Armenian Bible translation

Armenian Bible translation

The Armenian Bible is due to Saint Mesrob's early 5th century translation.

There are currently two commonly used version of the bible in Armenian. One in Western Armenian, mainly used by Armenians in the diaspora and a version in Eastern Armenian, almost only used within Armenia.

External links

* [http://www.armenianchurchlibrary.com/files/easternarmenianbible/index.html Online Eastern Armenian Bible]


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