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Showing posts with label Language. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Language. Show all posts
Saturday, January 10, 2026

In other (German) words

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angst , noun. A feeling of dread, anxiety, fear, or anguish. ausgangstext , noun. Initial text, that is, the earliest recoverable version of...
Friday, November 15, 2024

Proper pronunciation

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How important to biblical scholarship is the proper pronunciation of Greek words? In the linked video , Mark Ward, John Meade, and Will Ross...
Saturday, May 18, 2024

Abbreviations

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In a previous post comment , Alex A. Hanna suggested another good resource would be a list of common abbreviations found in papers, research...
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Friday, March 15, 2024

The value of studying Greek and Hebrew

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From The Berean Call : Question: You seem to discount the value of studying Greek and Hebrew in order to be able to understand the Bible bet...
Tuesday, January 02, 2024

The Acts 21:37 Test: ἑλληνιστὶ γινώσκεις

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“And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?” The Ac...
Wednesday, January 18, 2023

You Again

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Quoting two authors. “It is true that Elizabethan English is more precise than modern English in its use of pronouns. Nevertheless I confess...
Friday, October 07, 2022

Jesus, Aramaic, and Hebrew

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Q . What language or languages did Jesus Christ and other Jews commonly speak during the time Jesus lived upon the earth? Was it Aramaic? A ...
Tuesday, May 10, 2022

Old Testament verses in Syriac/Aramaic

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Q . Are there verses in the Old Testament that are written in a language other than Hebrew? A . Yes. Some texts in the Old Testament are in ...
Friday, March 25, 2022

Thou Thee You Ye in Dialects

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A few facts about the “King James English.” The language of the King James Bible is Early Modern English , the stage of the English language...
Thursday, May 20, 2021

Biblical singular and plural you

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In his book Authorized: the Use and Misuse of the King James Bible ;, Mark Ward wrote a good deal about “ false friends. ” In this context, ...
Wednesday, February 24, 2021

Hebraisms in the King James Bible

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The KJV preserves lexicographical and syntactical Hebraisms (William Rosenau, Hebraisms in the Authorized Version of the Bible ). [i]  Many...
Thursday, December 17, 2020

Their proper tongue

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Acts 1:19 And it was known unto all the dwellers at Jerusalem; insomuch as that field is called in their proper tongue, Aceldama, that is to...
Thursday, May 04, 2017

The Bible in Spanish

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Q . Which Spanish Bible is the best? A. As a limited Spanish speaker I am not really qualified to answer the question, but will refer y...
Wednesday, May 03, 2017

The 2011 NIV Bible

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Q. Is the 2011 New International Version of the Bible a “politically correct” translation? A. Yes and no. The question, as asked, ...