**List: Tongan Ministry
the Bible ( the Bible )
Tongan...
"The Kingdom of Tonga in the Pacific, formerly
known as the
Friendly Islands, is a group of more than 150 islands, with a
population of about 70,000. Tongan is a Polynesian language."--
1000 Tongues, 1972 [Info only]
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**File: Tongan Bible History (3)--1860
S. Bagster [Info only]
"1849 New Testament Wesleyan MS, Vavau
Translated by John Thomas. Many portions were printed on a
local
press before 1849. The 1849 N.T. is a revision of previous versions
by
Stephen Rabone, W. H. Davis, Thomas West, and Thomas Adams,
WMS."--1000 Tongues, 1972 [Info only]
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"1852 New Testament BFBS, London
Revised by T. Adams and other WMS mies."--1000 Tongues, 1972
[Info only]
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"1853-1854 Genesis-1 Samuel Job-
Malachi WMS, Vavau
1862 Bible BFBS, London
Translated by Wesleyan mies., primarily T. West."--1000
Tongues, 1972 [Info only]
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"New Testament, J. Walker and
Co. London, 1880; revised by J. Egan
Moulton (forbidden to be used in schools by the Tonga
Government)."--1000 Tongues, 1939 [Info only]
"1880 New Testament Printed privately,
London
Revised by J. Egan Moulton, Wesleyan my."--1000 Tongues, 1972
[Info only:
W&H per Phil Stringer.]
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"Bible, BFBS, 1884; revised by
T. West (approved for use in schools
by the Tonga Government) CP: BFBS."--1000 Tongues,
1939 [Info only]
"1884 Bible BFBS, London
Partially revised by T. West."--1000 Tongues, 1972 [Info
only]
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"1894-1897 Bible Printed privately, London
Revised by J. E. Moulton. A corrected edition appeared in
1912."--1000 Tongues, 1972 [Info only: W&H?]
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TONGA of Tonga Islands--1000 Tongues, 1939 [Info only: Roman
characters "1912" John 2:21-3:5, 9-21a {correct w/ "Jisu" @ 3:2a}.]
"1966 [b]ible BFBS, London
Revised orthography by Sione Amanaki Havea, Free Wesleyan
Church of Tonga. A copy was presented to the new King of
Tonga."--1000 Tongues, 1972 [Info only:
"1966" Mark 1:2 incorrect (Palofita ko Aisea = Prophet Isaiah).]
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