A Discoverie of the Manifold Corruptions of the Holy Scriptures
A Discoverie of the Manifold Corruptions of the Holy Scriptures
By: Gregory Martin
PBK.003095
Printed Book
1582
France
English
Printed on Paper
6.3 × 4.3 × 1 in. (16 × 10.8 × 2.5 cm)
Not on View
The publication of the Rheims New Testament in 1582 by exiled Catholic scholars at the English College in Douay, France, sparked controversy back in England. Gregory Martin, a priest and biblical scholar who helped found the college, oversaw the work of translating the Latin Vulgate into English, as well as the numerous annotations that denounced Protestantism. In the same year he published the Rheims New Testament, Martin also published this treatise alleging that English Protestants had deliberately introduced heretical errors and teachings into their Bible translations. English Protestants such as William Fulke, a Puritan theologian, soon refuted these accusations. The ensuing debate gives insight into the politics of biblical translations and the Bible’s central role in the Protestant and Catholic Reformations.
Printed in 1582 by John Fogny, Rheims, France. Acquired by Henry Arthur Thorne, minister, United Kingdom; Gifted in 1911 to English Church Union Theological Library, London, England.[1] Purchased in 2000 by Sidney Ohlhausen, private collector, Houston, Texas; Purchased in 2015 by Tenny Family Bible Collection, private collection, Krum, Texas; Donated in 2020 to Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] Rev. Henry Arthur Thorne’s signature and note of gift are fixed to the front pastedown. Another individual left a baptismal note on the final page of the book, but this person’s identity remains unclear at this time.
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