National and University Library of Iceland
IS – Íslenska

“Þann arf vér bestan fengum” (The best inheritance we received)

On Saturday 26 September 2015 at 13:00 an exhibition of Icelandic editions of the Bible will open in Þjóðarbókhlaða, the library building at Arngrímsgata 3.
The exhibition is a joint project of the National and University Library of Iceland and Hið íslenska biblíufélag (the Icelandic Bible Society).

The Icelandic Bible Society is the oldest society still active in Iceland and celebrates its 200th anniversary in 2015.

Chair: Dögg Harðardóttir, Vice-President of the Icelandic Bible Society
Rev. Sigurður Ægisson gives a talk on Bible translations
Music: Þórunn Harðardóttir, viola
Rev. Hreinn Hákonarson gives a talk on Constantin von Tischendorf, biblical scholar and manuscript specialist.

For more information, see the exhibition catalogue attached and the website: http://biblian.is/