THE BIBLE- Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe Up-Biblum God: THE ALGONQUIN BIBLE

PRESENTING FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION EXQUISITE GENUINE 360 YEAR OLD *** ELIOT INDIAN BIBLE LEAF ** ALSO KNOWN AS THE ALGONQUIN BIBLE . TRANSLATED BY ENGLISH PURITAN MISSIONARY JOHN ELIOT FROM THE GENEVA BIBLE INTO MASSACHUSETT. PRINTED BY SAMUEL GREEN AND MARMADUKE JOHNSON IN CAMBRIDGE, NEW ENGLAND 1663 ! FIRST EDITION OF THE VERY FIRST BIBLE PRINTED IN AMERICA AND THE FIRST BIBLE PRINTED IN AN INDIGENOUS AMERICAN LANGUAGE ! A TRUE AMERICAN INCUNABLE ! LEAF MEASURES 5″ x 7 " AND HAS 60 LINES OF TEXT TO THE FULL PAGE FEATURING THE TEXT OF THE PSALMS 40:1- 42:1 ON THE RECTO AND 42:2- 44:16 ON THE VERSO (THIS SIDE is DISPLAYED) AND PRESENTED IN BEAUTIFUL SOLID WOODEN MUSEUM QUALITY FRAME MEASURING 27″ X 23″. GLAZED WITH ACRYLIC FOR SAFE SHIPMENT. OUR C.O.A. AND A FACSIMILE OF THE GENERAL TITLE PAGE ARE INCLUDED The Eliot Indian Bible (Mamusse Wunneetupanatamwe Up-Biblum God; 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 into the Massachusett language. Printed in Cambridge, New England, it is an edition including all 66 books of both the Old and New Testaments was printed in 1663. 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. 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. Eliot was determined to give the Christian Bible to them in their own Massachusett language. He learned the Natick dialect of the Massachusett language and its grammar. Eliot worked on the Indian Bible for over fourteen years before publication. England contributed about 16,000 pounds for its production by 1660. The money came from private donations in England and Wales. There were no donations or money from the New England colonies for Eliot's Indian Bible. The translation answered the question received many times by Eliot from the Massachusett "How may I get faith in Christ?" The ecclesiastical answer was "Pray and read the Bible." After Eliot's translation, there was a Bible they could read. EXTRA SHIPPING WILL BE REQUIRED. PLEASE INQUIRE FOR A QUOTE PLEASE.