歌羅西書/歌罗西书 {ge-luo-xi-shu}New Testament – Epistles [kuh-LO-shuhnz], as in “coca–LOT-nations“ Colossians is Paul’s letter to the church in Colossae [kuh-LO-si]. It’s the best name for a city if you ask me. Colossae is still there if you want to visit, although it’s no longer part of the Roman or Byzantine Empire, but Turkey.
Category: Pronounce
Deuteronomy
申命記/申命记 {shen1-ming4-ji4}Old Testament – Pentateuch/Torah Pronounce as [dyoo-tuh-RO-nuh-mee], as in“deuce-today-ROT-gonna–me“ Why the long name? “Deuteronomy” is made of two parts: deuteros (δεύτερος = second) and nomos (νόμος = law), i.e. the second time Moses stated God’s laws to the Israelites after their first generation passed in the wilderness.
Name Above All Names
Have you ever wondered why the “J” in “Jesus“? 耶穌{ye1-su1}, Ιησούς, イエス, יֵשׁוּעַ, and many others sound a lot like each other. What’s the story of that “J”? Long before we had the Bible in English, it was first translated into Latin, where the New Testament Greek “Ιησούς” was translated to “IESVS“, sounding almost identical to its Greek…
Philippians
腓立比書/腓立比书 {fei1-li4-bi3-shu1}New Testament – Epistle Please don’t pronounce it like “Philippines”. It’s very close, but the trick is to emphasize “li“, like this:[fi-LI-pi-uhns], as in “fit – LIT – champions“ The Philippians lived in the city of Philippi, which you may also want to pronounce properly:[FI-li-peye], as in “FIT – lit – pie“. Notice how the emphasis changes from “li”…
Nehemiah
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…
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…