Tuesday, July 10, 2012

John Eliot (1604–May 21, 1690), was a Puritan clergyman who was known as “The Apostle to the Indians,” as he was the first to teach Christianity to the Indians of New England. Born in England, he graduated from Cambridge and traveled to Boston, 1631, to serve as a teacher and pastor. A young Indian who had converted from paganism to Christianity helped Eliot learn the various Indian dialects. John Eliot was responsible Bible and the first Indian grammar book.

In addition, he established 3,600 Indians into over a dozen self-governing communities. The unfortunate incident of King Philip’s War destroyed most of these.1
1 Federer, W. J. (2001). Great Quotations: A Collection of Passages, Phrases, and Quotations Influencing Early and Modern World History Referenced according to their Sources in Literature, Memoirs, Letters, Governmental Documents, Speeches, Charters, Court Decisions and Constitutions. St. Louis, MO: AmeriSearch.
History is showing us that the power of the Gospel of Christ being procliamed by John Eliot not only brought spiritual renewal to the American Indians. But also was the key of establishing communities amoung the Indians.

John Eliot only translated the Bible in various Indian dialects, and brought about social order. If social order was not established would Eliot had been a failure?

Explain your answer.   

No comments:

Post a Comment