Bible Question:
I have a two part question: What language did Jesus use in His daily life? Hebrew? Aramaic? Chaldean? Greek? I've been under the assumption that Jesus quoted the LXX (Septuagint) mostly. Is this true? If so, and assuming that he knew Hebrew, why didn't he use a Hebrew text? Regards! |
Bible Answer: When Jesus quoted the Hebrew Bible on the cross, people thought he was saying elijah. Only th most scholarly, apparantly spoke Hebrew. Greek was the trade language, much like English is in Kenya or India, or Sweden. Still that is not the daily language of any one group. When among all aramaic speakers, such as the disciples, some of whom wrote in atrocious greek, the best communication would be in Aramaic. When one has a choice between a habrew text that none understand, and a greek text that most understand somewhat, it makes best sense to quote the greek. That is how I understand the clues in the Gospel greentwiga |