pietist version (2 Ergebnisse)

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. Eight volumes bound in four, folio (published between 1726 and 1742). All volumes with letterpress title page; sectional half titles; woodcut headpieces. Vol. 1 engraved frontispiece (often not present) here precedes vol. 7; appropriate engraved title leaves have been supplied from another German bible edition and inserted in vols. 1, 3, 4, and 5. Text in two columns. Contemporary calf over beveled wooden boards, ruled in blind; spines with raised bands, gilt morocco lettering pieces, paper labels; marbled edges. Catches and clasps perished. Slight remains of paper labels. One volume with vertical crack through center of upper board, else covers sound (worn at extremities, especially spine ends). Text with variable mild embrowning and light foxing, occasional mild dampstains, but overall clean. A good set, complete and sturdily bound. Vol. 1 (1726): [12], 804 pp. - Vol. 2 (1728): [8], 880 pp. - Vol. 3 (1730): [8]; 784 pp. - Vol. 4 (1732): [6], 858 pp. - Vol. 5 (1735): [8], 820 pp. - Vol. 6 (1737): [8], 792 - Vol. 7 (1739): [8], 600 pp. - Vol. 8 (1742): [4], 556, [44, index] pp., with letterpress half-title: Der Berlenburgischen Bible Achter und Letzter Theil. First edition of this rigorous revision of Luther's version in the spirit of mystical Pietism, edited by Johann Heinrich Haug (d. 1753) and other scholars, as is reflected in the main title: Welchem allem noch untermängt Eine Erklärung die den inneren Zustand des geistlichen Lebens, oder die Wege und Wirckungen Gottes in der Seelen zu deren Reinigung, Erleuchtung, und Vereinigung mit Ihm, zu erkennen gibt. (Underlying everything is an explanation that reveals the inner state of the spiritual life, or the ways and effects of God in in souls, for their purification, enlightenment, and union with Him). A theologian and orientalist, Haug was expelled from Strasburg for holding an assembly of Philadelphians and other mystic Separatists. He fled to the castle of Casimir Graf von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berlenburg, which had become a refuge for radical pietiests. Remaining there until his death, Haug directed a Philadelphian organization that extended throughout western Germany. "He is said to have been a man of great piety and charming personality, and was regarded by Count Casimer as a prophet of God" (Schaff-Herzog). "The new spirit of mystical Pietism. was fully revealed in the Marburg Bible (1712). The interpretation of type and prophecy in this follows the federal theology of Cocceius, that of Canticles and Revelation Madame Guyon. It was the forerunner of a larger work in the same spirit, the Berleburg Bible of 1726-42. projected and prepared chiefly by Johann Heinrich Haug. The text is a revision of Luther's with comparison of the English and French versions; the commentary reflects the views of the Philadelphian communities, and quotes the mystical books current among them, especially Madame Guyon's, but its teaching goes back beyond Dippel and Petersen to Jakob Böhme, or even to Origen in some points. It lacks unity of belief and of treatment; it is the work not of a single mystic, giving voice to his inner convictions, but of a propagandist sect with radical tendencies. It is not without value, however, from different points of view; it edifies by its continual application of Scriptural works to the spiritual life, and it prepares the way for historical criticism by an appendix [vol. 8] containing apocrypha (Old and New Testament), pseudepigrapha, and postapostolic writings." (Schaff-Herzog). Christopher Sauer, the agent for the sale of the Berlenburg Bible in the United States, used the text as a model for the first German-American Bible (1743). Provenance: Bookplates of United Brethren Historical Society, Dayton Ohio. D&M 4239. Jackson, S. M. (ed.), The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (1908), vol. 2, p. 157; vol. 5, p. 170. Main title and imprint (vol. 1): Die Heilige Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments nach dem Grund-Text aufs neue übersehen und übersetzet: Nebst Einiger Erklärung des buchstäblichen Sinnes, Wie auch der fürnehmsten Fürbildern und Weissagungen von Christo und seinem Reich, und zugleich Einigen Lehren die auf den Zustand der Kirchen in unseren letzten Zeiten gerichtet sind; Welchem allem noch untermängt Eine Erklärung die den inneren Zustand des geistlichen Lebens, oder die Wege und Wirckungen GOttes in der Seelen, zu deren Reinigung, Erleuchtung, und Vereinigung mit Ihm, zu erkennen gibt. Gedruckt zu Berlenburg im Jahr unsers Erlösers und Ursprungs der heiligen Schrifft JEsu Christi.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. Six volumes (of eight), folio (published between 1726 and 1737). All volumes with letterpress title page; sectional half titles; woodcut headpieces; engraved frontispiece (often not present) in first volume. Text in two columns. Contemporary mottled calf (rubbed and chafed). Spines with raised bands elaborately tooled in gilt, gilt morocco and vellum lettering pieces; edges tinted red; marbled endleaves. Spine ends worn. Occasional mild embrowning. A good, sturdily bound set, with clean, crisp text. Vol. 1 (1726): [12], 804 pp; engraved frontispiece - Vol. 2 (1728): [8], 880 pp. - Vol. 3 (1730): [8]; 784 pp. - Vol. 4 (1732): [6], 858 pp. - Vol. 5 (1735): [8], 820 pp. - Vol. 6 (1737): [8], 792 pp. First edition of this rigorous revision of Luther's version in the spirit of mystical Pietism, edited by Johann Heinrich Haug (d. 1753) and other scholars, as is reflected in the main title: Welchem allem noch untermängt Eine Erklärung die den inneren Zustand des geistlichen Lebens, oder die Wege und Wirckungen Gottes in der Seelen zu deren Reinigung, Erleuchtung, und Vereinigung mit Ihm, zu erkennen gibt. (Underlying everything is an explanation that reveals the inner state of the spiritual life, or the ways and effects of God in in souls, for their purification, enlightenment, and union with Him). A theologian and orientalist, Haug was expelled from Strasburg for holding an assembly of Philadelphians and other mystic Separatists. He fled to the castle of Casimir Graf von Sayn-Wittgenstein-Berlenburg, which had become a refuge for radical pietiests. Remaining there until his death, Haug directed a Philadelphian organization that extended throughout western Germany. "He is said to have been a man of great piety and charming personality, and was regarded by Count Casimer as a prophet of God" (Schaff-Herzog). "The new spirit of mystical Pietism. was fully revealed in the Marburg Bible (1712). The interpretation of type and prophecy in this follows the federal theology of Cocceius, that of Canticles and Revelation Madame Guyon. It was the forerunner of a larger work in the same spirit, the Berleburg Bible of 1726-42. projected and prepared chiefly by Johann Heinrich Haug. The text is a revision of Luther's with comparison of the English and French versions; the commentary reflects the views of the Philadelphian communities, and quotes the mystical books current among them, especially Madame Guyon's, but its teaching goes back beyond Dippel and Petersen to Jakob Böhme, or even to Origen in some points. It lacks unity of belief and of treatment; it is the work not of a single mystic, giving voice to his inner convictions, but of a propagandist sect with radical tendencies. It is not without value, however, from different points of view; it edifies by its continual application of Scriptural works to the spiritual life, and it prepares the way for historical criticism by an appendix containing apocrypha (Old and New Testament), pseudepigrapha, and postapostolic writings." (Schaff-Herzog). Christopher Sauer, the agent for the sale of the Berlenburg Bible in the United States, used the text as a model for the first German-American Bible (1743). Provenance: Bookplates of Library of Union Biblical Seminary (Bishop Mills Estate); entries at front endleaf "Bequeathed by Bishop J. S. Mills to Bonebrake Seminary. 1909." References: D&M 4239. Jackson, S. M. (ed.), The New Schaff-Herzog Encyclopedia of Religious Knowledge (1908), vol. 2, p. 157; vol. 5, p. 170. Lacks Volume 7 (Epistles to the Hebrews; Jacob; Peter (2); John (3); Judah; Revelation; Wisdom of Solomon; Jesus ben Sirach) - Volume 8 Appendix (Old and New Testament Apocrypha, pseudepigrapha, and post-apostolic writings. Main title and imprint (vol. 1): Die Heilige Schrift Altes und Neues Testaments nach dem Grund-Text aufs neue übersehen und übersetzet: Nebst Einiger Erklärung des buchstäblichen Sinnes, Wie auch der fürnehmsten Fürbildern und Weissagungen von Christo und seinem Reich, und zugleich Einigen Lehren die auf den Zustand der Kirchen in unseren letzten Zeiten gerichtet sind; Welchem allem noch untermängt Eine Erklärung die den inneren Zustand des geistlichen Lebens, oder die Wege und Wirckungen GOttes in der Seelen, zu deren Reinigung, Erleuchtung, und Vereinigung mit Ihm, zu erkennen gibt. Gedruckt zu Berlenburg im Jahr unsers Erlösers und Ursprungs der heiligen Schrifft JEsu Christi.