Matthew Primacy

[charles]

Shlama,

I want to give my opinion base on my primary interest in joining and learning from this site. For a brief background the reason why i join is my curiosity of the writing of one of Church Fathers Papias, who inform us that The Gospel of Matthew was actually written in Hebrew (in term of Judeo-Aramaic). When i browse through the net, i found this site and then i join in to learn more.

Untill know I have evaluate that the admin of this site believe not only in Matthews Aramaic Gospel has been already preserved all along in Peshitta, but actually ALL ORIGINAL NT are Peshittas, now that's interesting... <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->

But for me that's quite a little out of proportion ( my opinion you all may disagree). Inspite of this though, I may have a common position with Aramaic Primacy position, in the matter of Matthew Gospel. But anyway has there been anyone use this term(Matthew Primacy) or am I being the pioneer here? <!-- s:biggrin: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/biggrin.gif" alt=":biggrin:" title="Big Grin" /><!-- s:biggrin: -->

Now, why i call it Matthew Primacy? these are the reason :

1. It was written in Aramaic which is the original languange of Jesus , unlike the other which is Greek.
2. It has been put at the First Canon of NT and as First Synoptic Gospel especially, so that Church Fathers had regard it as Standard to understand
the context of other Synoptic Gospel especially in linguistic matter.
3. In speaking of Teaching of the Lord (eg Sermon on the Mount)it is more structurized than that in Gospel of Luke

So in regard of Matthew Gospel i stand with Aramaic Primacy position but concening other books in NT i stand with common church position <!-- s:biggrin: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/biggrin.gif" alt=":biggrin:" title="Big Grin" /><!-- s:biggrin: -->

GBU

[distazo]

So in regard of Matthew Gospel i stand with Aramaic Primacy position but concening other books in NT i stand with common church position <!-- s:biggrin: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/biggrin.gif" alt=":biggrin:" title="Big Grin" /><!-- s:biggrin: -->

GBU

Great. That's how I started <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->
There's no reason why the other gospels and other jewish books, would not have been written in Aramaic.

Second, up to hundred (too many good reasons)
Compare those scriptures yourselves. You'll see the ARamaic is much more consistent and explains Greek variances.