Description
MARK 1:1-2:15 Title. “Jesus’s Baptism” and “The Kingdom of God”. The Geneva Bible. Printed in London by Robert Barker, 1607. Folio, 12.25″ x 8.5″. Herbert 289. Ruled-in-Red. Printed on fine linen rag. Large inhabited woodcut. EXCELLENT condition (see pics). Among the four Gospels in the New Testament, Mark’s Gospel was the first one written, c.75 AD, just after the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Included are Jesus’s baptism by John, and Jesus’s initial preaching about the nearness of God’s kingdom (1:14-15). COA on premium “gold leaf” paper w. gold seal.
