View Authentic Historical Bibles

Faith Lutheran Church & Schools in Vista will host an event exploring & viewing centuries old authentic bibles, Joel Lampe Director of The Bible Museum located in Goodyear, Arizona will share his adventures as he has studied and traveled the world while exploring historical bible sites.
As a young man, Joel Lampe says he lost his faith, Lampe tried to find God by studying other faiths including Judaism and Islam. In 1990 Lampe went to Israel to study the Dead Sea Scrolls and visit historical biblical sites. As he saw sites he had only read about in the Bible, Lampe began the see Scripture in a different light. He realized they were more than just words of wisdom passed down through the ages. They were words written by real people about real events.
Lampe and a long-time friend, Lee Biondi, a noted curator of ancient manuscripts and Bibles, decided to put together a religion related exhibit that would appeal to the masses. While most exhibits of this nature keep people at arm?s length from the items on display, Lampe wants visitors to see the relics up close.

The history of the English Bible is an incredible story. Even more incredible are all the first edition Bibles that will be available for your inspection. Here just a short list of what to expect and inspect:

1380 John Wycliffe First English New Testament Translation
1611 First Edition, First Issue of the King James Bible
1516 Erasmus Greek New Testament (The Original Textus Receptus)
1455 Gutenburg Leaf from the First Book Ever Printed - The Bible
1530 Martin Luther German New Testament
15th & 16th Century Complete Torah Scrolls on Sheep Skin
1535 Coverdale Bible - The First Complete Bible Ever Printed in English
1537 Matthews Bible - The First Complete Bible Translated From Hebrew & Greek Exclusively
1557 Geneva New Testament - The First Time in History that the English Contains Verses
1560 Geneva Bible - The First Complete Bible to Contain Verses
1568 Bishops' Bible - The Bible Commissioned by Queen Elizabeth
Admission is free but seating is limited, for more information call Faith Lutheran Church at 760-724-7700.