Williams, Michael P2023-05-232023-05-232014-08-272014-08-29https://repository.upenn.edu/handle/20.500.14332/48822Essay on the history and bibliography of four books of the New Testament (including two editions of the Gospel of Luke) translated by evangelist Bernard Jean Bettelheim into Japanese/Ryukyuan, and published in Hong Kong, 1855-1858. Provides context on Bettelheim's role in Okinawan history as well as his knowledge of the languages spoken on Okinawa in the mid-1800s.BettelheimBibleNew TestamentOkinawaRyukyuan historyAsian HistoryBiblical StudiesJapanese StudiesOther Languages, Societies, and CulturesA "Loochooan" New TestamentWorking Paper