The complete Malagasy Bible is printed
About this date: 21 June 1835 is the complete Bible's printing date as reported by the Malagasy Bible Society.
A complete Malagasy Bible is printed, following the earlier publication of the New Testament in 1830.
Historical context
The milestone makes vernacular Scripture a concrete part of Madagascar's Christian history rather than treating African readers only as recipients of European-language books.
Key points
- The whole Bible and New Testament have separate publication dates.
- The translation later undergoes revisions.
- The Malagasy Bible Society itself is founded much later, in 1965.
Sources and further reading
- Malagasy Bible Society: historical introduction
Dates the complete Bible and the later society's creation.