{"product_id":"1701-first-chronological-bible-published-massive-folio","title":"1701 FIRST CHRONOLOGICAL BIBLE. The Edition that Made Adventism and Dispensationalism Possible.","description":"\u003cp id=\"p-rc_4838cbc6ea48d9ec-27\"\u003eA fine example of a pivotal edition in the publication history of the English Bible. \u003cspan class=\"citation-38 citation-end-38\"\u003eProduced by the official King’s Printers, Charles Bill and the executrix of Thomas Newcomb, under the editorial supervision of Bishop William Lloyd of Worcester, the 1701 folio printing offered here was the very first edition of the King James Bible to incorporate marginal chronological dates throughout the biblical text.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"p-rc_4838cbc6ea48d9ec-28\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-37 citation-end-37\"\u003ePrior to this edition, the King James Version was printed purely as scriptural text with cross-references and minor translation notes.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e \u003cspan class=\"citation-36\"\u003eWilliam Lloyd, acting at the request of Convocation, systematically inserted dates alongside the text based on the elaborate calculations of Archbishop James Ussher’s 1650 masterpiece, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-36\"\u003eAnnals of the World\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan class=\"citation-36 citation-end-36\"\u003e.\u003csup class=\"superscript\"\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/sup\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e By printing \"B.C. 4004\" right beside Genesis 1:1, along with a detailed chronological index at the end, this 1701 folio officially fused Ussher's precise 6,000-year historical framework into the authorized Bible of the English-speaking world. It established the precedent that Scripture should be read not just as spiritual revelation, but as a synchronized, linear clock of human history. \u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c!----\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis now historically grounded edition directly paved the way for nineteenth-century American religious movements like Adventism and Dispensationalism. When William Miller mapped out his prophecies predicting Christ’s return in 1843 and 1844, his entire mathematical system rested on taking the biblical timelines as an exact, unbroken historical calendar. Miller and his followers inherited their confidence in this literal historical math because printings descended from Lloyd’s 1701 innovation had spent over a century conditioning readers to view the Bible's historical narrative as an exact, quantifiable timeline.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimilarly, early dispensational theologians like John Nelson Darby and later C. I. Scofield built their systems on dividing sacred time into distinct, chronological eras or dispensations. Scofield directly carried the lineage of Lloyd's 1701 chronology into the twentieth century by including Ussher’s marginal dates in the famous 1909 Scofield Reference Bible. By physically printing a specific chronology into the margins of the 1701 edition, Charles Bill and his partners inadvertently provided the foundational blueprint that later American theologians used to chart out apocalyptic timelines and dispensational schemes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe Holy Bible, Containing the Old Testament and the New Newly Translated Out of the Original Tongues And with the Former Translations Diligently Compared and Revised. By His Majesties Special Command. Appointed to be Read in Churches. London. Printed by Charles Bill and the Executrix of Thomas Newcomb deceas'd. Printers to the Kings most Excellent Majestie. Cum Privilegio. 1701. MDCCI. 1456 + Chronological Index Summarizing the Dating System\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal massive folio, measuring a whopping 13 x 19 x 4.5 inches and weighing in at 23 lbs. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOriginal reverse paneled calf, some rubbing as shown, the rare engraved title by John Sturt present and in a very good state of preservation. Each book of Scripture adorned with a decorative thematically specific woodcut. Generally crisp and sound with some occasional foxing, minor handling. Trimming a bit close at foredge in the rear Chronological Index. New Testament title crisp. Lower clasp lacking. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51255355768868,"sku":null,"price":1450.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3910\/9435\/files\/08-13-2026SpecsFineBooks-13.jpg?v=1787083609","url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1701-first-chronological-bible-published-massive-folio","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}