1905 Skat Roerdam New Testament (DANSRV)

Overview

This is the New Testament in Danish, translated by Dr. T. Skat Rørdam. Third edition, G.E.C. Gads Forlag, 1905.

Thomas Skat Rørdam (1832--1909) was a Danish priest, theologian, and scholar of Syriac who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand from 1895 until his death. [1] He published his Danish New Testament translation with introductions and notes between 1887 and 1892. [1] The translation was never officially authorized by the Danish church but was widely read. This 1905 edition is the third printing. Prior to his appointment as bishop, Rørdam served as a parish priest at the Church of the Holy Ghost in Copenhagen and as provost at Holmen Church. [1]

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Language and People

Danish (ISO 639-3: dan) is spoken by approximately 5,618,130 people in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden. [Glottolog: dani1285]