The Bible in Slavonic
Henry R. Cooper|Richard Marsden|E. Ann Matter
When the first translations of Christian scripture into Slavonic were composed is unknown. Some speculate that earliest attempts at Slavonicising portions Bible began after 740, is, simultaneously with reign Charlemagne (742–814) and founding great Frankish missionary centres along porous border between Germanic Slavic peoples in Salzburg, Passau, Freising Regensburg. Settled their recently conquered territories eastern Alps, east central south-eastern Europe, subdued to varying degrees by force arms, Slavs became objects missionising on part Hiberno-Scottish monks who active Europe eighth century. Among other tactics Irish favoured use local languages administering sacraments. Therefore, it supposed, process developing a vocabulary Slavonic, which would permit translation sacred texts, both liturgical biblical, was initiated, some translations, perhaps only ad hoc, made.
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