Serampore prints a Bengali New Testament
About this date: The year dates this event or publication, not the whole history of the movement.
The Serampore mission completes a bound Bengali New Testament, joining translation with the practical work of printing and distribution.
Historical context
The mission's press and schools make linguistic work central to this Baptist network in Bengal. Translation depended on a local linguistic setting as well as the named missionaries.
Key points
- William Ward oversees the printing work.
- The completed New Testament is distinct from the later complete Bible.
- Printing and education accompany preaching in the mission's institutional development.
People
- William Carey
- William Ward
- Joshua Marshman
Sources and further reading
- BMS World Mission: Origins
Dates the first bound Bengali New Testament to March 1801.