 Algonquian Indian Bible title page 1663 | |
| Translator | John Eliot |
|---|---|
| Country | Colonial America |
| Language | Massachusett language |
| Subject | Bible |
| Genre | Christian literature |
| Publisher | Samuel Green |
Publication date | 1663 |
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Old Testament first page of 1685 copy
New Testament first page of 1685 copy
The Eliot Indian Bible (Massachusett: Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe Up-Biblum God;[1] also known as the Algonquian Bible) was the first translation of the Christian Bible into an indigenous American language, as well as the first Bible published in British North America. It was prepared by English Puritan missionary John Eliot by translating the Geneva Bible[2][3][4] into the Massachusett language.[5][6] Printed in Cambridge, Massachusetts, the work first appeared in 1661 with only the New Testament. An edition including all 66 books of both the Old and New Testaments was printed in 1663.[7]
The inscription on the 1663 edition's cover page, beginning with Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe Up Biblum God, corresponds in English to The Whole Holy His-Bible God, both Old Testament and also New Testament. This turned by the servant of Christ, who is called John Eliot.[8] The preparation and printing of Eliot's work was supported by the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel in New England, whose governor was the eminent scientist Robert Boyle.
- ^ Szasz 2007, p. 114.
- ^ The KJV in Early America
- ^ Genesis, John Eliot's Indian Bible, "The Bible favored by the Puritans was the Geneva Bible, particularly the 1611 translation"
- ^ The Fascinating Story of the First American Bible, a Native American Language Translation from 1663
- ^ Mayhew 2008, p. 64.
- ^ Thorowgood 2003, p. 13.
- ^ "The Eliot Indian Bible: First Bible Printed in America". Library of Congress Bible Collection. Library of Congress. 2012. Archived from the original on 26 May 2013. Retrieved 19 August 2013.
- ^ Walker, Williston (1911). . In Chisholm, Hugh (ed.). Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 277–278.
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