Bible. New Testament

The Bible, the most important book for all Christians, has been translated into many languages of the world over its centuries-long history. In the 19th century, at the initiative of Emperor Alexander I, a long process of translating the Holy Scriptures into Russian began; prior to that, Russian-speaking readers could familiarize themselves with the biblical text in the more difficult-to-understand Church Slavonic. Several decades later, this work was completed, and a complete translation of the Bible for home reading was published with the blessing of the Holy Synod — which is why it is now called the Synodal Bible. Today, the Synodal translation is considered classical: it is the version most commonly printed when publishing the Bible in Russian. This edition presents the text of the New Testament in the Synodal translation.

Biblical scenes are illustrated by the hand of the master of book graphics Gustave Doré.