Oddur Gottskálksson's New Testament

Oddur Gottskálksson's New Testament (Icelandic: Nýja testamenti Odds Gottskálkssonar; full title: Þetta er hið nýja Testament Jesu Christi eiginleg orð og Evangelia hver hann sjálfur predikaði og kenndi hér i heimi sem hans postular og Guð spjalla menn síðan skrifuðu) is a translation of the New Testament into Icelandic.

In spring 1539, Oddur travelled to Denmark and presented King Christian III with a copy of his translation.

On 9 November of that year, Christian III approved its printing after having scholars compare it to the Latin text.

[1][2] The printing was completed in Roskilde, Denmark, on 12 April 1540 as a 330-page octavo small format.

[1] The 1540 New Testament includes indicators of the transition from Old Icelandic to a more modern form of the language, although it is heavily influenced by the Latin Vulgate.