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136 - New Testament in Mongolian New Testament of Our Lord and Sav…
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Estimate €1,500 - €2,000
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New Testament in Mongolian New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ. Translated out of the original Greek into the Mongolian language, by Edward Stallybrass and William Swan, for the British and Foreign Bible Society. London: William Watts, 1846. The missionaries who worked on this translation stated that they used Buddhist monks to help them in their work. The word God is translated here as Burhan, the Mongolian term for Buddha. At the time, the surrounding Mongols considered Christianity to be a new form of Buddhism. In-4°. [6], 925 pages. Bound in modern leather. Spine with title in Mongolian. Very rare.
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About the sale ANA AND JAMES MELIKIAN COLLECTION - PART II
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Auction time 06/21/2026 at 2:00 PM
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