Persson, Paul, ed. More than Hope: An Onesimos Nesib Anthology. Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus—Department of Mission and Theology, 2024.
PART 4: Excerpts from Onesimos Nesib’s texts
The Swedish excerpts were collected and translated into English by Rev. Gustav Arén.
Table of Contents
Arén [A] 1. Onesimos to Lundahl, Massawa 1874.10.20 (Anthology, p. 149)
A 2. Onesimos, “Reminiscences” (p. 149)
A 3. Onesimos to Neander, Khartoum 1882.06.03 (p. 152)
A 4. Onesimos to Neander, Imkullu 1882.09.05 (p. 154)
A 5. Onesimos to Neander, Massawa 1883.01.20 (p. 154)
A 6. Onesimos to Neander, Imkullu 1883.05.14 (p. 156)
A 7. Onesimos to Neander, Imkullu 1883.06.18 (p. 156)
A 8. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Imkullu 1883.12.18 (p. 156)
A 9. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Imkullu 1886.06.23 (p. 156)
A 10. Onesimos to N.N., Imkullu 1888.01.02 (p. 157)
A 11. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Imkullu 1889.01.19 (p. 157)
A 12. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Geleb 1891.07.13 (p. 157)
A 13. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Geleb 1892.01.22 (p. 157)
A 14. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Geleb 1892.01.27‒29 (p. 158)
A 15. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Imkullu 1893.05.29 (p. 158)
A 16. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Geleb 1893.07.28 (p. 158)
A 17. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Geleb 1894.06.25 (p. 159)
A 18. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Geleb 1894.11.20 (p. 160)
A 19. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Geleb 1896.01.30 (p. 160)
A 20. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Geleb 1897.07.12 (p. 160)
A 21. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Geleb 1897.11.15 (p. 161)
A 22. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Geleb 1898.01.03 (p. 161)
A 23. Onesimos to Kolmodin, St. Chrischona 1898.09.10 (p. 162)
A 24. Onesimos to Kolmodin, St. Chrischona 1898.10.07 (p. 162)
A 25. Onesimos to Kolmodin, St. Chrischona 1898.10.19 (p. 162)
A 26. Onesimos to Kolmodin, St. Chrischona 1899.01.01 (p. 162)
A 27. Onesimos to Kolmodin, St. Chrischona 1899.03.05 (p. 163)
A 28. Onesimos to mission friends, St. Chrischona 1899.06.10 (p. 163)
A 29. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Asmara 1899.08.25 (p. 164)
A 30. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Asmara 1900.03.21 (p. 164)
A 31. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Asmara 1902.03.20 (p. 164)
A 32. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Asmara 1902.10.22 (p. 165)
A 33. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Asmara 1903.07.19 (p. 165)
A 34. Onesimos to Cederqvist, Najo 1905.10.03 (p. 166)
A 35. Onesimos to Cederqvist, Naqamte 1906.02.06 (p. 166)
A 36. Onesimos to Cederqvist, Naqamte 1907.04.16 to 1907.05.08 (p. 166)
A 37. Onesimos to Cederqvist, Naqamte 1907.12.02 (p. 168)
A 38. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Naqamte 1908.02.15 (p. 168)
A 39. Onesimos to Cederqvist, Naqamte 1908.06.13 (p. 169)
A 40. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Naqamte 1909.07.14 (p. 169)
A 41. Onesimos to Lindgren, Naqamte 1910.07.29 (p. 170)
A 42. Onesimos [to N.N., no date; probably 1911] (p. 171)
A 43. Onesimos to Lindgren, Naqamte 1911.06.18 (p. 172)
A 44. Onesimos to N.N., Addis Ababa, 1912.12 [?] (p. 173)
A 45. Onesimos to N.N. Addis Ababa, 1913.08 [?] (p. 173)
A 46. Onesimos to SEM Board, 1914.05.13 (p. 174)
A 47. Onesimos to N.N., Naqamte 1914.09.02 (p. 175)
A 48. Onesimos to N.N., Naqamte 1915.08.28 (p. 176)
A 49. Onesimos to N.N. [no place and date; probably 1915] (p. 177)
A 50. Onesimos to Lindgren, Addis Ababa 1916.08.22 (p. 179)
A 51. Onesimos to Cederqvist, Naqamte 1919.10.06 (p. 180)
A 52. Onesimos to SEM Board, Addis Ababa 1919.12.17 (p. 181)
A 53. Onesimos to SEM Board, Addis Ababa 1919.12.21 (p. 182)
A 54. Onesimos to Hylander, Addis Ababa 1919.12.26 (p. 183)
A 55. Onesimos to SEM Board, Naqamte 1920.06.22 (p. 184)
A 56. Onesimos to Lindgren, Naqamte 1920.09.16 (p. 185)
- O. intends to revise his hymnal and translate a few hymns from the Swedish “Sions Toner.” Wishes to translate Isenberg’s Book of Common Prayer.
A 57. Onesimos to Hylander, Naqamte 1922.07.14‒16 (p. 186)
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