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From 7 April to 15 October, in the framework of the exhibition titled “Antique Bibles in 100 Languages” opened on the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation in Germany, German city Halle will host an exhibition dedicated to the 350th anniversary of first printed Armenian Bible.

As the Armenian Embassy to Germany told Panorama.am, the Armenian section of the anniversary exhibition typically highlights the importance of the translation of the Bible in the cultural lives of the two countries, as well as the services that translators Mesrop Mashtots and Martin Luther provided to their respective peoples regarding the creation of the national literature.

This parallel relationship is covered in the archives of the scientific and educational complex named after prominent figure of German Pietism August Hermann Francke (1663-1727), as well as in samples of the historic library.

Alongside the Artsakh Gospel of Wittenberg (1225), the New Testament printed in Amsterdam (1698) and the first Armenian-Latin Armenian studies publication “The Prophecy of Obadiah” by Andreas Acoluthus, the exhibition features the correspondence of Heinrich Wilhelm Ludolf (1655-1712), which shows the close ties that Franke Foundation had with Armenian printers Thomas and Ghukas Vanandetsis in Amsterdam.