Collection ID

BIB.001340

Type

Bible - Printed Book

Date

1945

Geography

United States

Language

English

Medium

Printed on Paper

Dimensions

8.3 × 6.1 × 1.4 in. (21.5 × 15.5 × 3.5 cm)

Exhibit Location

Not on View

The Scofield Reference Bible was among the most popular Bibles of the twentieth century. Cyrus Scofield, the Bible’s editor, was an American minister and Bible-study author. He was an especially important voice behind the spread of dispensationalism in America, a theology that popularized ideas such as the “rapture.” Drawing on his years of study, he published his Bible in 1909 through Oxford University Press, complete with copious notes and cross references that introduced dispensational theology to millions. Scofield published a second edition in 1917, with more editions issued after his death in 1921. By the end of World War II, over two million copies had been sold, becoming known by some as the “Bible of fundamentalism.” This copy was printed in 1945.

Printed in 1945 by Oxford University Press, New York City, New York. Acquired by Olivia Bo Shreeve, unknown location.[1] Acquired by 2010 by Christian Heritage Museum, Hagerstown, Maryland; Privately purchased in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2016 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry), under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.

Notes: [1] Olivia Bo Shreeve’s signature is located on the front flyleaf. No other information is available at this time.

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