Gospel of Mark in Bamu
Gospel of Mark in Bamu
BIB.003912
Bible - Printed Book
1952
Australia
Bamu
Printed on Paper
7.2 × 1.6 × 0.2 in. (18.4 × 12.7 × 0.6 cm)
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This copy of the Gospel of Mark was translated into Bamu, a Papuan language spoken in southern Papua New Guinea, by Australian missionaries Harrie and Eva Standen of the Bamu River Mission. This mission included a church, hospital, and school, and was known locally and in the Christian press abroad as the “mission in the mud,” due to the area’s high rainfall. Published in 1952 by the British and Foreign Bible Society in Australia, the Standens’ translation of the Gospel of Mark was the first portion of the Bible printed in Bamu. Today, Bamu is spoken by only around 1,000 people.
Printed in 1952 by the British and Foreign Bible Society in Australia, Sydney, Australia. Acquired after 1952 by the Massachusetts Bible Society, Boston, Massachusetts.[1] Acquired before 2016 by Dr. Andrew Stimer, private collector, Camarillo, California; Purchased in 2016 by Green Collection, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Donated in 2017 to National Christian Foundation (later The Signatry), under the curatorial care of Museum of the Bible, Washington, DC.
Notes: [1] The Massachusetts Bible Society’s stamp is located on the title page.
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