Thief Takes 300-Year-Old Bible in Berlin
Pastor Dale Morgan
Thief Takes 300-Year-Old Bible in Berlin*
The Associated Press
Tuesday, November 27, 2007; 1:24 PM
BERLIN -- A thief broke into the offices of a Berlin church during
Sunday services and stole a valuable 300-year-old illuminated Bible,
police said.
In addition to the richly illustrated 1704 Bible, the thief, or thieves,
also made off with an undisclosed amount of money, police said Tuesday.
Pastor Dieter Spanknebel wrote an appeal on the Web site of the
Neukoelln neighborhood's Martin Luther church, saying the Bible would be
difficult for a thief to sell.
"It would be most prudent simply to somehow bring it back to the
church," he said. "We ask you to do so, with all our hearts."
The Bible is estimated to be worth between $3,000 and $7,500, police said.
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