1832 · Ravena, Ohio
by Bible. New Testament
Ravena, Ohio: Printed by William Coolman, Jr., 1832. 12mo., 165 x 100 mm.,[6 1.2 x 4 inches[. [xii], 14-348 pp.. Bound in contemporary American sheep, red leather label; joints and edges rubbed, text with sporadic spotting in the margins, paper stock browned with age. With faults a good sound copy in a contemporary American binding.
The books of The Apocryphal New Testament are not generally accepted as part of the New Testament by most religious denominations. Its contents include writing from the first four centuries after Christ that document events from the life of Jesus and biographies of those who were supposedly witness to His life or recorded the activities of the Apostles and other followers of Christ. This edition is taken from the one made by William Wake and Jeremiah Jones in the 18th century and published by William Hone in London in 1820.
“William Hone's edition, first published 1820 under title "The apocryphal New Testament," incorporating the translations of Jeremiah Jones for the apocryphal books and of Archbishop Wake for the Apostolic fathers. cf. M.R. James, The apocryphal New Testament, p. xv./ "Table I. A list of all the apocryphal pieces not now extant, mentioned by writers in the first four centuries of Christ." [By Jeremiah Jones] p. 343-4/ "Table II. A list of the Christian authors of the first four centuries whose writings contain catalogues of the books of the New Testament." [by Jeremiah Jones] p. 345-8.” [Note found in OCLC]
Ravenna, Ohio is south of Cleveland near Kent and Akron. It was right in the path of the Second Great Awakening and in 1831, the First Methodists Church was built in the Ravenna, fsoon followed by the first Catholic Church. This The Apocryphal New Testament, apparently the only title printed by William Coolman, may have been a reaction to the establishment of Christian sects that refused to recognize these additional sources of the New Testament. There is no indication of who many have funded this publication other than the printer, a name cannot be traced. . (Inventory #: 1341)
The books of The Apocryphal New Testament are not generally accepted as part of the New Testament by most religious denominations. Its contents include writing from the first four centuries after Christ that document events from the life of Jesus and biographies of those who were supposedly witness to His life or recorded the activities of the Apostles and other followers of Christ. This edition is taken from the one made by William Wake and Jeremiah Jones in the 18th century and published by William Hone in London in 1820.
“William Hone's edition, first published 1820 under title "The apocryphal New Testament," incorporating the translations of Jeremiah Jones for the apocryphal books and of Archbishop Wake for the Apostolic fathers. cf. M.R. James, The apocryphal New Testament, p. xv./ "Table I. A list of all the apocryphal pieces not now extant, mentioned by writers in the first four centuries of Christ." [By Jeremiah Jones] p. 343-4/ "Table II. A list of the Christian authors of the first four centuries whose writings contain catalogues of the books of the New Testament." [by Jeremiah Jones] p. 345-8.” [Note found in OCLC]
Ravenna, Ohio is south of Cleveland near Kent and Akron. It was right in the path of the Second Great Awakening and in 1831, the First Methodists Church was built in the Ravenna, fsoon followed by the first Catholic Church. This The Apocryphal New Testament, apparently the only title printed by William Coolman, may have been a reaction to the establishment of Christian sects that refused to recognize these additional sources of the New Testament. There is no indication of who many have funded this publication other than the printer, a name cannot be traced. . (Inventory #: 1341)
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