The Gospel of the Apostle John
Subtitle: translated into Chinese
Contributors: Lassar, John; Ryland, John, 1753-1825, former owner; Baptist Missionary Society. Serampore Mission; Baptist Mission Press (Serampore, India); Bristol Education Society
Publisher: Printed at the Mission Press
Published: 1813
Place of publication: Serampore
Language: chi; eng
Translated from: eng; grc
Number of pages: 72
Subjects: Chinese type
Other titles: Gospel according to St. John
Work titles: Bible John Chinese 1813
Notes: The first Chinese translation of any portion of the Bible to be printed from movable types.

Translated by John Lassar under the supervision of Joshua Marshman.

One of 3 issues published by the Mission Press in 1813. This issue consists of the Gospel of John with title page in English. Another issue consists of the Gospel of John with Epistles, issued without a title page; and a third issue contains the Gospel of John with title page in Chinese. Cf. Darlow & Moule.

Text printed on double leaves; the title page is a single leaf. Pages [1]-[2] (2nd count) are within a double rule border; p. 3-72 have a headline but no border.

Errors in paging: 19-20 and 21-22 are reversed.

Darlow & Moule 2457

In Chinese; title page and headlines in English.