Persson, Paul, ed. More than Hope: An Onesimos Nesib Anthology. Addis Ababa: Ethiopian Evangelical Church Mekane Yesus—Department of Mission and Theology, 2024.
PART 5: Translation of eleven letters written by Onesimos Nesib
The entire letters were translated from Swedish into English by Rev. Inge Herman Rydland.
Table of contents
Rydland [R] 1. Onesimos to Hylander, Djibuti 1903.12.21 (Anthology, p. 190)
R 2. Onesimos to Svensson, Addis Ababa 1904.03.23 (p. 190)
- Mentions Gobaw Desta, Abba Mikael [= Mika’el Aregawi], and Josef Bahr [= Yooseef Gaaluu ?]
R 3. Onesimos to Cederqvist, Najo 1904.09.20 (p. 194)
R 4. Onesimos to Christians in Hamazen, Najo [n.d., prob. 1904] (p. 195)
R 5. Onesimos to Cederqvist, Najo 1905.04.14 (p. 197)
- “The wife of Daniel led the singing”
R 6. Onesimos to the Protestant congregation in Eritrea, Najo 1905.04 (p. 199)
R 7. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Najo 1905.05.09 (p. 201)
R 8. Onesimos to the SEM congregation in Eritrea, Najo 1905.07.30 (p. 204)
R 9. Onesimos to Cederqvist, Najo 1905.10.30 (p. 206)
R 10. Onesimos to Kolmodin, Naqamte 1906.12.15 (p. 208)
- Onesimos was criticized by some Orthodox opponents for the Oromo folk songs in his publication Jalqaba Barsiisaa, as they were considered [pagan] dances (p. 214).
R 11. Onesimos to N.N., Naqamte [no date, prob. 1911.12] (p. 220)
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» Onesimos Nesib, Overview of all known letters
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