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The Museum of the Bible in
Washington, DC, has acquired one of President Trump’s two Bibles that he used
to take the oath of office on Inauguration Day, 2017.
Trump’s childhood Bible will join several other Bibles used by American
presidents that are currently on display at the privately-funded museum.
“We are honored to add this piece of our nation’s history to our growing
exhibit of presidential Bibles,” Museum of the Bible President Cary Summers
said in a statement. “It is our hope that guests will be able to
learn not only about each president’s unique Bible, but also about the
influence this book has had on government and elected officials around the
world.”
This announcement interested me since earlier this month, my
husband and I visited the recently-opened Museum of The Bible in DC. Even
though we are not church-goers, we were interested in the Bible’s influence in
world history, and in particular America’s history. We spent just over two hours exploring, and we
barely scratched the surface. Here are a few photographs from our visit:
These exhibits had murals or videos depicting key events,
key figures, and short narratives. Most rooms contained a stunning number of
antiquarian books, correspondence, and artifacts.
Our favorite experience was a demonstration by an actor/docent about the
Gutenberg Bible and the printing press that Johannes Gutenberg invented in order to print it more
efficiently:
The Museum’s website is here and it has a very short opening video when
you click.
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