[sword-devel] Malayalam Bible 1910 published

[Baiju M]

Yes, there was presence of Christianity in Kerala from 1st century onwards.
And Syriac was the language used by clergy men.

The influence of Syriac language is even visible in 1811 edition of
Malayalam Bible. See the note given along with the scan given here:
https://archive.org/details/1811RambanBibleMalayalam

To know more about Christianity and missionary works in Kerala, this link
would be helpful:

http://shijualex.in/missionary-documents-with-references-to-kerala/
On Dec 23, 2015 6:31 PM, "Matěj Cepl" <mcepl at cepl.eu> wrote:

> On 2015-12-23, 11:02 GMT, Baiju M wrote:
> > Those who don't know about this language. Here is few interesting facts:
> >
> > - Malayalam is the language spoken in Kerala (A state located in South
> > India)
>
> That’s interesting: I thought Kerala was one of the most ancient
> Christian areas (St. Thomas Christians). What kind of Bible
> Kerala Christians used? A Syriac one?
>
> Best,
>
> Matěj
>
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