Frankfurt Bible Society

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The Frankfurter Bibelgesellschaft eV (FBG) is the biblical society in the area of ​​the Evangelical Church in Hesse and Nassau . The focus of the association's work is the sponsorship of the Frankfurt Bible House Adventure Museum .

history

With the establishment of the Frankfurt Bible Society in 1816, the systematic dissemination of the Holy Scriptures began in Frankfurt am Main . Like other societies, it came into being at the beginning of the 19th century on the initiative of the “British and Foreign Bible Society” (BFBS), which at that time sent its foreign secretary and Wuerttemberg pastor Friedrich Steinkopf to the European continent.

Renowned Frankfurt citizens followed the call for a foundation. From the beginning, the Bible Society was ecumenically oriented. Catholics , Lutherans, and Reformed people worked together to "dispose of the scriptures at a low price or free according to the ratio of the recipients". Later, the custom, which is still common today, was introduced of giving each couple a Bible for their wedding.

The founding president was Johann Friedrich von Meyer . He was a lawyer, Protestant theologian and several times senior mayor of the Free City of Frankfurt . Since 1807 he had been working on a revision of the Luther Bible according to new biblical knowledge. Meyer's revised Luther text appeared in three volumes in 1819. In 1821 the University of Erlangen recognized his achievements with the award of an honorary theological doctorate. His Bible research earned him the nickname “ Bible-Meyer” .

The FBG chairmen in the 20th century included the provost Karl Goebels (1931 to 1973) and Dieter Trautwein (1973 to 1996). The theologian Trautwein was also a lyricist, composer and committed member of numerous ecumenical initiatives. During Trautwein's tenure, the FBG also became the Biblical Work for Hesse and Nassau. Trautwein was followed by Pastor Jürgen Schwarz, during whose time the Bible House was built in 2003 on Metzlerstrasse on Frankfurt's Museumsufer . The museum building served as the Reformed Church South of the Reformed Congregation from 1951 to 2001 .

present

Thomas Kreuzer has been chairman since 2007 . His main job is the managing director of the Fundraising Academy Frankfurt. Today 101 parishes and numerous individuals are members of the Frankfurt Bible Society. The FBG offers members discounts on group tours, professional advice and lending offers. Individual members also have free entry all year round.

Bible House Adventure Museum

The Bibelhaus Erlebnismuseum shows the historical, cultural and religious significance of the Bible. In the experience-oriented permanent exhibition, 300 archaeological finds from the Israel Antiquities Authority provide a glimpse into the living environment behind the biblical texts. There are also special exhibitions on individual topics. These include gemstones in the Bible (2005), women in the ancient Orient (2007), the Ottheinrich Bible (2009), Judea and Jerusalem, archaeological finds from Israel (2010), Jaffa Gate to the Holy Land (2011), Luther's masterpiece on his Bible translation (2015) and Fremdde.heimat.bibel (2016). The biblical house recorded a record number of visitors in 2007 at the special exhibition “Alles ECHT. Oldest papyrus writings on the Bible from Egypt ”with 31,000 museum guests. Jürgen Schefzyk is the founding director and scientific director of the museum.

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Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Joachim Proescholdt, Jürgen Telschow: Frankfurt's Protestant Churches through the ages . Societäts-Verlag, Frankfurt am Main 2011, ISBN 978-3-942921-11-4 , pp. 270 .
  2. ^ Presidium and Board of Directors of the Frankfurter Bibelgesellschaft eV In: bibelhaus-frankfurt.de. Retrieved January 19, 2020 .