They also tried to use the indigenous terms, so in translating "God" they said t'ien, or "Heaven," and they also tried shang-ti.
不過後來傳教士又試著從中國古書裡找適合的理論，設法說服中國學者信教。比方說「天」、「上帝」這些字眼都經常在詩經、書經裡出現，他們乾脆將 God 翻譯成天或上帝，讓中國人容易接受。