A Loochooan New Testament

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\u27s role in Okinawan history as well as his knowledge of the languages spoken on Okinawa in the mid-1800s

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