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| + | <CENTER><H5>Putting on the Mask</H5> | ||
| + | <BR>Address: Akatsutsumi 1-43-1-405, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo 156-0044, Japan | ||
| + | <BR>E-mail: jbockman3rd@yahoo.com</CENTER> | ||
| + | <BR><I>Likes</I>: Languages and teaching, classic movies, Irish music, English ale on tap, mountain hiking and cycling, Japanese hot springs, <I>Morrowind</I>. | ||
| + | <BR><I>Dislikes</I>: Neckties, dead-fish handshakes, wet doorknobs. | ||
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| + | <LI>Born in Roswell, New Mexico, 1953. Raised in Tucson, Arizona. | ||
| + | <LI>Chrismated into the Orthodox Church, 1974. | ||
| + | <LI>Master of Arts degree in (teaching) English as a Second Language, University of Arizona, 1977. | ||
| + | <LI>Moved to Japan, 1979. | ||
| + | <LI>Married Naomi Sophia Ozaki, at the Holy Resurrection Cathedral, Tokyo, 1981. <FONT FACE="SYMBOL">o anhr authV hnesen authn, Pollai qugatereV ekthsanto plouton, pollai epoihsan dunata, su de uperkeisai kai uperhraV pasaV.</FONT> | ||
| + | (Ihr Mann lobt sie: "Es sind wohl viele tuchtige Frauen, du aber ubertriffst sie alle."/ Her husband praises her, "Many daughters have obtained wealth, many have wrought valiantly; but thou hast exceeded, thou hast surpassed all." [Prov. 31:28-29]) | ||
| + | <LI>One daughter, born 1982. | ||
| + | <LI>Took up study of Greek, ca. 1996. | ||
| + | <LI>A pilot page of an Interlinear Greek-Japanese Gospel of St. John, painstakingly typed using a vintage typewriter-style word processor, was rejected by a religious publisher in Tokyo, ca. 1997. (A Jesuit classicist scholar who had reviewed the page objected to the pronunciation scheme.) Tried to continue but lacked a publisher and a suitable word processor. | ||
| + | <LI>Took up biblical studies, 1999-2000, publishing a paper, <I>Who were the "Sons of God" and the "Giants" in Gen. 6:1-4?</I>, in The Struggler, June-Sept. 2000. | ||
| + | <LI>Resurrected the interlinear Gospel after buying a computer, Feb. 2000, and published some time before Pascha, 2004. | ||
| + | <LI>Decided an on-line Greek-English version would have more widespread appeal, June 2004. Began work in July after learning HTML. | ||
| + | <LI>Currently an instructor at Nevada-California International Consortium of Universities and Colleges, Tokyo, preparing Japanese high school graduates for foreign study. | ||
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| + | <BR>Return to <A HREF="index.html">Home</A>.</CENTER> | ||
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Revision as of 13:07, September 12, 2006
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<A NAME="About">About John Bockman</A>
<A NAME="About">About John Bockman</A>
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Putting on the Mask
Address: Akatsutsumi 1-43-1-405, Setagaya-Ku, Tokyo 156-0044, Japan
E-mail: jbockman3rd@yahoo.com
Likes: Languages and teaching, classic movies, Irish music, English ale on tap, mountain hiking and cycling, Japanese hot springs, Morrowind.
Dislikes: Neckties, dead-fish handshakes, wet doorknobs.
- Born in Roswell, New Mexico, 1953. Raised in Tucson, Arizona.
- Chrismated into the Orthodox Church, 1974.
- Master of Arts degree in (teaching) English as a Second Language, University of Arizona, 1977.
- Moved to Japan, 1979.
- Married Naomi Sophia Ozaki, at the Holy Resurrection Cathedral, Tokyo, 1981. o anhr authV hnesen authn, Pollai qugatereV ekthsanto plouton, pollai epoihsan dunata, su de uperkeisai kai uperhraV pasaV. (Ihr Mann lobt sie: "Es sind wohl viele tuchtige Frauen, du aber ubertriffst sie alle."/ Her husband praises her, "Many daughters have obtained wealth, many have wrought valiantly; but thou hast exceeded, thou hast surpassed all." [Prov. 31:28-29])
- One daughter, born 1982.
- Took up study of Greek, ca. 1996.
- A pilot page of an Interlinear Greek-Japanese Gospel of St. John, painstakingly typed using a vintage typewriter-style word processor, was rejected by a religious publisher in Tokyo, ca. 1997. (A Jesuit classicist scholar who had reviewed the page objected to the pronunciation scheme.) Tried to continue but lacked a publisher and a suitable word processor.
- Took up biblical studies, 1999-2000, publishing a paper, Who were the "Sons of God" and the "Giants" in Gen. 6:1-4?, in The Struggler, June-Sept. 2000.
- Resurrected the interlinear Gospel after buying a computer, Feb. 2000, and published some time before Pascha, 2004.
- Decided an on-line Greek-English version would have more widespread appeal, June 2004. Began work in July after learning HTML.
- Currently an instructor at Nevada-California International Consortium of Universities and Colleges, Tokyo, preparing Japanese high school graduates for foreign study.
Return to <A HREF="index.html">Home</A>.</CENTER>
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