The One Book Every Armenian Should Have: A Publishing First; the

From: The Armenian Reporter | Date: March 25, 1995| Author: | Copyright information

Nishan Nercessian
Armenian Reporter, The
03-25-1995
The One Book Every Armenian Should Have: A Publishing First; the Diocese. Releases a New English Language Edition of the Armenian Canon Bible

The Bible is the central book of the Armenian literary tradition, in at least two important ways. First, it was the objective of translating the Bible into the Armenian language which prompted Catholicos Sahag Partev to commission the monk Mesrob Mashdotz to create an alphabet employing a unique Armenian script.

Second, once translated, the texts themselves formed the basis and inspiration for the ...

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