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 Iversen Super Polyglot Moderator Denmark berejst.dk Joined 6689 days ago 9078 posts - 16473 votes  Speaks: Danish*, French, English, German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Dutch, Swedish, Esperanto, Romanian, Catalan Studies: Afrikaans, Greek, Norwegian, Russian, Serbian, Icelandic, Latin, Irish, Lowland Scots, Indonesian, Polish, Croatian Personal Language Map | Message 9 of 22 11 September 2009 at 5:54pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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I have used bilingual versions for several languages of the two Books of King's because they are reasonably entertaining. The bilinguals can be produced through the multilingual bible system in http://www.lexilogos.com/bible_multilingue.htm Edited by Iversen on 14 September 2009 at 1:38pm 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| JW Hexaglot Senior Member United States youtube.com/user/egw Joined 6108 days ago 1802 posts - 2011 votes 22 sounds Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Ancient Greek, French, Biblical Hebrew Studies: Luxembourgish, Dutch, Greek, Italian | Message 10 of 22 14 September 2009 at 5:03pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
http://www.biblegateway.com/ is indeed an excellent resource. I use it frequently. For the larger languages it has several versions (e.g., 7 for Spanish, 2 for Italian, 2 for German, 2 for French) but usually only one for the smaller languages (e.g., Dutch). Where there are multiple versions, they normally have a more literal older translation (e.g., the KJV in English, Luther’s Bible in German) along with some of the more modern “thought” translations. These more modern translations are easier for reading as they eliminate the archaic language and awkward constructions (due to translation issues from Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic) but sometimes they get too free vis-à-vis their translation and you loose the force of the original. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| nescafe Senior Member Japan Joined 5395 days ago 137 posts - 227 votes | Message 11 of 22 04 February 2010 at 3:51am | IP Logged | ||||||||
I also use that site frequently. The Bible is realy a good resource for learning language. I do not know any other book which explains everything from the begining of the universe. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Sprachprofi Nonaglot Senior Member Germany learnlangs.comRegistered users can see my Skype Name Joined 6456 days ago 2608 posts - 4866 votes Speaks: German*, English, French, Esperanto, Greek, Mandarin, Latin, Dutch, Italian Studies: Spanish, Arabic (Written), Swahili, Indonesian, Japanese, Modern Hebrew, Portuguese | Message 12 of 22 04 February 2010 at 6:35pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
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If you use the Bible before using a textbook, or if there is no textbook for the language you're studying, I can recommend the very beginning of the Gospel of John. The sentences there are possibly the easiest in structure in the entire Bible.
I used this to start off a course in Biblical Latin which dives straight into the Vulgate Latin Bible rather than weighing you down with lots of grammar, vocabulary and constructed texts first. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| dmaddock1 Senior Member United States Joined 5419 days ago 174 posts - 426 votes Speaks: English* Studies: Italian, Esperanto, Latin, Ancient Greek | Message 13 of 22 23 April 2010 at 6:13pm | IP Logged | ||||||||
Some New Testament specific advice: Mounce's A Graded Reader of Biblical Greek uses the following passages:
Of course, the Psalms passage is from the LXX. The Didache is a non-canonical book from the apostolic fathers. Following Mounce's graded program before trying to read a whole book might be a good idea (and is my plan). When you're ready to read whole books, consult the following table. As recommended by didaskalos in this thread, here is a table from "Greek Grammar Beyond the Basics", by Daniel Wallace. Semitic / Vulgar Revelation Mark John, 1-3 John 2 Peter Conversational most of Paul Matthew Literary Koine Hebrews Luke-Acts James Pastorals (ie. 1&2 Timothy, Titus) 1 Peter Jude Each category is "listed in descending order of purity". Meaning, Hebrews is the most literary; Revelation is the most Semitic/Vulgar. Note, that doesn't make Revelation easiest of course, due to its symbolic genre. 3 persons have voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Smart Tetraglot Senior Member United States Joined 5325 days ago 352 posts - 398 votes Speaks: Spanish, English*, Latin, French Studies: German | Message 14 of 22 24 April 2010 at 2:57am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Yes that is a great site. However, one might find this interesting also: www.bible.cc 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| JW Hexaglot Senior Member United States youtube.com/user/egw Joined 6108 days ago 1802 posts - 2011 votes 22 sounds Speaks: English*, German, Spanish, Ancient Greek, French, Biblical Hebrew Studies: Luxembourgish, Dutch, Greek, Italian | Message 15 of 22 24 April 2010 at 4:10am | IP Logged | ||||||||
Yes, I use that site and it is indeed excellent--especially the interlinear part. I believe that is the only site that has an interlinear with parsing--at least in the Greek. 1 person has voted this message useful | |||||||||
| Splog Diglot Senior Member Czech Republic anthonylauder.c Joined 5655 days ago 1062 posts - 3263 votes Speaks: English*, Czech Studies: Mandarin | Message 16 of 22 24 April 2010 at 7:14am | IP Logged | ||||||||
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Are there free versions of the bible in MP3 format available for download in various languages? I know for novels and so on these have to be purchased, but I wondered if some religious groups have put out free audio bibles. I ask, because I would be interested in trying the Listening-Reading method with the bible.
p.s. I don't want to pay for audio because I am not a christian, but free audio may compel me to give it a go simply for the language-learning benefits. Edited by Splog on 24 April 2010 at 7:16am 1 person has voted this message useful |
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