Document Type
Working Paper
Date of this Version
8-27-2014
Abstract
Essay on the history and bibliography of four books of the New Testament (including two editions of the Gospel of Luke) translated by evangelist Bernard Jean Bettelheim into Japanese/Ryukyuan, and published in Hong Kong, 1855-1858. Provides context on Bettelheim's role in Okinawan history as well as his knowledge of the languages spoken on Okinawa in the mid-1800s.
Keywords
Bettelheim, Bible, New Testament, Okinawa, Ryukyuan history
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Asian History Commons, Biblical Studies Commons, Japanese Studies Commons, Other Languages, Societies, and Cultures Commons
Date Posted: 29 August 2014
Comments
Comments: Williams, Michael P. "A 'Loochooan' New Testament" Unique at Penn (Posted: 25 July 2014) http://uniqueatpenn.wordpress.com/2014/07/25/a-loochooan-new-testament/