1796 FOUR GOSPELS by G. CAMPBELL antique ENGLISH BIBLE AMERICANA Philadelphia

The four Gospels : translated from the Greek, with preliminary dissertations, and notes critical and explanatory ... Philadelphia: Thomas Dobson; 1796First American EditionSize 8.5 by 11"Original calf, spine with raised bands.Both covers are detached and worn.Very good interior, minor toning.Text in English====================================Campbell was the principal of Marischal College in Aberdeen, now part of the University of Aberdeen in Scotland, and this is considered an important scholarly work on his part. "Through all these years Campbell had diligently pursued his own critical and historical studies of scripture. These researches were finally published in 1789 as THE FOUR GOSPELS, acknowledged by contemporaries to be his scholarly masterpiece. This massive work contained fresh translations of the canonical gospels with extensive critical notes, as well as historical discussions of the nature and method of translating ancient terms and documents" - DNB. EVANS 30086. HILLS 56.