The Holy Bible: containing the Old Testament and the New.
Title
The Holy Bible: containing the Old Testament and the New.
Date
1663
Description
Containing the complete Old and New Testaments translated from English into the Algonquian language, the Algonquian Bible was the first Bible printed in British North America. John Eliot and his native translators, including Job Nesuton, labored for more than a decade to complete the work. Printers Samuel Green, Marmaduke Johnson, and James Printer spent nearly three years at the press, printing its more than 1,200 pages and finally completing the Bible in 1663. Only a few of the original 1,000 or more printed copies remain.
Creator
Bible. Massachuset.
Publisher
Cambridge [Mass.]: Printed by Samuel Green and Marmaduke Johnson.
Extent
[1208] p. ; 20 cm. (4to)
Bibliographic Citation
Identifier
314550
Type
Book
Alternative Title
The Holy Bible: containing the Old Testament and the New. Translated into the Indian language, and ordered to be printed by the Commissioners of the United Colonies in New-England, at the charge, and with the consent of the Corporation in England for the Propagation of the Gospel amongst the Indians in New-England.
Collection
Citation
Bible. Massachuset., “The Holy Bible: containing the Old Testament and the New.,” From English to Algonquian: Early New England Translations, accessed December 4, 2023, https://www.americanantiquarian.org/EnglishtoAlgonquian/items/show/41.
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