Sincere Convert
Title
Sincere Convert
Date
1689
Description
Thomas Shepard’s popular catechism, The Sincere Convert: Discovering the Small Number of True Beleevers, and the Great Difficulty of Saving Conversion, was first printed in London in 1641. The translation of this work into Algonquian was a joint effort, undertaken by John Eliot, Grindal Rawson, and presumably one or more native interpreters. The Algonquian version of The Sincere Convert was published in 1689.
Creator
Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649.
Publisher
Cambridge [Mass.]: Printed by Samuel Green.
Extent
[4], 161, [3] p. ; 15 cm. (8vo)
Bibliographic Citation
Identifier
328306
Type
Book
Alternative Title
Sampwutteahae Quinnuppekompauaenin ... noh asoowesit Thomas Shephard Quinnuppenimun en Indiane unnontoowaonganit ... noh assoowesit John Eliot. Kah anwhutche ut aiyeuongash oggussemese ontcheteanun nashpe Grindal Rawson. [Eight lines of Scripture texts in Algonquian]
Collection
Citation
Shepard, Thomas, 1605-1649., “Sincere Convert,” From English to Algonquian: Early New England Translations, accessed July 6, 2024, https://collections.americanantiquarian.org/EnglishtoAlgonquian/items/show/46.
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