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The Indian Bible was the first book printed in an American Indian language, and was also the second book of any kind printed in Massachusetts (''The Bay Psalm Book'' of 1640 being held as being the first, which Eliot is also credited as being an editor of). The Eliot Bible appeared some 120 years before the first complete English edition of the Bible was published in what is now the United States (due to the economics of printing versus importing)

The Indian Bible was the first book printed in an American Indian language, and was also the second book of any kind printed in Massachusetts (''The Bay Psalm Book'' of 1640 being held as being the first, which Eliot is also credited as being an editor of). The Eliot Bible appeared some 120 years before the first complete English edition of the Bible was published in what is now the United States (due to the economics of printing versus importing)

    

    

In seventeenth-century New England, Christian practice was a way of life, and steady, dutiful habits and working towards economic stability were part of what constituted true Christian faith, and which living in English-style buildings and maintaining  English work rhythms on geographically defined homesteads was conducive to.   

In seventeenth century New England, Christian practice was a way of life, and steady, dutiful habits and working towards economic stability were part of what constituted true Christian faith, and which living in English-style buildings and maintaining  English work rhythms on geographically defined homesteads was conducive to.   

An early historian of Newton, pastor Jonathan Homer,  provided the following description of the "Praying Indian" village of Nonantum:

An early historian of Newton, pastor Jonathan Homer,  provided the following description of the "Praying Indian" village of Nonantum: