A New History of the Holy Bible

Abraham and Hagar, Jacob and Esau, Moses, Samson and Solomon are among the figures in prints from A New History of the Holy ...

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Abraham and Hagar, Jacob and Esau, Moses, Samson and Solomon are among the figures in prints from A New History of the Holy Bible, Thomas Stackhouse's illustrated account of scripture. Stackhouse explained the Bible through historical discussion, notes and images, and the edition here was printed for John Hinton in London in 1752. The plates follow episodes from Genesis, Exodus and the later books of the Old Testament, including Joseph, Saul and David, in domestic encounters, journeys, royal judgements and battles. A map of the dispersion and settlement of nations sets the narrative in a geographical frame, in the visual conventions of eighteenth-century religious publishing.

Abraham and Hagar, Jacob and Esau, Moses, Samson and Solomon are among the figures in prints from A New History of the Holy Bible, Thomas Stackhouse's illustrated account of scripture. Stackhouse explained the Bible through historical discussion, notes and images, and the edition here was printed for John Hinton in London in 1752. The plates follow episodes from Genesis, Exodus and the later books of the Old Testament, including Joseph, Saul and David, in domestic encounters, journeys, royal judgements and battles. A map of the dispersion and settlement of nations sets the narrative in a geographical frame, in the visual conventions of eighteenth-century religious publishing.

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