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[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version)|'''click here to go to the Main article - Introduction''']]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version)|'''click here to go to the Main article - Introduction''']]

The narrative form of the ''Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version'' on Conservapedia is a dedicated audio adaptation of the redacted text of the same encyclopedic feature. The peculiarities of a computerized mechanical audio reading needs to be adapted with the use of unusual phonetic spellings on the displayed print page, along with some very peculiar-looking punctuation and omissions. This is so that the mechanical limitations of the audio computer "Read aloud" function reads it more naturally, as a kind of "radio narrative". This is intended as a dedicated audio form, primarily for people with bad vision or who are blind, or are simply unable to look at a computer screen or read the printed page for very long. But in any case, people who simply listen to the Bible being read often get unexpected insights when they can hear it read. This is a benefit. A parallel column displaying the normal printed text is provided for comparison and verification, as a "translation" of the audio adaptation of the narrative form of this encyclopedic redaction of the New Testament

The narrative form of the ''Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version'' on Conservapedia is a dedicated audio adaptation of the redacted text of the same encyclopedic feature. The peculiarities of a computerized mechanical audio reading needs to be adapted with the use of unusual phonetic spellings on the displayed print page, along with some very peculiar-looking punctuation and omissions. This is so that the mechanical limitations of the audio computer "Read aloud" function reads it more naturally, as a kind of "radio narrative". This is intended as a dedicated audio form, primarily for people with bad vision or who are blind, or are simply unable to look at a computer screen or read the printed page for very long. But in any case, people who simply listen to the Bible being read often get unexpected insights when they can hear it read. This is a benefit. A parallel column displaying the normal printed text is provided for comparison and verification, as a "translation" in plain language of the audio adaptation of the narrative form of this encyclopedic redaction of the New Testament

;Chapter headings

;Chapter headings

;Weird mispronunciations

;Weird mispronunciations

Mechanical computer reading also weirdly mispronounces some proper names of people and even some ordinary words, such as s o w, "to sow", in sowing seed, as the word s o w with the sound of "ow" instead, pronouncing it as the word for a female pig or bear, "a sow". For example, the name Onesimus is read by the computer as "One sime us". For this reason phonetic spellings have been substituted when necessary on the visual display of the adaptive page for the sake of proper pronunciation by the Read aloud and Read out loud audio functions of the computer. In the particular case of the computer misreading the name of Onesimus the visual spelling of his name is rendered "O-nessymus". Charism is mechanically read wrongly with a soft "c h" by the computer as if it's the name of a belief in burning things until they are completely charred called "char-ism", when it should be pronounced with the hard form of "c h" as "care-ism". The name of Decebalus in text drawn from Suetonius in this Harmony is rendered phonetically on the page as "Desseb Al us". Spaces are used in this instance instead of hyphens, A similar technique of phonetic adaptation is made for other names of people and places, so the computer audio reading will say it right. Some purists will object to the rendering of Bible names and places in their popular forms as normally heard and used by the common person instead of according to their academically proper reading according to the original languages in Hebrew, Aramaic, Egyptian and Greek. While this encyclopedic feature is intended to be educational, it is not intended to confuse the ordinary reader unfamiliar with the linguistically proper pronunciation of them. This will seem to some to be a guilty perpetuation of an error of ignorant convention. The Message of the Gospel is of more paramount importance, and such a purist audio reading would confront the ordinary listener with a serious distraction having nothing to do with the fundamental Gospel Message that Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord and only through Him can anyone have the Unmerited Eternal Life of God by faithfully doing what He Says with works that are pleasing to Him.

Mechanical computer reading also weirdly mispronounces some proper names of people and even some ordinary words, such as s o w, "to sow", in sowing seed, as if it is the word s o w with the sound of "ow" instead, pronouncing it as the word for a female pig or bear, "a sow". For example, the name Onesimus is read by the computer as "One sime us". For this reason phonetic spellings have been substituted when necessary on the visual display of the adaptive page for the sake of proper pronunciation by the Read aloud and Read out loud audio functions of the computer. In the particular case of the computer misreading the name of Onesimus the visual spelling of his name is rendered "O-nessymus". Charism is mechanically read wrongly with a soft "c h" by the computer as if it's the name of a belief in burning things until they are completely charred called "char-ism", when it should be pronounced with the hard form of "c h" as "care-ism". The name of Decebalus in text drawn from Suetonius in this Harmony is rendered phonetically on the page as "Desseb Al us". Spaces are used in this instance instead of hyphens. A similar technique of phonetic adaptation is made for other names of people and places, so the computer audio reading will say it right. Some purists will object to the rendering of Bible names and places in their popular forms as normally heard and used by the common person instead of according to their academically proper reading according to the original languages in Hebrew, Aramaic, Egyptian and Greek. While this encyclopedic feature is intended to be educational, it is not intended to confuse the ordinary reader unfamiliar with the linguistically proper pronunciation of them. This will seem to some to be a guilty perpetuation of an error of ignorant convention. The Message of the Gospel is of more paramount importance, and such a purist audio reading would confront the ordinary listener with a serious distraction having nothing to do with the fundamental Gospel Message that Jesus Christ is Savior and Lord, and only through Him can anyone have the totally free gift of Eternal Life of God, by faithfully doing what He Says with works that are pleasing to Him and the Father and the Holy Spirit that will stand the test of fire that will test every man's work in the [[Last Judgment]].

American usage is the standard here instead of the European forms. For example the word "Emmaus" is pronounced either as "Em-may-us" or as "Em-mouse": the first form is here preferred and used as the adapted phonetic form for the narrative rendering of the text. Occasionally the reader and listener will disagree with the audio adapted forms used in this Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version narrative form. They may be right. Popular usage is not always correct but it is the more accepted form for common understanding of the meaning. The more serious student of the Bible will sooner or later encounter the accurate pronunciation of ancient biblical forms and is encouraged to adopt them.

American usage is the standard here instead of the European forms. For example the word "Emmaus" is pronounced either as "Em-may-us" or as "Em-mouse": the first form is here preferred and used as the adapted phonetic form for the narrative rendering of the text. Occasionally the reader and listener will disagree with the audio adapted forms used in this Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version narrative form. They may be right. Popular usage is not always correct but it is the more accepted form for common understanding of the meaning. The more serious student of the Bible will sooner or later encounter the accurate pronunciation of ancient biblical forms, and is strongly encouraged to adopt them.

;Useless dictionary phonetic forms

;Useless dictionary phonetic forms

The computer often cannot distinguish the past and present tenses of some words. Sometimes it doesn't use the right inflexion or accentuation of syllables of words in the context of the reading. For example, the past tense of "read", r e a d, is sometimes given by the computer as the verb to read something as if reading right now, "to read it", but for the narrative form on the page the intended past tense of the word needs to be phonetically corrected to r e d, "red", within the context of the text, "I have red this". On the page it doesn't look right, but in the audio computer reading these odd spellings sound right. The word "live" is sometimes read as in "alive", when it should be pronounced "liv", l i v, without the misleading cue of the silent 'e' on the end of the word, which the machine mindlessly interprets as a direction to pronounce the alphabetic character, ' i ', "eye",  as a long "vowl", vowel, instead of the proper short "vowl", vowel, according to the context of the verbal tense of the setting within the sentence. The word "untie" is O.K., but the computer reads "untying" as "un-tee-ing". And the computer sometimes pronounces "present" with the accent on the second syllable as presenting something, to "pree Zent" it, and sometimes reads it with the accent on the first syllable of "present", as "Preznt" in attendance. The normal text of the Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version has been carefully audited to determine where phonetic adaptations are needed in the narrative form.

The computer often cannot distinguish the past and present tenses of some words. Sometimes it doesn't use the right inflexion or accentuation of syllables of words in the context of the reading. For example, the past tense of "read", r e a d, is sometimes given by the computer as the verb to read something as if reading right now, "to read it", but for the narrative form on the page the intended past tense of the word needs to be phonetically corrected to r e d, "red", within the context of the text, "I have red this". On the page it doesn't look right, but in the audio computer reading these odd spellings sound right. The word "live" is sometimes read as in "alive", when it should be pronounced "liv", l i v, without the misleading cue of the silent 'e' on the end of the word, which the machine mindlessly interprets as a direction to pronounce the alphabetic character, ' i ', "eye",  as a long "vowl", vowel, instead of the proper short "vowl", vowel, according to the context of the verbal tense of the setting within the sentence. The word "untie" is O.K., but the computer reads "untying" as "un-tee-ing". And the computer sometimes pronounces "present" with the accent on the second syllable as presenting something, to "pree Zent" it, and sometimes reads it with the accent on the first syllable of "present", as "Preznt" in attendance. The normal text of the Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version has been carefully audited to determine where phonetic adaptations are needed in the narrative form.

The computer forms of pronunciation can also change between episodes of reading the words of the same ordinary text, as when you log off and go away and come back and log on for a second reading of it again and the uncommon words are sometimes read differently from before, sometimes changing their meanings, which can be confusing for the listener who can't read print, especially for students who study class-assigned books and materials with the aid of audio readings. For this reason phonetic spellings are used in this narrative form of Harmony of the Gospel in order to produce the right pronunciation in the computer narrative of the text each time. To accommodate the sighted reader of this narrative form of Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version, all necessary phonetic spellings on the page are bracketed by quotation marks, to show the sighted reader that they are not misspelling accidents or "typos" overlooked by tired proofreaders.

The computer forms of pronunciation can also change between episodes of reading the words of the same ordinary text, as when you log off and go away and come back and log on for a second reading of it again and the uncommon words are sometimes read differently from before, sometimes changing their meanings, which can be confusing for the listener who can't read print, especially for students who study class-assigned books and materials with the aid of audio readings. For this reason phonetic spellings are used in this narrative form of Harmony of the Gospel in order to produce the right pronunciation in the computer narrative of the text each time. To accommodate the sighted reader of this narrative form of Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version, all necessary phonetic spellings on the page are bracketed by quotation marks, to show the sighted reader that they are not misspelling accidents or "typos" overlooked by tired proof readers.

There are some inconclusive indications that the computer text-reading function has a rudimentary [[Artificial Intelligence]] that may perhaps gradually correct or revise words in its stored vocabulary and rules of [[syntax]] from repeated usage, and might actually properly render words earlier misread. There are places in the computerized reading of the normal print display of the text that seem never to improve, and other places that seem over time with multiple readings to have eventually undergone some programming correction for grammatically improved audio reading, and in such a case the improvement may be the work of a programmer and not the program in the machine. This is illustrated by the fact that in some cases in the normal printed text, the adaptation, A sower went forth to "so", formerly necessarily adapted from the sound of the word s o w for a female pig, is now later properly pronounced by the Read aloud function from the ordinary spelling.

There are some inconclusive indications that the computer text-reading function has a rudimentary [[Artificial intelligence]] that may perhaps gradually correct or revise words in its stored vocabulary according to the rules of [[syntax]] from repeated usage, and might actually properly render words in context earlier misread or "mis-red" by it out of context. There are places in the computerized reading of the normal print display of the text that seem never to improve, and other places that seem over time with multiple readings to have eventually undergone some programming correction for grammatically improved audio reading, and in such a case the improvement may be the work of a programmer and not due to the current programming in the machine. This is illustrated by the fact that in some cases in the normal printed text, the adaptation, A sower went forth to "so", formerly necessarily adapted from the erroneous sound of the word s o w with the sound of "ow" for a female pig, "A sower went forth to sow", is now later apparently changed and is sometimes properly pronounced by the Read aloud function, when earlier it was not. The curious reader can check if changes are made in the capacity of the Read aloud function for proper audio reading of the text by using the Read aloud function on the normal print text in the right-hand parallel column, beside the left-hand column with the text of the adapted narrative form of this Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version narrative form. The fact that the reader might see no current justification for the adaptive phonetic spellings and punctuation in the narrative form is no evidence that such a phonetic adaptation was not originally deemed necessary by the way the Read aloud function read or "red" the text when it was first developed here. The reader can establish any relevant apparent changes and currently necessary or unnecessary phonetic rendering of any of the exhibited phonetically adapted forms of the words from the normal text, by playing the Read aloud function over the parallel right-hand column of the normal print text to see how it is currently read aloud by the machine.

;An illustration

;An illustration

As an illustration, turn on the Read aloud function on your computer or device, and listen to this page. The term "Read aloud function" can be phonetically adapted as "Reed aloud function", which looks wrong but reads right. Vocally, context is everything when reading out loud. Compare the reading of the text here below of the genealogy from Chapter Five of ''Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) shorter form'' and the phonetic adaptation of the same text from the Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version narrative form. In the first part of this example the computer's reading omits a large section of the block of text after the fact that Joseph died, skipping everything in the genealogy up to the words "the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab". Then it reads it from there all the way to the words at the end, "Adam, the son of God", and then it repeats everything it has already read, starting again from the same place with "the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab", down to the end again with "Adam, the son of God". For the audio narrative adaptation of this text, this defect in the mechanical computer reading of the regular existing text of this Harmony of the Gospel is eliminated with the dividing up of the paragraph into smaller segments on the page. The computer then reads the whole genealogy without omission with some brief pauses in the sequence. The bizarre audio mispronunciations of the normal standard spellings of some of the names of the genealogy are also corrected by the adapted phonetic spellings of the narrative form.

As an illustration, turn on the Read aloud function on your computer or device, and listen to this page. The term "Read aloud function" can be phonetically adapted as "Reed aloud function", which looks wrong but reads right. Vocally, context is everything when reading out loud. Compare the reading of the text here below of the genealogy from Chapter Five of ''Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) shorter form'' and the phonetic adaptation of the same text from the Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version narrative form. In the first part of this example the computer's reading omits a large section of the block of text after the fact that Joseph died, skipping everything in the genealogy up to the words "the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab". Then it reads it from that point in the text all the way to the words at the end, "Adam, the son of God", and then it repeats everything it has already read, starting again from the same place with "the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab", down to the end again with "Adam, the son of God", and still omits all the generations that came before the son of Salmon. For the audio narrative adaptation of this text, this defect in the mechanical computer reading of the regular existing text of this Harmony of the Gospel is eliminated with the dividing up of the paragraph into smaller segments on the page. The computer then reads the whole genealogy without omission, with some brief pauses in the sequence. The bizarre audio mispronunciations of the normal standard spellings of some of the names of the genealogy are also corrected by the adapted phonetic spellings of the narrative form.

Listen to this illustrative example of the genealogy, first part:

Listen to this illustrative example of the genealogy, as the first part of this illustration:

;Harmony of the Gospel Shorter Form, the legal genealogy of Joseph the husband of Mary  

;Harmony of the Gospel Shorter Form, the legal genealogy of Joseph the husband of Mary  

Now Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ, died. And Jesus himself, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh, when he began, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Now Joseph, the husband of Mary, from whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ, died. And Jesus himself, who was born of the offspring of David according to the flesh, when he began, was about thirty years old, being the son (as was supposed) of Joseph, the son of Heli, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Melchi, the son of Jannai, the son of Joseph, the son of Mattathias, the son of Amos, the son of Nahum, the son of Esli, the son of Naggai, the son of Maath, the son of Mattathias, the son of Semein, the son of Joseph, the son of Judah, the son of Joanan, the son of Rhesa, the son of Zerubbabel, the son of Shealtiel, the son of Neri, the son of Melchi, the son of Addi, the son of Cosam, the son of Elmodam, the son of Er, the son of Jose, the son of Eliezer, the son of Jorim, the son of Matthat, the son of Levi, the son of Simeon, the son of Judah, the son of Joseph, the son of Jonan, the son of Eliakim, the son of Melea, the son of Menan, the son of Mattatha, the son of Nathan, the son of David, the son of Jesse, the son of Obed, the son of Boaz, the son of Salmon, the son of Nahshon, the son of Amminadab, the son of Aram, the son of Hezron, the son of Perez, the son of Judah, the son of Jacob, the son of Isaac, the son of Abraham, the son of Terah, the son of Nahor, the son of Serug, the son of Reu, the son of Peleg, the son of Eber, the son of Shelah, the son of Cainan, the son of Arphaxad, the son of Shem, the son of Noah, the son of Lamech, the son of Methuselah, the son of Enoch, the son of Jared, the son of Mahalaleel, the son of Cainan, the son of Enos, the son of Seth, the son of Adam, the son of God.

Here is the same illustrative example, adapted, second part:

Here is the same illustrative example, adapted, as the second part of this illustration:

;Harmony of the Gospel Narrative Form, the legal genealogy of Joseph the husband of Mary

;Harmony of the Gospel Narrative Form, the legal genealogy of Joseph the husband of Mary

Jesus answered him, You are the Teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things? Most certainly I tell you, We speak that which We know, and testify of that which We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? }}

Jesus answered him, You are the Teacher of Israel, and do not understand these things? Most certainly I tell you, We speak that which We know, and testify of that which We have seen, and you do not receive Our witness. If I told you earthly things and you do not believe, how will you believe if I tell you heavenly things? }}

Here is the same text of the phonetically adapted text:{{quotation|Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. The same came to him by night, and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are a Teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that "you-doo", unless God is with him.  

Here is the same text of the phonetically adapted text:{{quotation|Now there was a man of the Pharisees named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews. The same came to him by night and said to him, Rabbi, we know that you are a Teacher come from God, for no one can do these signs that "you-doo", unless God is with him.  

Jesus answered him, Most certainly I tell you, unless one is "born-anew", he cannot see "God’s-Kingdom".  

Jesus answered him, Most certainly I tell you, unless one is "born-anew", he cannot see "God’s-Kingdom".  

If you are unfamiliar with the Read out loud or Read aloud function of your device, you can access a tutorial online by doing a search for "How to use the Read aloud function". (Try simultaneous Ctrl + Shift + G or Ctrl + Shift + F.)

If you are unfamiliar with the Read out loud or Read aloud function of your device, you can access a tutorial online by doing a search for "How to use the Read aloud function". (Try simultaneous Ctrl + Shift + G or Ctrl + Shift + F.)

The Read aloud function used here for development of this audio adaptation is exclusively from Ctrl + Shift + G and the according to the selected baritone voice called "David". The other voices offered may not always correspond exactly to the "David" voice in their rendered vocal inflection or tone of this audio adaptation of the narrative form of this Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version.

The Read aloud function used here for development of this audio adaptation is exclusively from Ctrl + Shift + G and according to the selected baritone voice called "David". The other voices offered may not always correspond exactly to the "David" voice in their rendered vocal inflection or tone of this audio adaptation of the narrative form of this Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version.

;Here is an Index of direct links to each of the pages of the ''Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version narrative form''

;Here is an Index of direct links to each of the pages of the ''Harmony of the Gospel Conservative Version narrative form''

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 1-7, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Go to Chapters 1-7]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 1-7, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Click here to Go to the adapted narrative text of Chapters 1-7]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 8-14, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Go to Chapters 8-14]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 8-14, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Click here to Go to the adapted narrative text of Chapters 8-14]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 15-21, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Go to Chapters 15-21]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 15-21, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Click here to Go to the adapted narrative text of Chapters 15-21]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 22-28, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Go to Chapters 22-28]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 22-28, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Click here to Go to the adapted narrative text of Chapters 22-28]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 29-35, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Go to Chapters 29-35]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 29-35, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Click here to Go to the adapted narrative text of Chapters 29-35]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 36-42, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Go to Chapters 36-42]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 36-42, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Click here to Go to the adapted narrative text of Chapters 36-42]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 43-49 adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Go to Chapters 43-49]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 43-49 adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Click here to Go to the adapted narrative text of Chapters 43-49]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 50-56, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Go to Chapters 50-56]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 50-56, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Click here to Go to the adapted narrative text of Chapters 50-56]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 57-63, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Go to Chapters 57-63]]

[[Harmony of the Gospel (Conservative Version) narrative form of Chapters 57-63, adapted for audio computer Read aloud|Click here to Go to the adapted narrative text of Chapters 57-63]]