Fourth Gospel

Definition

Alexander I tasked the Bible Society with producing a Russian text; Philaret (Drozdov) and the St. Petersburg Academy translated the New Testament by 1821 and part of the Old Testament by 1825.

Episodes

• 050 — History of the Russian Orthodox Church — Topic 13

Related Concepts

• Russian Bible Translation

Biblical References

• John 18:36 — Jesus replied, “My kingdom is not from this world. If my kingdom were from this world, my servants would be fighting to keep me from being handed over to the Jewish authorities. But as it is, my kingdom is not from here.