Bible students visit the Pitts Theology Library
Seventh grade Bible students recently visited the Pitts Theology Library at Emory University.
Seventh grade boys chair and Bible teacher Dean Jackson stated that the goal of the trip was to see how Bibles have changed over time.
“Additionally, there was a special display celebrating the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s publication of the September Testament,” explains Jackson.
He explained that this was a pivotal moment in making God’s Word accessible to people in the German language.
Students had the opportunity to try using an early 19th-century printing press to create an image of the apostle Paul from a woodcut. A woodcut is a printing technique where an artist carves an image into the surface of a block of wood and leaves the printing parts level with the surface while removing the non-printing parts.
Bible students were also able to see extremely rare books and learn about how binding and printing have changed over time. For example, they learned about how collections are now digitized for more general access to a broader scope of people.
We are grateful for this opportunity to learn more about Bible publishing!
