Chinese: Cantonese Bible History (1)

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**List: Chinese: Cantonese Ministry

the Bible ( the Bible )
Chinese: Cantonese...
"Cantonese is spoken by an estimated 45 million Chinese in and
around Canton.   Many of the Chinese immigrants in Asia,
Africa, and America are Cantonese speakers."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

Chinese Character unless noted
"1862 Matthew   John   ABS, Canton
Translated by Charles F. Preston, American Presbyterian Mission."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
Charles Finney Preston.]

"1867 Luke (Roman character)   BFBS, Hong Kong
Translated by Wilhelm Louis, Rhenish MS."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1871-1873 Gospels   Acts   Colossians   BFBS, Hong Kong
A Union version, prepared by George Piercy, Wesleyan MS, C. F.
Preston
, APM, and Adam Krolczyk, Renish MS.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1872-1873 Genesis   Galatians- Philemon   Printed
privately, Canton
Translated by George Piercy."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1875-1876 James   1, 2 Peter   ABS, Shanghai
Translated by Henry V. Moyes, APM."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1876 Psalms BFBS, Hong Kong
Translated by A. B. Hutchinson, Church MS."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1877 Romans-Revelation Printed privately, Canton
Translately by George Piercy, completing the N.T."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1882 Matthew   Mark   ABS, Shanghai
1883-1884 Luke   John   Acts   BFBS, Canton
A revision of the Union version by H. V. Moyes, George Piercy, and
F. J. Masters, Wesleyan MS.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

"1884 Psalms ABS, Shanghai
Translated by R. H. Graves."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1886 Romans-Revelation ABS, Shanghai
A revision of the Piercy text by H. V. Moyes, A. P. Happer, and
B. C. Henry.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1887-1889 Pentateuch   1892-1894 Joshua-Malachi (in parts)
1894 Bible (revised)   ABS, Shanghai
Translated by a committee of the Presbyterian Mission, including
H. V. Moyes and B. C. Henry, completing the Bible in Cantonese.
"
-- 1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1927 New Testament ABS, BFBS, Shanghai
A revision of the 1894 Committee Version.   An O.T. revision was
also begun but never completed.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

CHINESE: Canton colloquial--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: Chinese Character   "1933" John 2:20-3:17 unknown.]

--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: CHINESE CHARACTER   "1939" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Isaiah).]

Roman Character
"1892 Mark BFBS, Shanghai
Transliterated by a committee under the supervision of R. H. Graves.
A revised edition appeared in 1894.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1896 Mark   Luke   BFBS, Shanghai
Prepared in new orthography by the Rev. & Mrs. W. Birdie."
-- 1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

"1898-1899 Gospels   Acts   1900-1903 Genesis-2 Chronicles
1905-1907 Bible   CMS, Pakhoi
Translated by mies. of the CMS, including E. B. Beauchamp
and Mrs. Horder.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: Roman Character   "1910" Mark 1:2 probably incorrect (Ĭ-ts‘oì-à = Isaiah).]

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