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God Spoke Tibetan: The Epic Story of the Men Who Gave the Bible to Tibet
God Spoke Tibetan The Epic Story of the Men Who Gave the Bible to Tibet Author:Allan Maverly The true story of the men who gave the Bible to Tibet, the Forbidden land. — In telling the story of the translation of the Tibetan Bible, Alan Maberly was greatly helped by the late David McDonald, who lived in Kalimpong. Mr McDonald was the son of a Scottish trader and a Tibetan mother, had spoken Tibetan since childhood and lived all his life ... more »near the Tibetan frontier. He was personally acquainted with many facets of this story and was one of the people asked to check Yoseb Gergan's translation for accuracy and acceptability.
Alan also drew on a tract by Canon Chandhu Ray, The Story of the Tibetan Bible, and published by the British and Foreign Bible Society. Another source was an article in Christian News Digest entitled "Bible 188". He also interviewed a number of other people who were involved in the actual production of the Tibetan Bible.
Some details of the story vary from source to source. For example, one version has it that a careless Indian post office employee spilled water over the manuscript and ruined it. McDonald, on the other hand, was adamant that the manuscript was ruined in a mountain storm while in the courier's saddlebags. Alan endeavoured to follow the story as told by those most intimately acquainted with the events they described.
For the chronology of the story, Alan carefully researched the Tibetan calendar and had his conclusions checked by several eminent authorities. The names he uses - Wood Hare, Fire Dragon, Water Dragon, Fire Dog - are all genuine and authentic.« less