Audio recordings of the New Testament in Greek?
 

I'm hoping someone can help. A server at our parish church in Moscow, Dmitri, is a seminary student. He is studying NT Greek because they have to be able to read the NT in the original Greek. He wants a good recording of a Greek man reading the NT, in any format (MP3 or whatever), so he can hear a good Greek voice and get the pronunciation right. Can anyone tell me if this is available and from where?

Many thanks.

There is this (not quite what he wants but it will help):
http://www.earlham.edu/%7ejeffesu/NT.../morealpha.htm

He could start with this until a better option is provided:
http://www.ccel.org/a/anonymous/gnt/home.html

I am so sorry. I just listened to her .... she sounds RIDICULOUS and he would FAIL if he followed her pronounciation ... it really does not sound Greek at all!!

Tell your friend I am willing to teach him Greek NT over MSN - I am 100% fluent in Greek and am will not laugh at him ... does he have a microphone?

Here is another one, this guy at least sounds a little better than the CCEL lady but I am not sure what bible he is reading and he sounds a bit like a "manga" - his pronounciation is not perfect but better than CCEL.

http://www.helding.net/greeklatinaudio/

The bonus is, you also have latin and Hebrew audio ...

I am so sorry. I just listened to her .... she sounds RIDICULOUS and he would FAIL if he followed her pronounciation ... it really does not sound Greek at all!! Dmitri had tried this and quickly realised that it was useless. I wondered whether Apostoliki Diakonia or Zoe had something to offer; I wonder if someone in Greece could check. Surely there is something - what about blind Greeks?

This is the wrong site to be posting to ... you should be on Myriobiblos posting this question ... the Church of Greece has a zillion different social institutions ... to search through them all individually would take a month at least ... OR give the Church of Greece (in Athens) a call directly to ask for assistance.

Like I said, i am happy to teach your friend over MSN - it will discipline me to read the New Tastement in Greek, which I do anyway but not nearly enough lately, and it will help your friend listen to a proficient Greek pronounciation ...


ANOTHER SITE:

http://www.ibiblio.org/koine/greek/lessons/john1.html

I've come across a CD book (22 CDs) called 'Koine Greek New Testament'. It's read by Spiros Zodhiates and available through www.christianbooks.com (books - CD). Seems promising but it says, 'using modern Greek pronunciation'. What is 'modern Greek pronunciation' of Koine Greek?

This is just a fancy term created at the Theological Colleges designed to replace Real Greek pronunciation - in other words, expect to hear some non-native Greek attempt to pronounce Greek words in a non-Greek way :-)

Anyone for some mouth stretching exercises??? OOOoooooooWWwwwwwwEeeeeeeeehttp://www.monachos.net/forum/images...es/biggrin.png

Like I said, this is the third and final time ... I am happy to teach over "MSN" using microphone and earphones - it costs nothing more than your internet connection ...

Erasmian pronunciation, such as the CCEL version, is to be avoided at all costs. If vowel diphthongs are split (such as Koine pronounced as KOY-nee, instead of Ki-NI), then it ain't proper Greek, "modern" or otherwise! The audio sample of the CD at christianbooks seems quite OK.

Thanks to you have replied.

... I am happy to teach over "MSN" using microphone and earphones - it costs nothing more than your internet connection ... Thank you, I'll tell him, but I'm back in England now, so I have to communicate via the priest since I don't have contact details for Dmitri.