Biblia Americana
America's First Bible Commentary. A Synoptic Commentary on the Old and New Testaments. Volume 8: John-Acts and The History of the Jews
Edited by Rick Kennedy, Harry Clark Maddux and Rebecca Stephens Falcasantos
2025. 947 pages.
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10.1628/978-3-16-164325-5 Summary
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Cotton Mather's Biblia Americana (1693-1728) is colonial America's first commentary on the whole Bible. Perhaps best remembered for his writings on Salem witchcraft, the hugely prolific Mather was undeniably one of New England's leading Enlightenment thinkers.