The Holy Bible (1808 Thompson), book
The Holy Bible: Containing the Old and New Covenant, Commonly Called the Old and New Testament (1808) is a book by Charles Thompson.
Abstract
This edition of the English Bible provided the first translation of the Septuagint in a modern language. Did not include the OT Apocrypha.
Editions
Published in Philadelphia, PA: Jane Aitken, <4 vols.> 1808. Thompson's translation of the Septuagint has been edited and reprinted by Samuel Frederick Pells in 1904 and Charles Musès in 1954:
- The Old Covenant, Commonly Called the Old Testament (1904 Thompson / Pells), book
- The Septuagint Bible (1954 Thompson / Musès), book
Table of contents
- 1-3. Old Covenant <according to the Septuagint>
- 4. New Covenant
External links
- [ Google Books]