Webster's 1828 Dictionary

If everyone could pray about this..i have been searching for a first edition
Webster's 1828 dictionary for 14 years and today we found one in mint
condition. This dictionary is much more than a dictionary it is a link to
our past theological connection with words. In my recent research I have
found that a culture's loss of vocabulary is one of the first thing to go
prior to its demise, especially when language no longer carries the original
connection to its theological underpinnings. Next is a loss of education,
then a loss of childhood, then a loss of adulthood behavior, then a loss of
civilization. The reprinting of this dictionary in my opinion is second to
reprinting the Bible. It is even greater than the Johnson dictionary that
preceded it. The hurdle is that it cost $19,800. A mere trifle to God, so
let's see if He would like us to have this so we can publish it...thanks for
the help...if we all ask, He might just think it is that important! If we
found a second edition that would be just as good...in fact Webster and his
son added two thousand more words! The preface itself is 100 pages long and
filled with incredible information about the origin of words from Europe and
Asia, as well as the theological significance of words. Each definition is
like reading a Bible dictionary because Webster believed that language is a
creation of God, and that education is "useless without the Bible."

The 1828 Dictionary is unique in that it consistently references Scripture
where applicable and favors Biblical explanations of concepts over secular.
Please pray with me about this and how we can raise this money if this is
indeed God's will.
Sincerely,
Mark (here's a picture of it)

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Jennifer has left a new comment on your post "Webster's 1828 Dictionary": I'll be praying. Can you explain why a first edition copy is necessary for you to print it (or is that explanation already on your site somewhere I can go read)? Thanks!

A first or second edition are essential because later editions were edited and changed. If you were to examine most late twentieth century or twenty-first century Webster Dictionary, you will find that most of the Scripture and theological content has been removed. Reading the first or second editions is like reading the Bible...it is a very rich theological experience.