Bible, Recovered
- Description
- Portion of an open Bible, heat-fused onto a piece of metal and covered in dust. The Bible is opened to the New Testament passage from the Book of Matthew, chapter 5.
- Historical Notes
- On March 30, 2002, FDNY Firefighter Steven Kuefner (E 302/L 155) was searching for victims at Ground Zero and came upon a torn Bible fused to a piece of metal. Open to a passage in Matthew, chapter 5, the fragment’s legible text includes the phrase “an eye for an eye,” followed by “resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.”
- Accession Number: C.2011.867.1
- Dimensions: 13 in X 7 in X 3 in
- Dimensions (Metric): 33.02 cm X 17.78 cm X 7.62 cm
- Source: Joel Meyerowitz
- Credit Line: Gift of Joel Meyerowitz
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