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Woohoo! I’m so excited! I just received the Interlinear Greek-English Bible I ordered! I’ve wanted for so long to have an actual Greek Bible to read and when I recently saw this one that my friend Julie S. has, I began my search for one more earnestly. I really like the format of this particular Bible. It has the Greek text (the Textus Receptus) in the wide center column with the English words translated directly below each Greek word, as closely as the translation process will allow. Above each word is the corresponding Strong’s number. In the narrower left hand column is the literal translation, and in the equally narrow right hand column is the King James Version.

I’ve been working on improving my Greek skills recently (seeing as how I can’t understand much of anything I read yet!) because I’m planning to teach it to my younger siblings this year. I came across this very helpful site that has several charts and actual lessons. It’s been a great resource so far. If anyone has recommendations for other good resources for learning Greek, please do share!

My goal is not to be able to speak Greek conversationally, as I don’t anticipate much occasion to utilize such a skill presenting itself anytime in the forseeable future :-), but rather, to be able to read the New Testament portion of the Bible in its originally scripted language. Perhaps someday I will attempt Hebrew, but it seems significantly more difficult to learn!

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