The Souldiers Pocket Bible of the 1643 edition of "The Souldiers Pocket Bible". The London copy was presented by George III to the British Museum. The only other 1643 copy known is found in the United States and was once owned by the prominent 19th-century book collector George Livermore. The work was reissued in 1693 under the title "The Christian Soldier's Penny Bible." The British Museum has the only 1693 copy known to exist. This version is similar to "The Souldiers Pocket Bible" except for changes to some of the "Headers" and minor alterations in the text. The latter reflect the King James Version
Witch trials in the early modern period James Bible justified "horrific human rights violations and fuel[ed] the epidemic of witchcraft accusations and persecution across the globe.". The translation issue concerned Exodus 22:18 "do not suffer a ...[either 1)poisoner "or" 2)witch] ...to live." Both the King James and the Geneva Bible, which precedes the King James version by 51 years, chose the word "witch" for this verse. The proper translation and definition of the Hebrew word in Exodus 22:18 was much debated during the time of the trials and witch-phobia. From the 1970s onward, there was a "massive explosion of scholarly enthusiasm" for the study of the Early