New Testament in Sharanahua (PE:mcd:Sharanahua). The Sharanahua (also spelled Sharanawa) are a Panoan-speaking indigenous people living along the upper Rio Purus in the Madre de Dios and Ucayali regions of southeastern Peru ^[1]^[2]. The population numbers approximately 600 in Peru, with additional communities in Brazil ^[1]. Wycliffe Bible translators Gene (“Scotty”) and Marie Scott entered the Sharanahua jungle as newlyweds in 1958 and spent nearly 40 years translating the New Testament ^[3]. The translation faced extraordinary challenges, including a fire that destroyed all of their work, a flood that washed away their village, and Scotty’s five-year struggle with chronic fatigue syndrome ^[3]. The New Testament dedication ceremony was held in the village of Gasta Bala, home to about 150 of the tribe’s approximately 450 members, and was reported on by Christianity Today in October 1997 ^[3]. The vernacular title “Diospan Tsain” was copyrighted in 2008 by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc. ^[4]. In 2002, Church Planting International adopted the Sharanahua (along with the Yaminahua) at the request of Wycliffe missionaries in Peru to help establish churches and provide discipleship ^[5].

Language and People

Sharanahua (ISO 639-3: mcd) is spoken by approximately 499 people in Western Central Brazil. [Glottolog: shar1245]

Publishing and Organizations

Created by Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.. Published by Wycliffe Bible Translators USA. Translation type: New.

References

[1] Sharanahua in Peru - Joshua Project. People group profile with population, location, and Scripture status.
[2] Sharanahua - Every Culture. Ethnographic profile of the Sharanahua people and their Panoan language.
[3] Your Sins Shall Be White as Yucca - Christianity Today, October 1997. Feature article on Gene and Marie Scott’s 40-year translation effort and the NT dedication at Gasta Bala.
[4] Diospan Tsain - YouVersion. Sharanahua New Testament, 2008 Wycliffe Bible Translators edition.
[5] Peru Tribal Project - Church Planting International. CPI’s adoption of the Sharanahua and Yaminahua in 2002.
BibleSearch - Online text, American Bible Society
Audio Bible - Audio Bible, Faith Comes By Hearing
NT - Online text, Faith Comes By Hearing
Diospan Tsain - Online text, Wycliffe Bible Translators, Inc.
Bible For Developers - DBL archive entry, Digital Bible Library
Rosetta Project: Sharanahua Genesis - Internet Archive / Rosetta Project. Genesis in Sharanahua.
find.bible entry - find.bible. Bible catalogue entry for MCDWBT.
Global Bible Catalogue - Global Bible Catalogue entry.
ebible.org entry - ebible.org.