尼希米記/尼希米记 {ni2-xi1-mi3-ji4}Old Testament – Historical Books Pronounce as [nee-uh-MAHY-uh] as in “knee – was – MY – was”. (Pronunciation of the first “h” is optional.) BTW: Nehemiah was not a prophet, but a governor of Judah during the (3rd) return of exiles from Persia. BTW2: Ezra and Nehemiah were originally written as one single book…
Category: Books
James vs Jacob
What is the 20th book in the New Testament? James.新約聖經第20卷書叫什麼？雅各{ya3-ge4}書。Wait, what? “雅各”, as we all know, translates to “Jacob” (e.g. the Patriarch). James, as we might think, translates to…詹姆士🤦♂️ So what happened here? It’s a long story, probably for another day. Given that the Greek manuscript writes as Ἰάκωβος (Iakobos), my bet would be…… Ἰάκωβος…
“Two Corinthians Walk into a Bar…”
So is it “TWO Corinthians” or “SECOND Corinthians”? The answer is “Yes”. In Great Britain, you will find many say “Two Corinthians”. In North America, though, we predominantly say “Second Corinthians”. No one is wrong, but it helps to remember which continent you are speaking to.
Philemon
腓利門書/腓利门书 {fei1-li4-men2-shu1} New Testament – Epistle One way to pronounce it is [fahy-LEE-muhn] as in “wifi – LEAd – common“. BTW: Philemon is an individual person, not a group like “Corinthians”. It’s a very interesting story of an Apostle, a runaway slave, and his master; about slavery, captivity, and freedom. But why spoil it for…