The Jewish Bishop and the Chinese Bible : Place of publication not identifiedJ. Schereschewsky (1831-1906) /

The Jewish Bishop and the Chinese Bible : Place of publication not identifiedJ. Schereschewsky (1831-1906) /

A study of the life and times of Bishop Place of publication not identifiedJ. Schereschewsky (1831-1906) and his translation of the Hebrew Old Testament into northern vernacular (Mandarin) Chinese. Based largely on archival materials, missionary records and letters, the book includes an analysis of...

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Main Author: Eber, Irene, 1929-

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 1999.

Series: Studies in Christian Mission 22.
Studies in Christian Mission Online, ISBN: 9789004322295.

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Schereschewsky, S. I. J. > (Samuel Isaac Joseph), > 1831-1906.
Episcopal Church > Bishops > Biography.
Bible. > Chinese > Versions > History.
Bible > Translating > History.
Shanghai (China) > Church history.

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Call Number: BX5995.S275 E34 1999

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Table of Contents:
  • Preliminary material
  • THE SETTING
  • THE EARLY YEARS FROM LITHUANIA TO AMERICA, 1831-1859
  • SHANGHAI, 1859-1862
  • PEKING, 1862-1874
  • YEARS OF ACHIEVEMENT, 1878-1906
  • THE CHINESE OLD TESTAMENT AND NOTES
  • THE "TERM QUESTION"
  • A SUMMING UP: THE MAN AND THE TEXT
  • GLOSSARY OF NAMES AND TERMS MENTIONED IN TEXT
  • BIBLIOGRAPHY
  • INDEX
  • ILLUSTRATIONS
  • STUDIES IN CHRISTIAN MISSION.