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The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans
- Title
- The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans / translated into Yoruba, for the use of the native Christians of that nation, by the Rev. Samuel Crowther, native missionary.
- Publication
- London : Printed for the Church Missionary Society, 1850.
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Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schomburg Center to submit a request in person. | Book/Text | Use in library | Sc Rare 496.4-B (Bible. N.T. Romans. Yoruba. Epistle of Paul...to the Romans. 1850)) | Schomburg Center - Manuscripts & Archives |
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- Description
- [2], 40 p.; 17 cm.
- Donor/Sponsor
- Home to Harlem Project funded by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
- Subjects
- Genre/Form
- Inscriptions (Provenance)
- Note
- This 1850 edition of the Book of Romans, from the New Testament, is the first book of the Bible translated into Yoruba (a major language of Nigeria). cf. British Library.
- Printed at the expense of the British and Foreign Bible Society.
- The orthography is based on Lepsius' system.
- "W. Watts, Crown Court, Temple Bar."--printer statement, colophon, p. 40.
- Indexed In (note)
- Historical catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society
- Coldham, G.E. African scriptures
- Biography (note)
- Translated by Samuel Adjai Crowther, a Yoruba who had been rescued from slavery in his childhood, trained by the Church Missionary Society and ordained in 1843. He became Bishop of the Niger in 1864. In 1848 he published a primer, which contained a few Scripture passages.
- Language (note)
- Text in Yoruba.
- Provenance (note)
- inscribed: in ink on title page "Isaac Smith 1851." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926.
- Call Number
- Sc Rare 496.4-B (Bible. N.T. Romans. Yoruba. Epistle of Paul...to the Romans. 1850)
- OCLC
- 26966450
- Title
- The Epistle of Paul the Apostle to the Romans / translated into Yoruba, for the use of the native Christians of that nation, by the Rev. Samuel Crowther, native missionary.
- Imprint
- London : Printed for the Church Missionary Society, 1850.
- Indexed In:
- Historical catalogue of the printed editions of Holy Scripture in the Library of the British and Foreign Bible Society, 9778.Coldham, G.E. African scriptures, 3462
- Biography
- Translated by Samuel Adjai Crowther, a Yoruba who had been rescued from slavery in his childhood, trained by the Church Missionary Society and ordained in 1843. He became Bishop of the Niger in 1864. In 1848 he published a primer, which contained a few Scripture passages.
- Language
- Text in Yoruba.
- Provenance
- Copy in Sc Rare 496.4-B (accession no. B593921) inscribed: in ink on title page "Isaac Smith 1851." ; This copy is part of the original collection purchased from Arthur A. Schomburg in 1926. NN
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- Added Author
- Crowther, Samuel, 1806?-1891.Watts, William, active 1844-1851, printer.Church Missionary Society, publisher.British and Foreign Bible Society, publisher.Smith, Isaac, active 1851, former owner, inscriber.Schomburg, Arthur Alfonso, 1874-1938, former owner.
- Research Call Number
- Sc Rare 496.4-B (Bible. N.T. Romans. Yoruba. Epistle of Paul...to the Romans. 1850)