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10 Interesting Things to See at the New Museum of the Bible: Sneak Preview

By Samuel Smith, Deputy Managing Editor FacebookTwitter
The King James Bible display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C.
The King James Bible display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. | (Photo: The Christian Post / Samuel Smith)

5. First edition King James Bible

The Museum of the Bible is home to one of two first edition King James Bible New Testaments known to have survived.

The Bible, which is bound together with the Book of Common Prayer, dates back to 1611.

According to the Museum, the only other surviving copy of the first edition King James Bible is owned by The British Library.

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