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Rare Bible from 1631 discovered

Feb 2023

A rare 1631 Bible referred to as the ‘Wicked’ Bible was discovered in New Zealand last year.

It’s referred to as the ‘Wicked’ Bible for omitting the word ‘not’ from its seventh commandment, reading instead ‘thou shalt commit adultery’.

One thousand copies of the Bible were originally printed, with the error only being noticed a year later. As a result of this error, most of the texts were destroyed and the printers, Robert Barker and Martin Lucas, were stripped of their printing licences by King Charles I. There are believed to be only 20 copies remaining.

Learn more about this discovery via The Guardian.

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