On this episode of Our American Stories, have you ever heard of a Puritan pastor who learned a new language so he could preach the Bible to Native Americans in their own words? In the 1600s, John Eliot did exactly that. He became known as the “Apostle to the Indians” for translating Scripture into Algonquian and sharing it across New England, leaving behind the first Bible printed in North America. Robert J. Morgan, author of 100 Bible Verses That Made America, shares the story of John Eliot’s mission and its place in America’s early history.

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On this episode of Our American Stories, have you ever heard of a Puritan pastor who learned a new language so he could preach the Bible to Native Americans in their own words? In the 1600s, John Eliot did exactly that. He became known as the &ldquo;Apostle to the Indians&rdquo; for translating Scripture into Algonquian and sharing it across New England, leaving behind the first Bible printed in North America. Robert J. Morgan, author of <a href="https://nam04.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2Fs%3Fk%3D100%2Bbible%2Bverses%2Bthat%2Bmade%2Bamerica%26hvadid%3D390249834675%26hvdev%3Dc%26hvexpln%3D0%26hvlocphy%3D1020795%26hvnetw%3Dg%26hvocijid%3D2312932824553666048--%26hvqmt%3De%26hvrand%3D2312932824553666048%26hvtargid%3Dkwd-830762484460%26hydadcr%3D1718_10854664%26mcid%3D0f50c2484cbc3ed78c0b710dd512ea4c%26tag%3Dgooghydr-20%26ref%3Dpd_sl_3i8wjpbgsx_e&amp;data=05%7C02%7CUraelBlackshear%40iheartmedia.com%7C01ff6a846e874ac2c2f708de02b9d254%7C122a527e5b714eba878d9810b495b9e3%7C0%7C0%7C638951194300884481%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&amp;sdata=u%2F0LUIFmgqD%2FNGgmR4%2Bvc9WBWcTvMZN5DjyTEdNp99I%3D&amp;reserved=0" data-auth="NotApplicable" data-linkindex="0">100 Bible Verses That Made America</a>, shares the story of John Eliot&rsquo;s mission and its place in America&rsquo;s early history.
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The Puritan Who Brought Scripture to New England’s Tribes

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