06/16/2025
New this week- 350 year old framed leaves from the very first English Bible printed by Oxford University Press in 1675.
Oxford University Press (OUP) is the publishing house of the University of Oxford. It is the largest university press in the world. Its first book was printed in 1478, while over a century later, the Press was officially granted the legal right to print books by decree in 1586. In 1633, King Charles the First granted a charter to the University permitting them to print all manner of books including the English Bible. This charter would not be acted upon for another 42 years until 1675 when they printed the King James Bible for the very first time.
University of Oxford Press is governed by a group of 15 academics, the Delegates of the Press, appointed by the vice- chancellor of the University of Oxford. The Delegates of the Press are led by the Secretary to the Delegates, who serves as OUP's chief executive and as its major representative on other university bodies. Oxford University Press has had a similar governance structure since the 17th century. The press is located on Walton Street, Oxford, opposite Somerville College, in the inner suburb of Jericho.
For the last 400 years, OUP has focused primarily on the publication of pedagogical texts. It continues this tradition today by publishing academic journals, dictionaries, English language resources, bibliographies, books on Indology, music, classics, literature, and history, as well as Bibles and atlases.
The Sheldonian Theatre, Oxford University Press The Book of Luke Scripture Page - Including the text of Luke 10:37- 12:6, Displaying Luke 10:37- 11:29 and Featuring the text of the Lord's Prayer: "And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a certain place,
