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By: The voice behind the online Tanakh « Ccryder1964's Blog

The voice behind the online Tanakh « Ccryder1964's Blog — Tue, 21 Sep 2010 02:06:39 +0000

[...] my link for http://www.mechon-mamre.org/ this is the gentleman that you hear on the audio, go to http://boulders2bits.com/archives/2009/11/07/the-voice-behind-the-online-tanakh/ for the full story, it is a really interesting [...]

By: Hebrew Scholar

Hebrew Scholar — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:01:12 +0000

Thanks for this post about the background of Abraham Shmueloff and hsi reading of the Hebrew Bible. I bought the cassette tapes of these in Jerusalem about 15 years ago, but since then they have been duplicated over the Internet in MP3 format. They are incredibly good recordings, spoken with all the differences between Hebrew letters such as alef and ayin, and the intonation correct according to the Hebrew accents (teamim). Every student of the Hebrew Bible should listen to these.

By: Karyn

Karyn — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 01:30:56 +0000

Tim, the only info I can track down is this, “The diffusion of the Audio Recordings has been entrusted to the Carmelites in light of Fr. Abraham’s devotion to St. Theresa of Lisieux. The original tape recordings were transferred to digital audio by Audio Scriptures International, and then transferred to mp3 files, divided according to chapters, by the Academy of Ancient Languages.”

I have never seen a “formal” copyright on the audio recordings, but I think if you provide a link back to one of the websites where you downloaded the files, that should suffice to satisfy your situation.

I agree that some of the reading is a bit fast for new learners. I’d like to hear some of your “slowed down” versions that don’t alter the pitch.

KLT

By: Tim Bulkeley

Tim Bulkeley — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 23:57:31 +0000

I’ve wanted to find who holds the copyright, but have been unable to for classes I usually use Audacity to slow the files down a bit to make them easier for non-native Hebraists to hear, you can do it so that the pitch does not change. He can read a bit fast for beginners.

By: Karyn

Karyn — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:52:45 +0000

Bob:

I’m teaching Biblical Hebrew to some 5-7 year olds this year. We’ll have to compare notes sometime!

Karyn

By: Bob MacDonald

Bob MacDonald — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 19:42:39 +0000

Thanks for the great story. I have used Mechon-Mamre for years. Over the next year I hope my hearing improves. Tomorrow I attempt to introduce the prophets – with a collection of Hebrew verses – to a collection of children ages 6-14. I never know who will show up but – children learn so much from so little. I have them for an hour tomorrow but usually just 5 minutes a week. Watch the next generation if we learn to teach the ancient tongues to children instead of flannel board and ecclesiastical behaviour patterns.

By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 18:43:10 +0000

I too looked him up after listening to his readings. Before translating a text I would cue up these tracks, then also listen to them on the way into class in the morning�very helpful.