Inky fingers and a gifted mind changed the world. Not through a financial success, but a spiritual one. A culture changing force.
The Gutenberg press was one of the first of its kind. Due to its ability to print pages faster than ever, books and literature began to spread in a way never seen before.
One of Gutenberg’s first projects was printing Bibles. This lead to more regular people having ready accesses to the Word and setting the stage for Martin Luther and the Reformation.
On our recent visit to Museum of the Bible, a man portraying Gutenberg printed pages while explaining the story. He handed out the pages he’d printed moments ago to the rapt children and adults in the audience.
While he did, he asked if the several young families surrounding him were homeschoolers. The answer? Yes. Curious, engaged kids visiting with their parents on a normal school day? Our kind of family travel visit.
My son snagged one of the pages and took it to church on Sunday to see if another kid taking Latin could read it. Turns out not so well. Most likely to the despair of his teachers.
Just a few blocks away, here in Washington DC, the Library of Congress has one of the few complete Gutenberg Bibles. The greatest book in the world is on permanent display at one of the greatest libraries in the world.
You can find the replica Gutenberg press on the 4th floor of Museum of the Bible in “The History of the Bible”.
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