The Self-Interpreting Bible, containing the Old and New Testaments, with references and illustrations; an exact summary of the several books; ...

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a paraphrase on the most obscure or important parts; an analysis of the contents of each chapter; to which are annexed an extensive introduction, explanatory notes, evangelical reflections, &c. By the late Rev. John Brown,...Bungay, Suffolk: Printed for T. Kinnersley, 1814. Large folio (43 x 27 cm.), bound in later full mottled calf. Spine with gilt title-label. Embellished with 40 full-page engravings, including an additional illustrated title-page. Printed in double-column. Fine. MS genealogical provenance on preliminary page. Red oasis ownership bookplate inside front cover. John Brown (1722-1787) of Haddington, Scotland, was a minister of the Secession Church and theologian who published extensively on theological topics. Brown's substantial and beautiful Self-Interpreting Bible was first published in 1778. Designed for popular use, it remained in print for over a century. As noted in the Oxford DNB (2004), Brown's Bible was "as familiar in Presbyterian households as John Bunyan's Pilgrim's Progress [...]."