 a necessary addition to any church library, pastor’s library, or any library — public or personal. The entire text has been updated from 17th-century English to present-day vernacular in a five-year project commissioned by Master Books. Containing many human-interest stories from the original historical documents collected by Ussher, this is more than just a history book — it’s a work of history.
Important literary work that has been inaccessible
in book form for over 300 years
Includes CD of Ussher’s Chronology of the World
— full of colored charts, graphs, timelines, and
much, much more
Translated into modern English for the first time
Traces world history from creation through A.D. 70
Over 10,000 footnotes from the original text have
been updated to references from works in the Loeb
Classical Library by Harvard Press
Over 2,500 citations from the Bible and the Apocrypha
Ussher’s original citations have been checked against
the latest textual scholarship
One of history’s most famous and well-respected
Spent over five years researching and writing this book
Entered college at age 13
Received his master’s degree at age 18
Was an expert in Semitic languages
Buried in Westminster Abbey
About the Book:
Made of the highest quality material: Smyth sewn,
gold-gilded edges, foil embossing on front, back,
Cover presented in the style of classic literary works
Packaged in a beautiful box for display purposes
Chronological presentation of material
About the Author:
James Ussher was born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1581. As a young man, he resolved to devote himself wholly to the work of the Church, and the Lord honored him in his resolve. Ussher entered Trinity College at thirteen, wrote a detailed work on Hebrew chronology in Latin at fifteen and graduated with a B.A. at sixteen. At eighteen he received his master’s degree and was appointed proctor of the college. At twenty he was ordained a deacon and priest in the Anglican Church at Dublin. At twenty-six he received a Doctor of Divinity and shortly after that he became Professor of Divinity at Dublin, an honor accorded to very few who were that young. He was a professor from 1607 to 1621, and was twice appointed vice-chancellor of Trinity College in Dublin. In 1625, he was appointed Archbishop of Armagh, which was the highest position in the Irish Anglican Church. An expert in Semitic languages, he argued for the reliability of the Hebrew text of the Old Testament and wrote widely on Christianity in Asia, and other biblically related topics. In 1628, King James appointed him to his Privy Council in Ireland. When Ussher died, Oliver Cromwell held a magnificent state funeral for him and had him buried in Westminster Abbey. Cromwell took pains to make sure the writings and library of Ussher were preserved.