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Diglot of the Gospel of Luke
Diglot of the Gospel of Luke
Key
Luke
Page-68
Page-73
- Collection ID
- BIB.003594
- Type
- Bible - Printed Book
- Date
- 1829
- Geography
- New York, (United States)
- Language
- English and Seneca
- Medium
- Printed on Paper
- Dimensions
- 5.7 × 3.5 × .9 in. (14.7 × 8.9 × 2.3 cm)
- Exhibit Location
- On View in The Impact of the Bible, Bible in America
The American Bible Society (ABS) was founded in 1819 with the goal to ensure every home had a Bible. ABS printed and distributed low-cost Bibles in multiple languages, including many Native American languages. Thompson S. Harris translated the Gospel of Luke into the Seneca tongue with the English translation on the opposite page. This Bible is one of the 1,000 copies printed in 1829. Harris was a missionary to the Seneca in the 1800s, and he went on to translate the Gospel of Matthew into the Seneca language.
The American Bible Society (ABS) was founded in 1819 with the goal to ensure every home had a Bible. ABS printed and distributed low-cost Bibles in multiple languages, including many Native American languages. Thompson S. Harris translated the Gospel of Luke into the Seneca tongue with the English translation on the opposite page. This Bible is one of the 1,000 copies printed in 1829. Harris was a missionary to the Seneca in the 1800s, and he went on to translate the Gospel of Matthew into the Seneca language.
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