Japanese New Testament
Japanese New Testament
- Collection ID
- BIB.001930
- Type
- Bible - Printed Book
- Date
- 1896
- Geography
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Medium
- Printed on paper
- Dimensions
- 4.2 × 3.2 × 1.2 in. (10.7 × 8.2 × 3 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- Not on View
This Japanese New Testament was published in 1896 by The Bible Societies’ Committee for Japan. Although Christianity first arrived in Japan in the sixteenth century, it was officially proscribed and persecuted during the Edo period (1603–1868). After the Meiji restoration of the nineteenth century, missionary societies began working on a Japanese translation of the Bible. Japanese writing was so complex that the first printed Bibles in Japan, such as this New Testament, were printed using woodblocks.
This Japanese New Testament was published in 1896 by The Bible Societies’ Committee for Japan. Although Christianity first arrived in Japan in the sixteenth century, it was officially proscribed and persecuted during the Edo period (1603–1868). After the Meiji restoration of the nineteenth century, missionary societies began working on a Japanese translation of the Bible. Japanese writing was so complex that the first printed Bibles in Japan, such as this New Testament, were printed using woodblocks.
Published in 1896 by The Bible Societies’ Committee for Japan, Japan. Acquired by Mrs. W. H. Whiting.[1] Acquired by 2010 by Gene Albert (Christian Heritage Museum), Hagerstown, Maryland; Purchased privately in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] Mrs. Whiting’s name is handwritten in the endpapers.
Published in 1896 by The Bible Societies’ Committee for Japan, Japan. Acquired by Mrs. W. H. Whiting.[1] Acquired by 2010 by Gene Albert (Christian Heritage Museum), Hagerstown, Maryland; Purchased privately in 2010 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] Mrs. Whiting’s name is handwritten in the endpapers.
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