Spiritual and Bible aspects of language learning

What language did Jesus speak

What language did Jesus speak
The general consensus seems to indicate Jesus spoke ancient Aramaic. The Aramaic language was a Semitic language that was connected to Hebrew. It was also featured in the film ‘Passion’, and with help of multimedia is being preserved so Ancient Aramaic is not lost as a language.
However, we are not certain this was his language, […]

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The method of a polyglot to learn a language

The method of a polygot to learn a language
Cardinal Joseph Mezzofanti 1774-1849 taught himself more than 38 languages fluently. Perhaps the best confirmed polyglot that ever lived. People have speculated he spoke more than 38 languages, but Cardinal Messofanti was confirmed and tested to be perfectly fluent in 38 languages. You can read […]

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Polish hip hop bible and language

Polish hip hop bible and language learning
A while back I bought a Polish bible to help me learn Polish. It made sense as the stories I knew, the vocabulary was basic, and it was something I enjoyed and could read over and over again. But the problem was the most modern Polish translation was in […]

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Learn a language by ascribing meaning to your learning process

Meaning and learning
Children learn to survive
The reason a child learns so well,  is there is nothing more important and meaningful to a child than to learn.  A child is wire to learn like a child is wired to eat.  This is because nature knows that if a child is to survive in the world it must […]

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Latin as the official language of the Catholic church

Latin language and the Catholic church
Latin the universal language
I am getting married in Poland and I am an American citizen.  The the Polish courts are very slow and difficult, the Catholic church is very easy to work with.  On  thing that would be nice if I could get all my original Church documents in Latin,  […]

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Preserving The Language Of Jesus

Language of Jesus
For thousands of years, a tiny Syrian village has kept a well-guarded treasure: the language of Jesus. Tucked away in the Qalamoun Mountains, just north of Damascus, Syria, is Malula - one of the last places on earth where Aramaic is still spoken.
Aramaic was a thriving language during the time of Jesus and […]

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Fyodor Dostoevsky-If God did not exist

If God did not exist, all things would be permitted.
Dostoevsky is often quoted with this statement.  It comes from the ‘Brothers of Karamazov’.  Or does it?  The meaning of the quote is clear and powerful.  And goes along with Dostoevsky’s beliefs as illustrated in the ‘Brothers of Karamazov’. 
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My question is did he actaully write this […]

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Metaphors to learn a language

metaphors and language learning
Metaphors are barbells for the mind. A seemly simple sentence uses language, imagination in both an abstract and concrete sense. Using metaphors in language learning is a simple technique that brings more of what you already knows online.

Memory problems are more often than not a recall rather than a storage […]

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How to get married in Poland

How to get married in Poland and have a Polish wedding
How to marry a Polish citizen
There are two types of Polish marriages, Polish civil mariage and Church marriage. If you have a Polish church wedding this is legal.   I will explain the Church wedding, as this is more common in Poland. 
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Going to church and praying in a foreign language

Going to church and praying in a foreign language. Some things are meant to be holy and not a language learning technique. However if you are a going to church and praying and want to learn a language then try to go to not English services. You will get a lot out of it from […]

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