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Scripture Texts with Expositions and Sentence-prayers from Calvin's Commentaries on the Minor Prophets, by John Calvin (1509 - 1564)

This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/expositions-and-prayers-minor-prophets-by-john-calvin/
The prayers of John Calvin, however, have received little attention, as compared with the fame which crowns his theological writings. His commentaries upon Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Daniel, and the minor prophets were originally delivered in the form of lectures, each followed by appropriate petitions. Both lectures and prayers were extemporaneous. In his epistle dedicatory, prefaced to the commentary upon the minor prophets, and addressed to the King of Sweden, Calvin says: "Had it been in my power I would rather have tried to prevent the wider circulation of that extemporaneous kind of teaching, intended for the particular benefit of my auditory, and with which benefit I was abundantly satisfied." John Budaeus, in another preface, piously exhorts that we pray for the Spirit of God, that we may come to the reading of Scripture instructed by him. "And for this end," he says, "much help may be given us by the short prayers which we have taken care to add at the close of every lecture as gathered by us with the same care and fidelity as the lectures were; and the ignorant may also have in these a pattern, as it were, painted before them, by which they may form their prayers from the words of Scripture. For as at the beginning of the lectures he ever used the same form of prayer, so he was wont ever to finish every lecture by a new prayer formed at the time, as given him by the Spirit of God, and accommodated to the subject of the lecture." (Summary from the Introduction)
Source text (please read only from this text!): https://archive.org/details/scripturetextswi00calv/page/n4/mode/1up

Target completion date: 2021-07-31

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Intro to recording:
Leave 0.5 to 1 second of silence at the beginning.

For the first section, say:
"Section (or Chapter) # of Scripture Texts with Expositions and Sentence-prayers from Calvin's Commentaries on the Minor Prophets. This is a LibriVox recording. All LibriVox recordings are in the public domain. For more information or to volunteer, please visit librivox.org." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Scripture Texts with Expositions and Sentence-prayers from Calvin's Commentaries on the Minor Prophets, by John Calvin. Section Title."
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"Section (or Chapter) # of Scripture Texts with Expositions and Sentence-prayers from Calvin's Commentaries on the Minor Prophets, by John Calvin. This LibriVox recording is in the public domain." [Optional: "Read by your name."] "Section Title."
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"End of Scripture Texts with Expositions and Sentence-prayers from Calvin's Commentaries on the Minor Prophets, by John Calvin."
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Last edited by InTheDesert on July 26th, 2021, 1:34 am, edited 2 times in total.
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I thought that since we're under 100 projects for this month, I should pull out this one which is pre-recorded except for the intros. Each section is around 15 mins so it'll be quick to edit and PL and should be done before the end of July!

I just wanted to check whether I am allowed to not use section 'numbers' but instead use the book names for easy reference. The section titles would be:
Hosea
Joel
Amos
Obadiah and Jonah
Micah
Nahum and Habakkuk
Zephaniah
Haggai
Zechariah
Malachi
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ITD,

I'd be happy to MC and PL this for you. I'll get your MW set up.

We include the section numbers in the intros so that those who are listening, or who are unable to read a display, can quickly hear what section they are on. So I'd prefer that you include the section numbers in your intros. I don't think you need to include the exposition numbers in the intros ...

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MaryAnnSpiegel wrote: July 25th, 2021, 11:32 am ITD,

I'd be happy to MC and PL this for you. I'll get your MW set up.

We include the section numbers in the intros so that those who are listening, or who are unable to read a display, can quickly hear what section they are on. So I'd prefer that you include the section numbers in your intros. I don't think you need to include the exposition numbers in the intros ...

MaryAnn
Ok, I'm fine with numbers. I'll have these up in a few hours once I've recorded the intros.
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All done. I've reached the upper limit of what I can do towards 100 projects this month haha.
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OK, great. I'll listen in the next few days. I have one that I need to record a couple of sections for to contribute to the total as well ...

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ITD,
On section 1, at about 0.30 - please delete "end of section 1"
Same comment for section 3 at about 0.20.

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MaryAnnSpiegel wrote: July 26th, 2021, 1:14 pm ITD,
On section 1, at about 0.30 - please delete "end of section 1"
Same comment for section 3 at about 0.20.

MaryAnn
Spot checks at 0:30 (1) and 0:15 (3). It ended before it began.
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ITD,
Please check section 6 at 10.38. I hear a repeat of "that our salvation is in God's hand" but I'm not sure if it is intentional, or an editing issue.
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Remaining sections are PL OK.
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MaryAnnSpiegel wrote: July 28th, 2021, 8:28 am ITD,
Please check section 6 at 10.38. I hear a repeat of "that our salvation is in God's hand" but I'm not sure if it is intentional, or an editing issue.
MaryAnn
Rectified! Spot check at 10:35
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And final section is PL OK. Off to the catalog!

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This project is now complete. All audio files can be found on our catalog page: https://librivox.org/expositions-and-prayers-minor-prophets-by-john-calvin/
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