Bible Question:
I had an unbliever ask me, "How did the apostles, who were considered uneducated, learn to speak in the languages of the people in the cities and towns they travelled to?" Did Thomas travel to India? How did he communicate with those with the Indian language? Is there any evidence they travelled with interpreters? Thank you. |
Bible Answer: English is the global language of today. Many people all over the world, regardless of their nationality or native tongue, can and do speak English, even conducting business in English. Likewise, in the time of the apostles, Greek was a universal language. The apostles wrote the NT in Greek. Throughout the Roman Empire native peoples spoke Greek. So the obvious answer to your question is that the apostles as well as indigenous populations communicated in a commonly understood language -- Greek. |
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