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1 | Did Jesus speak Greek in this verse? | Matt 16:18 | MJH | 181756 | ||
I was wondering if any of you thought Jesus actually used the Greek language in this verse? I am not sure how else this would make sense. The play on words works in Greek, but does it work in Hebrew? Jesus was in a Greek pagan region, and I suppose it is possible he used Greek supposing some locals were there at this time who didn't speak Hebrew, but it is perplexing to me. Any thoughts? MJH |
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2 | Did Jesus speak Greek in this verse? | Matt 16:18 | BradK | 181759 | ||
Hello MJH, As noted in Harpers' Bible Dictionary: "Aramaic- , a Semitic language closely related to Hebrew. It has been spoken in the Levant from the ninth century B.C. until the present in a variety of dialects. It originated among the Arameans of northern Syria, said to be among the ancestors of Abraham (Gen. 28:2-5; Deut. 26:5). When the Assyrians conquered the Arameans, Aramean scribes within the bureaucracy of the empire made Aramaic into a universal language of the Near East, which endured from the eighth to fourth centuries B.C. Aramaic then continued in widespread use in a number of dialects through the nt period until the Arab conquest (seventh century A.D.). Several passages in the ot are written in Official Aramaic (Ezra 4:8-6:18; 7:12-26; Dan. 2:4-7:28; Jer. 10:10-11; Gen. 31:47). Jesus probably spoke a dialect of Western Aramaic and some words in the nt come from Aramaic, e.g., ‘Talitha Cumi,’ ‘Maranatha,’ and ‘Golgotha.’ The Dead Sea Scrolls, inscriptions, and many documents show that Aramaic was in common use during the first century A.D. In succeeding centuries Aramaic split into several dialects. Syriac, a form of Aramaic, was used by the Christians in Syria; Jewish Palestinian Aramaic was used in the composition of the Palestinian Talmud and Babylonian Aramaic in the Babylonian Talmud. Targums are Jewish translations of the ot into Aramaic for the common people in the synagogue." Hopefully this will help in answering your question:-) BradK |
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