"Koine Greek is not a dead language ... " (Website and account run by Benjamin Paul Kantor)

Joined January 2019
After years of research and work, documenting spelling variants in ≈4500 inscriptions & papyri, I'm excited to see these two books coming! bit.ly/pntg2023 Big one is about 900 pages so you get ALL data & analysis Short one is 144 pages for a concise pedagogical guide
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AUDIO of Chapters 6 and 7 of the Acts of the Apostles (according to the Byzantine Textform) in a historical Koine Greek pronunciation is now uploaded to KoineGreek.com/audio
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WATCH Palm Sunday in Koine Greek from the Gospel of Matthew (chapter 21) according to Codex Vaticanus (with captions) youtu.be/0mNv-VwoQ8w?si=OhKh…
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AUDIO of Chapter 5 of the Acts of the Apostles (according to the Byzantine Textform) in a historical Koine Greek pronunciation is now uploaded to KoineGreek.com/audio
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AUDIO of Chapters 3 and 4 of the Acts of the Apostles (according to the Byzantine Textform) in a historical Koine Greek pronunciation are now uploaded to KoineGreek.com/audio
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KoineGreek.com retweeted
“The Forerunners and Heirs of Origen’s Hexapla” has been published! It is available in Open Access. I’m grateful to collaborate with brilliant contributors in this cross disciplinary endeavor. I have more to say about this volume at a later date. vandenhoeck-ruprecht-verlage…
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A nice ancient Greek idiom: λελέχθω ‘let it have been said!' to mean something like ... ‘that's enough about that’
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My NEW BOOK on the language ideology of the medieval Hebrew and Arabic grammarians is out! It is open-access so you can DOWNLOAD FREE here: bit.ly/hebrewgrammarians
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A nice moment at SBL... For the book: KoineGreek.com/pntg
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Sometimes you *can* judge a book by its cover. If you look closely, the broad findings and conclusions of my new book (openbookpublishers.com/books…) are actually all visible on the graphic of the cover:
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Fun fact: It isn't just "Forthcoming" any more. It's in print! You can read it. The pronunciation of New Testament Greek koine-greek.com/2023/02/14/f… via @KGLinguistics
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My new open access book on the relationship between the various reading traditions of Biblical Hebrew is now out ... DOWNLOAD FREE HERE: openbookpublishers.com/books…
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Really enjoyed being a guest on the @biblingoapp podcast for a discussion about my books on Greek pronunciation...
New podcast: Pronunciation of New Testament Greek with Ben Kantor (@KoineGreekcom & @BibHebrew) 🔊 Listen on your favorite podcast app! 👀 Watch here: youtu.be/PhV22n9D61k
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If Aragorn spoke Biblical Hebrew ...
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AUDIO of the entire book of Hebrews in a historical Koine Greek pronunciation has now been uploaded to KoineGreek.com/audio
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Coming soon...
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A short interview with Eerdmans about my new Greek books ... youtu.be/12qpGzK0k-w
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Pretty cool endorsement from Bill Mounce (@billmounce) on my new book about Greek pronunciation (see KoineGreek.com/pntg). I remember fondly when I first began learning Greek by picking up a copy of his Basics of Biblical Greek when I was 16 or 17 years old :)
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My books on NT Greek pronunciation are out TODAY! BUY TODAY for a free term as a KoineGreek.com patron for access to audio recordings & more! Short guide → FREE MONTH as patron ($5.49 value)* Large book → FREE YEAR as patron ($48.99 value)* koinegreek.com/post/my-new-b…
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