340-Year-Old Bible Discovered by School Teacher


An old German bible has been discovered in Lutheran church school in Bonduel, Wisconsin. The bible dates back to 340 years ago.

Debra Court, a sixth grade teacher found this bible in her school when she was searching for some old records for baptism for her students. It was a rare piece, discovered unintentionally.

Timothy Shoup, pastor of the Lutheran church sent old bible to the Concordia Seminary Library in St. Louis for further verification, where it was proved to be a historical piece.

Lyle Buettner a researcher at Concordia Seminary Library stated that the church also had 40 copies of bibles situated in different parts of the United States and Germany. However, many copies were not recorded.

It is yet a matter of research how that ancient copy of bible had reached to Lutheran church library.