French Catholic missionaries undertook Vietnamese Bible translation completed 1890, working with Vietnamese scholars using Vietnamese Chu Quoc Ngu (Latin-based romanized script). Translation created Vietnamese Christian biblical vocabulary. This missionary linguistics occurred during French colonial period when Vietnam faced French domination. Vietnamese Bible using romanized script became foundation for Vietnamese literary development, eventually contributing to Chu Quoc Ngu's adoption as Vietnam's official script replacing Chu Nom and Chinese characters.

Vietnamese Bible translation established Vietnamese Christian literary vocabulary using romanized script, enabling Vietnamese Christian poetry adapting traditional Vietnamese poetic forms for Christian themes. The romanized script influenced modern Vietnamese writers and newspaper production. Vietnamese Bible became foundation for Christian Vietnamese literary tradition, with biblical imagery entering modern Vietnamese poetry including works by Vietnamese Christian poets during French colonial period and after independence.