The interactive equipment available in the Library of Congress is making the Scriptures accessible to a high-tech generation, said Robert M. Sokol, project manager for the “New Visitors Experience” program at the largest library in the world.
The most celebrated Bibles in the collection are the Gutenberg Bible and the Giant Bible of Mainz — proudly featured in the library’s Great Hall.
The Giant Bible of Mainz is one of the last great handwritten Bibles of Europe and it represents hundreds of years of work disseminating the word of God, according to the library’s Web site.
The Gutenberg Bible is the first great book printed in Western Europe from movable metal type and it marks a turning point in the art of bookmaking and consequently in the transition from the Middle Ages to the modern world, the Web site reads.
This article starts with a falsehood of constitutional mythology. Perhaps the hapless reporter could, while in DC, walk across town and view the actual U. S. Constitution and read what’s actually ‘enshrined’ therein.
Stefano: I think that is a reference, however elliptical, to the First Amendment. The “separation” is how we protect the Church against the government and give meaning to the words of the document.
The first amendment exists to keep the ‘State’ out of the ‘Church’ but not to keep the ‘church’ out of the ‘State’. (n.b. Caps)
This is an important historic exhibit and I hope that those who planned this project will provide Bibles (accessible in book form) to those who attend this exhibit and wish to study the Bible in depth.
Unfortunately, Chas Muth’s first paragraph is incorrect when he makes the following claim: “Separation of church and state is enshrined in the U.S. Constitution”. This claim seems to minimize the historical importance of The Bible at the very time when it is being displayed at the Library of Congress and I hope it is not included in any of the Library of Congress’ publicity for this exhibit.