1868 Ottoman Turkish Portions (OTAS68)

Overview

This 1868 edition contains the Psalms (Zebur/Mezmurlar) in five parts, translated into Ottoman Turkish. The date of 1868 places this publication in the period of William Schauffler's active Ottoman Turkish translation work; Schauffler's Psalms translation was published in 1867, shortly after his New Testament appeared in 1866 ^[1][2]. Both the British and Foreign Bible Society (BFBS) and the American Bible Society (ABS) were active in publishing Ottoman Turkish Scripture portions during this period, and the Psalms were among the most frequently issued biblical books for Ottoman audiences ^[1][3]. This 1868 edition may represent a reprint or variant edition of Schauffler's Psalms or a related translation from the same era.

References

• [1] Turkey, Versions of (archived) - McClintock and Strong Biblical Cyclopedia. Timeline of Schauffler's translation work including Psalms (1867).
• [2] Turkish Bible Translations (archived) - Institute for Evangelical Missiology. Chronology of Ottoman Turkish Scripture editions.
• [3] History of The Turkish Bible (archived) - Translation Trust. Overview of Bible society publishing activity in the Ottoman Empire.
• ebible.org entry - ebible.org. Bible encyclopaedia entry for OTAS68.
• GBC: Osmanlı Türkçesi Kitabı Mukaddes (Ali Bey) 1665 - Global Bible Catalogue. Ali Bey Ottoman Turkish Bible tradition.