A rare collection of original letters, family Bibles and founding-era artifacts is offering new insight into the role Scripture played during the nation's founding.The artifacts are on display at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C., where a new collection marking America's 250th anniversary examines how Scripture influenced the country's earliest years through original documents and historical objects.Among the featured items are the first Bible printed in English in America, family Bibles belonging to several founding fathers and other prominent Americans, and an original Thomas Jefferson letter on religious freedom.RARE LETTER REVEALS 'PROFOUND' CHRISTIAN FAITH OF FORMER ATHEIST AT THE MUSEUM OF THE BIBLETogether, the documents trace how biblical language appeared throughout the founding era, influencing conversations about liberty, education and public life.Anthony Schmidt, the museum's director of collections and curatorial, told Fox News Digital that the collection uses primary sources to examine the Bible's role in early American history.A newly revealed collection of original letters, family Bibles, and founding-era artifacts offers fresh insight into how Scripture shaped the nation's founding.(iStock)"The Bible has been an integral part of this nation's founding and history," Schmidt said."That's not a theological claim; it's what the documents show.
The founding fathers referenced Scripture, argued from it, and built political frameworks on its language about human dignity and liberty."CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTEROne section explores how Scripture was part of everyday life during the nation's earliest years, displaying the first Bible printed in English in America alongside family Bibles owned by several founding fathers and other historical figures.Schmidt said the objects were intentionally selected to tell what he described as the fullest story possible about the Bible's influence on America's founding generation.A painting...