Saur Bible

Book

-

Brethren & Mennonite Heritage Center

Name/Title

Saur Bible

Entry/Object ID

0001.008

Description

German language Bible

Context

In 1776, just prior to the battle of Germantown, PA, Christoph Saur printed 3000 copies of the 3rd edition of a German-language Bible. Most were detroyed by British soldiers who used the pages as gun wad for their rifles, giving this edition the nickname of the "Gun Wad Bible."

Collection

Blosser Collection

Cataloged By

SRJ

Acquisition

Accession

0001

Source or Donor

Norman Blosser and Petrea (Ziemke) Coffman

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Legacy Lexicon

Class

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

Category

08--COMMUNICATION ARTIFACT

Dimensions

Height

10 in

Width

7-1/2 in

Depth

4 in

Book Details

Printer

Christoph Saur

Place Printed

City

Germantown

State/Province

Pennsylvania

Region

Northeast

Continent

North America

Date Printed

1776

Publication Language

German

Inventory

Inventory Project

INV2026.1

Inventoried By

Hannah Hendricks

Inventoried Date

Mar 2, 2026

Relationships

Related Entries

Notes

Nuremberg Bible (0001.009)

Created By

SRJ

Create Date

July 28, 2006

Updated By

info@brethrenmennoniteheritage.org

Update Date

March 3, 2026