Pohnpeian Bible History (1)

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Ponape...
"Ponape, or Ponapean, is spoken by about 16,000 people on
Ponape, or Ascension Island, one of the largest of the Carolines.
It is a Micronesian language, as are all the languages of the
Carolines, except Nukuoro."
-- 1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]

       "Reduced to written form by L. H. Gulick and
    A. A. Sturges, of the ABCFM about 1859.   First publication, St.
    Matthew’s Gospel, chapters 1-7 in 1859 at the Mission on Ponape; tr. by
    Mr. Gulick.   St. John's Gospel, ABS, Honolulu, 1862; tr. by Mr.
    Gulick and revised by Mr. Sturges: St. Luke's Gospel and the Acts, 1866:
    St. Matthew's and St. Mark's Gospels, 1870: Galatians and Titus,
    1873; tr. by E. T. Doane: Genesis and Exodus, New York, 1876.
    "
    -- 1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

"1862 John   1866 Luke   Acts   1870 Matthew   Mark
1873 Galatians   Titus   ABS, Honolulu
1875 Genesis   Exodus
  1881 Gospels   Acts (revised)
1882 Joshua   1883 Judges   Ruth
1884 Romans-Philemon (except 1, 2 Thessalonians)
1886 1, 2 Thessalonians   Hebrews-Revelation   1887 New
Testament   1889 1, 2 Samuel   1, 2 Kings   ABS, New
York
Translated by A. A. Sturges, L. H. Gulick, E. T. Doana, and R. W.
Logan, American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions.
"
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only]
       "New Testament, 1887; tr. by Mr. Sturges and Mr. Doane; Joshua,
    1882; tr. by Mr. Doane: Judges and Ruth, 1883: 1 and 2 Samuel,
    and 1 and 2 Kings, 1889.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

"1913 Mark Liebenzeller Mission
Translated by Ernest Wiese, Liebenzeller Mission."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only: ?]

       "Syring version: St. Mark’s Gospel,
    Liebenzeller Mission, Liebenzell, 1913; tr. by Mr. Wiese of the Lieben-
    zeller Mission.
      [n]ew [t]estament and the Psalms, ABS
    (printed in Great
    Britain
    ), 1935; tr. by Rev. A. Syring, as a revision of the old version.
       CP: ABS.
    "
    --1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only]

"1935 [n]ew [t]estament   Psalms   ABS, New York
Translated by A. Syring, Liebenzeller Mission."
--1000 Tongues, 1972   [Info only:
"1935" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Iejaia = Isaiah).]

PONAPE--1000 Tongues, 1939   [Info only: n.d. John 3:15-19, 26b-31 unknown.]

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