Searching for months for descendants of the old Norse colonists, he found only the local Kalaallit people and began studying their language. A common myth states that, as the Inuit had no bread nor any …

It was Hans Egede, often called the Apostle of Greenland, who founded the town of Nuuk (Godthåb), capital of today's Greenland. His statue stands solidly on its base in the outskirts of the town.

Jan 31, 2018 · So, using some imagination, Hans Egede came up with this translation for the local natives: “Give us this day our daily seal.” Such strategic teaching worked and his successful mission …

Nov 4, 2016 · When Egede arrived, he discovered that the native people had neither bread nor a word for it, so he translated the line from the Lord’s Prayer as “Give us this day our daily seal.” Today, a …

“Give us this day our daily seal” perfectly captures how missionaries adapted prayers to fit Inuit life and culture.

It seems that in an effort to make the prayer meaningful for a people who did not eat bread, Egede turned the phrase “Give us this day our daily bread” into “Give us this day our daily seal”. Though …

When the Danish-Norwegian missionary Hans Egede arrived in Greenland in 1721, his goal was to re-establish Christianity among the Inuit and search for the lost Norse settlements.

When Egede arrived, he discovered that the native people had neither bread nor a word for it, so he translated the line from the Lord’s Prayer as “Give us this day our daily seal.”

Hans Poulsen Egede (31 January 1686 – 5 November 1758) was a Dano-Norwegian Lutheran missionary who launched mission efforts to Greenland, which led him to be styled the Apostle of …

The phrase “Give us this day our daily seal” became emblematic of how missionaries like Egede needed to creatively bridge theological principles with local realities. Seal meat wasn’t just a dietary staple; it …