BIJBEL Dat is: De Gansche Heilige Schrift - 1867

Statenbijbel – 1867
The Gansche Holy Scripture with Psalms (1775), Evangelische Gezangen (1803–1805) and Catechism.

TITLE:
BIBL E
That is: The Gansche Holy Scripture
Containing all the canonical books of the Old and New Testament.
From the original languages faithfully translated into our Dutch language,
by order of the High and Mighty States General of the United Netherlands
and according to the decision of the Synod of Dordrecht, held in the years 1618 and 1619.

PUBLISHER:
The Dutch Bible Company in Amsterdam – J. Brandt and Son
In Haarlem – Johannes Enschedé and Son

Publication year: 1867

Printed also for:
The Evangelische Gezangen Company
In Amsterdam – J. Brandt and Son
In Haarlem – Johannes Enschedé and Zonen
In Groningen – Heirs of R.J. Schierbeek and Heirs of Wed. M. van Heyningen Bosch

CONDITION:
Binding: red Bordeaux leather binding: good

Text block: Title page speckled and damaged. The Bible text is neatly a stray brown spot. Some pages with multiple spots are mainly in the rear part (from The Book of Psalms). In this latter part here and there a small tear. See photos for a representative image.

Pagination: complete

CONTENT:
* Old Testament: pp. 1–890.

* New Testament: pp. 891–1172.

* The Book of Psalms (pp. 1–260).
Besides the Hymns used by the Churches of the Netherlands, by order of the High Mighty States General of the United Netherlands, issued from three renderings in the year 1775, with the necessary changes therein.

* Evangelische Gezangen (pp. 1–235).
To be used alongside The Book of Psalms in public worship in the Dutch Reformed Church; collected by explicit order of all the synods and arranged in the years 1803, 1804 and 1805.

* Catechism or Instruction in the Christian doctrine (pp. 1–104).

HISTORICAL CONTEXT:
This edition concerns a 19th-century print of the classic Statenvertaling, originally established in response to the Synod of Dordrecht (1618–1619).

Characteristic is the combination of:
The complete Statenbijbel
The official Psalm version of 1775
The Evangelische Gezangen (early 19th century)
The Catechism

CONCLUSION:
A complete and well-preserved Statenbijbel from 1867 in a lovely red Bordeaux leather binding, including Psalms, Evangelische Gezangen and Catechism.

An attractive copy for collectors of 19th-century Dutch bibles, church history, or for anyone seeking an authentic historic church book with full contents.