Biblical Language Fonts,
Unicode, etc.
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The Galilee Greek font, a sans
serif Windows TrueType font for polytonic koine Greek. Lots more detail,
samples, and a download link on the linked page. (This is not a Unicode
font; for that see the next listing.)
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The
Galilee Unicode Greek font is now available.
First posted 11/1/03. Fourth beta release, v. 0.7,
posted 12/27/04. Now covers classical
as well as koine/Hellenistic Greek and sigla as used in the NA27 text for NT
textual criticism.
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Biblical Language fonts and Unicode, an introductory discussion of font issues that arise
in biblical studies; focuses primarily on Greek, but very relevant to Hebrew or
Aramaic as well. This is a summary of some of what I have learned in the process
of designing the Galilee font. Includes
"What a NT Student Should Know about Unicode" (2d ed. of a 13 page paper
that explains what Unicode is, how it relates to "doing Greek" on a computer,
and how to use it; with a bibliography).
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12/25/04: Mac OS X 10.2+ Unicode
keyboard layout for polytonic Greek
following the TLG beta code system. Details on the page linked, but generally
this is the Mac equivalent of using Keyman on Windows with the Classical Greek
keyboard by Lopez.
These pages use Unicode UTF-8 encoding;
most Greek text is now in Unicode format, though some remnants of the older,
non-standard Galilee encoding remain. You should not have difficulties viewing
this material if you have a relatively current web browser and a font that
contains polytonic Greek. Certain disclaimers apply. Please note that I am
unable to serve as a Q & A resource. As my schedule permits, I will attempt to
answer questions related specifically to my own writings posted on this site,
but I cannot answer general Bible or Greek questions from anyone who is curious.
Sorry!
hits since 3/22/07; first posted 1999.
