Subject: Baptists

Printed by Charles Pierce. This 1797 edition of John Macgowan's "The Life of Joseph the Son of Israel in Eight Books" is a single, small book. Macgowan (1726-1780), a controversial Scottish Baptist minister with Calvinistic leanings, was a prolific author whose works gained popularity in early America. Initially published in London in 1771, this work on Joseph, a significant figure in the Hebrew Bible, went through numerous editions into the 19th century.

This book, published by Barber and Southwick for Thomas Spencer in 1793, is a reprint of John Macgowan's 'The Life of Joseph'. Originally published in London in 1771, this edition recounts the biblical story of Joseph, a significant figure in the Hebrew Bible. Macgowan, a Scottish Baptist minister known for his prolific writing, aimed to make the story of Joseph accessible to a wide audience. This work was very popular in early America and went through numerous editions into the 19th century.

This is the first volume of *The Massachusetts Missionary Magazine*, published in Salem in 1803. The magazine contains religious communications and articles intended to edify Christians and inform the rising generation. Profits from the publication supported missionaries in new settlements and among Native Americans. Notably, one of the articles details the conversion of two Jewish people to Christianity. The editors were Samuel Austin, Nathanael Emmons, Abiel Holmes, David Sanford, Jonathan Strong, Daniel Hopkins, Caleb Alexander, Samuel Springs, Jacob Norton, Joseph Barker, Paul Litchfield, Samuel Niles, Elijah Parish and Samuel Austin (Ed. Appointed by the Missionary Society). This is a rare first edition, May 1803-April 1804, bound in contemporary leather.