Johannes Gutslaffi piiblitolge 1647-1657  The translation of the Bible into Estonian by Johannes Gutslaff 1647-1657 

• Product Details

  Product #

  2134906B

  Author(s)

  Leivo, Maeve

  City

  Tallinn 

  Country

  Estonia 

  Language

  Estonian 

  ISBN

  9789985795354 

  Date of Publication

  2013 

  Publisher

  Eesti Keele Sihtasutus  

  Cover Type

  Hard cover 

  Pages

  499 

  Subject

  Literature

  Subject

  Philology / Linguistics

  Subject

  Religion

   

• Product Details in Original Language

  Author

  Leivo, Maeve

  Publisher

  Eesti Keele Sihtasutus  

• Description

  The translation of the Bible into Estonian by Johannes Gutslaff 1647-1657 The first person to undertake the translation of the whole Bible into the Southern Estonian dialect was Pastor Johannes Gutslaff, who worked in Urvaste in South-Estonia. His translation remained in manuscript and later Bible versions show no traces which would indicate that his work was used. Gutslaff’s translation is an interesting and instructive example of a missed opportunity in the history of the Estonian written language.