The Geneva Bible

Q. I just wanted to get your 2 cents worth on the Geneva Bible. I’m sure you probably get those ads from companies with everything under the sun for sale, but I got one today for the 1599 Geneva Bible.

Question: is it a good study Bible or is it more for cocktail party conversation and “ooooh’s and aaaaahhhh’s” ?

A. The Geneva Bible first appeared in 1560.  It was one of the earliest English translations, and was the primary Bible of the Protestant movement in the 16th Century.  (The King James came along 51 years later and is very similar.)   If you had  one of the original copies, that would be something special, but a modern copy is just a good conversation starter and contains nothing that would commend it over any other legitimate translation.