Biblical Heritage Gallery
Biblical Heritage Gallery: bringing people in touch with the history, preservation, and influence of God's Word.
Through the use of university collections and visiting exhibits, the focus of the gallery is on the Scriptures -- their production, preservation, and distribution, and on the many godly heroes who gave their energies and sometimes their lives to assure access to God's Word by all.
Exhibits
Most of the exhibits are in place for a full 16- week semester (fall, spring, summer) and the Gallery may be visited any time that the Center for Biblical and Theological Studies is open. The hours during the summer months are more limited.
Dawn of the Reformation: Sola Scriptura
September 2009 - January 2010
The Protestant Reformation, a movement to the Scriptures as the primary rule of life and practice - Sola Scriptura, was a reaction against the teachings, corruption, and abuses of the Roman Catholic church in the 14th to 17th centuries. While the movement initially was an attempt to reform the Catholic Church, the failure of those attempts led to a departure from that church and the founding of what today has become a number of protestant denominations. This exhibit highlights the works and ministry of some of the early key figures in the Reformation movement across Europe, displaying some of their original Bible translation and theological works. Theologians represented are John Wycliffe, Erasmus Desiderius, Martin Luther, Philipp Melancthon, William Tyndale, and a special emphasis on John Calvin. The latter is important because 2009 is the 500th anniversary of the birth of John Calvin in 1509.
One Nation Under God: the Bible in Early America
May 2009 - September 2009
True to the motto of the United States, One Nation Under God, this exhibit highlights our country''s biblical heritage. The exhibit begins with the first Bible brought to America by the Puritans and Pilgrims, moves on to the first Bible printed in America and those that followed in the Colonies, and then to the rapid expansion in the 19th century of the printing and distribution of the Bible driven by the desire of many individuals, churches, and societies to provide and share the principles and message of God''s Word.