The Holy Bible (1808 Thompson), book

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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:

Table of contents

  • 1-3. Old Covenant <according to the Septuagint>
  • 4. New Covenant

External links

  • [ Google Books]