ahhhh , ok bookmark it is for now ...slightly touched , we all know , daily logic does not always compute in the ethereal mind ...but still "pin it " ...ok ok I will bookmark (don't even ask why it never occurred to me ) I figured it was enough that I actually had the forum bookmarked ...
sharing from over at the DTT site .... has more translations the the JW.org http://blog.youversion.com/2014/10/1000-bible-versions-see-the-bigger-picture/
Audio programs of the latest assemblies below (in addition to what you'll find in post #35). http://wiki.jw-archive.org/2014-2015+Circuit+Assembly+-+Seek+Peace+and+Pursue+It+-+Audio.
Hi Joe ! I have just begun to read a book about this subject. It's very interesting. I'll post quotations from it on my thread about biblical puns in case I find something interesting. They say that the linguistic substrate of Jesus' words is in Aramaic but it's not necessarily in the written form. Maybe that his words were directly translated and written in Greek, but years later. They were already differences between the Aramaic substrate and the Greek texts... Interestingly, Jesus was able to speak in Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek...
Hebrew and Aramaic can be considered to be like the "King's English" and "American English". We can also use the comparison within American English used within the United States. In typing that last reference my subconscious had me type Untied. That's what's happening today in those states of America. Here is a site with some pretty good information about language dialects in America. http://aschmann.net/AmEng/ Quite a few years ago, my family was vacationing in Florida. We were in the hotel pool which overlooked the ocean. There were some young kids splashing about with my grand-kids. One of them said, "Hi [hey] whar [where] ya'll [you all] froum [from]?" My grand daughter answered "California". The girl said, "Ah thoot [thought] so. Ya'll [you all] tauk [talk] founy [funny] I asked her (I already had a clue), "Where are you from?" She replied, "Can-tukee"! I surprised her by asking is they were from Muhlenberg county. I had some friends from there and took a lucky guess. They were flabbergasted. They wanted to know how I knew that. I just smiled at them and gave them a salute. It's all covered in a song by John Prine titled Paradise. Go to: What Music Do you Listen To ?
About 15 years ago, I borrowed a book from the public library whose title was The Bible and the Koran compared. I read it at first under the linguistic angle since many Hebrew words are examined therein in detail. It was awesome ! The Hebrew and the Arabic (like the Aramaic) are very close too. Besides the linguistic aspect, I liked this book too because the author is a philosopher and she therefore compared both books according to their main themes, and I enjoyed her explanations regarding the main themes of the Bible (examples in English here). Thanks for the link about the dialects spoken in the USA. I like that kind of subjects.
Regional Convention this year. The link below is for Friday and... well... for the following days, you know how Youtube works just as I do.... A wonderful and poignant video http://www.jw.org/en/publications/videos/what-is-true-love/movie/ I think that it must be a brother who posted the link to the convention and I personally thank this US brother from the bottom of my heart and will answer this to him : "She said: "Yes, Lord, but really the little dogs do eat of the crumbs falling from the table of their masters. Then Jesus replied to her: ""O woman, great is your faith; let it happen to you as you wish." And her daughter was healed from that hour on."" - Mat. 15:27-28 I'm an active JW. I have proved it many times to those whom I trust here on this db. I have attended/will attend the convention this summer along with my congregation. Dear brother, thanks for willingly letting crumbs fall from your table so the little dogs are fed somehow...
I looked at the YouTube channel that this video is uploaded on - it is a collection of all of the assembly programs. The brother posts them so that any who can't attend, will still be able to watch the program.
The GB pushes people to materialism.... I just bought a bluetooth headphone so I can listen more easily this made-in-USA convention (impressive speakers you have, you lucky ones !!!!) and the Bible audio files through my phone, PC or tablet wherever I may happen to be and whatever I may happen to do..... They're good indeed !
Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative http://cdli.ucla.edu/ ORACC http://oracc.museum.upenn.edu/ CDLIWIKI http://cdli.ox.ac.uk/wiki/ In French, news about Mesopotamia http://www.scilogs.fr/breves-mesopotamiennes/
Many versions of the Bible in French (and many other Bible-related gems) for those who can read it. Unfortunately, a couple of links are dead. http://www.areopage.net/VersionsBibliquesEnFrancais.html
Any info about the JWs on wikipedia, please type on Google : jws site:en.wikipedia.org Any info about the website "jw.org" on wikipedia "jw.org" site:en.wikipedia.org
Very interesting website with tons of links (I'm currently reading his book entitled "The Divine Name in the New Testament" - written by Didier Fontaine). The site is in French but lots of links are to material in English. http://www.areopage.net/traducnt.htm
Interesting site for those who find chronology of interest... https://univ-lyon2.academia.edu/GerardGERTOUX