Bucharest Bible
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| Author | collective work assumed by Constantin Brâncoveanu |
|---|---|
| Original title | 'Biblia adecă Dumnezeiasca Scriptură ale cei Vechi și ale cei Noao Leage' |
| Country | Wallachia (Bucharest) |
| Language | Romanian (Cyrillic) |
| Publisher | Metropolitanate of Bucharest |
Publication date | 10 November 1688 |
| Media type | |
| Pages | 944 |
| Preceded by | first full Romanian Bible translation |
| Followed by | Vulgate Bible of Blaj, 1760 |
The Bucharest Bible (Romanian: Biblia de la București; also known as the Cantacuzino Bible) was the first complete translation of the Bible into the Romanian language, published in Bucharest in 1688. It was ordered and patronized by Șerban Cantacuzino, then-ruler of Wallachia, and overseen by logothete Constantin Brâncoveanu.
It is a compilation based on a "Frankfurt Septuagint"[1] from 1597 compared with a Venetian Bible printed in 1687 both translated by the Greceanu brothers, an Old Testament by Nicolae Milescu and a New Testament of Transylvania's Metropolitan Simion Stefan from 1648 patronized by Prince György Rákóczi.
The translation project started somewhere in 1682. the material being collected and organized by Archbishop from the Patriarchal Academy of Constantinople, Sevastos Kyminitis from the Greek School of Bucharest, Radu Greceanu, and Stefan Greceanu. None of them is mentioned in the book. The final draft was submitted for correction to Bishop Mitrofan of the . The printing run began on 5 November 1687 and ended on 10 November 1688. It was printed in the Metropolitanate's Press of Bucharest under the see of Theodosius, Metropolitan of Hungro-Wallachia.
It was a milestone for the Romanian culture and for the Romanian Language to be used in the church. At the time, Romanian language was despised and not used in the Romanian Church.[2]
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References[]
- ^ Lust, Johann (February 1999). "Bibliography of the Septuagint". www.bible-researcher.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-22.
- ^ https://gospelfororthodox.files.wordpress.com/2013/03/identitate_crestina_in_istorie.pdf
- Constantin C. Giurescu, Istoria Bucureștilor. Din cele mai vechi timpuri pînă în zilele noastre, , Bucharest, 1966
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