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< h1 style = " margin-bottom: 0px; " > Τὴν Καινὴν Διαθήκην ἀναγιγνωσκώμεθα !</ h1 >
< h3 > Let us read the New Testament !</ h3 >
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< i > The Gospel of John in its original language </ i >
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< div class = " article " >< p > The New Testament was orginally written in Ancient Greek ( or , more specifically , Koine Greek ) and is written in a mostly rather easy to understand manner ; this is due to the fact that it written using simpler grammar and repeats things frequently . I therefore find it to be a great text to read as an intermediate student of the language — especially if you are Christian or interested in Christianity .</ p ></ div >
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< h2 > In the beginning was the Word </ h2 >
< p >< i > Ἐν ἀρχῇ ἦν ὁ λόγος , καὶ ὁ λόγος ἦν πρὸς τὸν θεόν , καὶ θεὸς ἦν ὁ λόγος .</ i > These are the opening words of the Gospel of John or , as it is known in the original Greek , < i > Κατὰ Ἰωάννην ( Ευαγγέλιον ) </ i >. And whilst I am aware that it is not literally referring to a < q > word </ q > per se , I find it to be a fitting quote to display here . As briefly mentioned above , the New Testament 's original language is Ancient Greek, and although it hadn' t actually been written by a native speaker of the language , I would still consider it an invaluable resource for learning the language . </ p >
< p > This is mostly due to the aforesaid fact that the New Testament — and the entire Bible , for that matter — are written in a somewhat simple - to - grasp manner with lots of repetitions . I am by no means saying that one will be able to read the Bible fully without any issues whatsoever after only a minor amount of time spent stuying , but it is , I would argue , amongst the easier texts that can be read . This is undoubtedly because of the type of Greek it has been written in — namely Koine — which utilises a much simplified grammar when compared to Attic . </ p >
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< p > Though I must give credit where credit is due and proclaim that the idea of getting the New Testament in Greek was not my own idea ; rather , I had written a small < q > letter </ q > to my English teacher — who knows Ancient Greek — who replied to my question regarding reading resources by telling me to get a Bible . He had initially recommended that I get a bilingual version — which I still might — but I decided to , instead , buy a regular , mono - lingual version . This is mostly due to my not wanting to spend over €50 for a new copy of the bilingual version and my not being able to find any second - hand editions . I was , however , able to find this pocket edition containing only the Greek text for roughly €10 on eBay .</ p >
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< h2 > Novum Testamentum Graece — The Greek New Testament </ h2 >
< p > Though I must admit that this pocket edition of the Novum Testamtum Graece is not my favourite way of reading the Greek New Testament . It is a lovely and small book that you can take anywhere , but lacks in practicality for a lower intermediate student of the language ; there is no dictionary , no notes . Instead , the pages are filled with cryptic symbols representing textual differences , something you most likely do not need unless you are a theology student .</ p >
< p > It is , however , a handy book to have if you want to reinforce what you have read previously ; a part of the book you know well enough to comprehend without a dictionary . Nevertheless , for actually reading new parts of the New Testament that I haven 't read before, I generally prefer using <a href="readersedition.php">The Greek New Testament. A Reader' s Edition </ a > and I recommend you take a look at that page if you want further information regarding that book .</ p >
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