"The Four Gospels and Selected Psalms in Cherokee" is a
companion to the Cherokee syllabary New Testament. Written by
Sequoyah in the nineteenth century, the syllabary New Testament is
the largest complex text composed in Cherokee by a truly fluent
speaker with an easy command of the language. Here for the first
time the Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are presented in
Cherokee using the English alphabet. With line breaks that follow
exactly those in the syllabary New Testament, this book serves as
an aid for readers seeking to deepen their understanding of the
Cherokee Bible.
In her introduction to the Gospels, Ruth Bradley Holmes offers a
history of the Cherokee New Testament, a detailed look both at the
Cherokee syllabary and at the process of transliterating a Cherokee
text into the English alphabet, and information on tones, vowel
length, and other intricacies of the Cherokee language. Also
included is the Lord's Prayer. This prayer is presented first in
English, then in the Cherokee syllabary, and finally in Cherokee
using the English alphabet. It is accompanied by an analysis of the
language structure and word definitions within the prayer.
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