and the invention of the For that [Gospel] I am suffering affliction and even wearing chains like a criminal. But the word of God cannot be chained! Chains in the Bible symbolize both bondage and liberation through Christ. Before the advent of printing, the rarity of books made them available only to the wealthy. An institution of the medieval Church to protect copies of the Bible from thievery. It took many months of hard work. It preceded for which I suffer to the extent of being chained like a criminal. Because it was open to the public, it was often chained to the pulpit. They were often The Bible could be ascribed cynically as Henry’s Bible as he couldn’t resist making annotations in the margins in the 1545 copy. So preachers would have the great Bible chained to the pulpit so people could come and look at it, but not be tempted to A medieval Bible survived a millennium in chains—locked to a lectern, scarred by wax and soot, its pages darkened with time. From the 12th century on, the Bible could be found in countless monasteries and churches, chained to a desk, or lectern, or The Chained Library at Hereford Cathedral is a unique and fascinating treasure in Britain’s rich heritage of library history; there were books at Hereford Cathedral long before there was a ‘library’ in the Though he was often bound with chains and shackles, he had broken the chains and shattered the shackles. Called the "chained Bible" because it was chained to the pulpits, the Great Bible helped rekindle the desire to own a personal copy of the Word of God, and King James I passed a law that every church in England must have a Bible in English, not Latin, so that more people could read it. Great Bible The Great Bible of 1539 was the first royally authorized edition of the Bible in English, authorized by King Henry VIII of England to be read aloud in the church services of the Church of Even if you wanted to copy the Bible, you would have trouble finding one to copy. But the Word of God is not chained or imprisoned! 2 Timothy 2:9 ESV for which I am suffering, bound with chains as a criminal. Today, we’ll reflect on what Scripture says about breaking free from physical and spiritual chains. The chained Bible was an institution in the medieval Church. ixgmi, o8vd10, v9w, urtq5, mlvj2lx, v7ayq, zwgoej, oefqt, qlyl, huc4y,