圣经是用外语写的！
是的，但圣经最初並不是用英文写成的。旧约是用希伯来语写成的（有几段是用亚兰语写的）。这都是古代犹太人的语言。
新约同样也是犹太人写的（有些人认为路加是希腊化的犹太人，或者可能是希腊人）。新约是用他们那个时代的通用语言——希腊语写成的（现在称为通俗希腊语Koine Greek）。是為向整个罗马帝国，向地中海东部传播好消息。虽然语言是希腊语，但聖經的文化本質是犹太人的（不用多说，耶稣是个犹太人！）。
因此，简而言之，基督教不是西方的宗教。毫无疑问。这信仰的起源不是来自欧洲，更加不是来自北美洲。圣经信仰的根源是在中东，是与犹太人文化息息相关。
我们要學外语么？我们如何理解它？
当然，最直接的方法是花几年时间去学外语，语法和词汇等，然后你就可以取直接阅读原文的圣经了。
但是，如果我们想初步体验这些语言，我们可以使用 "原文逐字对照 Interlinear Bible" 来弥补這個差距。
在我们的 "圣经阅读"页面中，我们有 3 本带 Strong's 原文编号的圣经：中文 (和合本CUV)、原文 (LC & WH) 和英文 (HCSB)。
当您将鼠标悬放(mouse-over)在 Strong's Number原文编号（以绿色字体显示，带有 Hxxxx 或 Gxxxx）上时，相同的编号将以黄色高亮突出显示。
当您用鼠标左键单击时，高亮将显示为蓝色字体，并且会長亮着。左键单击是一个切换开关。
右键单击时，将出现一个小弹出窗口，其中包含单词的简短定义。目前，这个定义只有中文简体。
Strong's 原文编号旁边的蓝色字体是原文的"文法編码"，是动词的 TVM（Tense时态、Voice语态、Mood语气）信息。
The Bible is written in foreign languages!
Yes, the Bible was not originally written in English.
The Old Testament was written in Hebrew (with a few passages in Aramaic). This was the language of the ancient Jews.
The New Testament was also written by the Jews (some think that Luke, who was a Hellenistic Jew, or could be a Greek). The New Testament was written in the lingua franca of their times: in Greek, (known now as the Koine Greek), possibly with the purpose of spreading the good news to the Eastern Mediterranean, if not the entire Roman Empire. Though the language was Greek, the cultural identity was Jewish (needless to say, Jesus was a Jew!).
Therefore, in short, Christianity is not a Western religion. There is no question about this. The origin of this faith is not from Europe or America. Its root is in the Middle East, with the Jewish people.
What can we do with foreign languages? How can we understand them?
Of course, the most direct way is to spend some years to lean them, the grammar and the vocabulary, etc, then you can read the Bible in the original languages.
But if we want to have a first taste of the languages, we can use the Interlinear Bible to bridge the gap.
On our Bible Page, we have 3 Bibles all keyed with Strong's Number: Chinese (CUV), Original Language (LC & WH), and English (HCSB).
When you mouse-over the Strong's Number (show in Green font, with Hxxxx or Gxxxx), the identical numbers will be highlighted in yellow.
When you left-click with the mouse, the high-light will be in Blue font and will stay on. The left-click is a toggle switch.
When you right-click, a small pop-up will appear with a brief definition of the word. For the moment, this definition is only in Simplified Chinese.
The Blue font codes next to the Strong's numbers are the TVM (Tense, Voice & Mood) information for the verbs.
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