Cornelius in Acts 10

[Burning one]

i have no contest with the idea that Greek can indeed be more precise or expressive

Hands down the best language to use in Science, it's no coincidence that most medical and scientific terms are expressed in all languages by using Greek roots. As a medium of Spiritual ideas, however, Semitic languages are preferred since they tend by nature to better convey the abstract and the metaphysical.

Shlama akhi Paul,


i agree that the Semitic languages are definitely preferable for Scripture. though i do think that when translating the original Semitic into another language, the Greek language really was the best one to translate into at the time, due to the precise nature of the language. the only issue is that there are so MANY variants in the Greek that it is too often the case that no help is provided by the Greek reading. thus, we go back to the Aramaic and (for me, at least) must rely on those to whom the language is fluent for the best renderings and explanations.

which of course makes me wonder what YOU think about the Aramaic presentation of Cornelius' name in Acts 10:3 & 31?


Chayim b'Moshiach (Life in Messiah),
Jeremy