Cornelius in Acts 10

[Paul Younan]

Hi Akhi Paul! This is actually an important subject for me personally. Think about this:

But again, I don't think Cornelius would have been well versed enough in Aramaic, the dialogue here probably occurred in Greek or most likely in Latin.

This is important to me personally because of the following: why would Meshikha/God respond in latin ( a language which would be, in this period of time at least, containing pagan concepts through and through) to Cornelius? Think about it. One of the biggest arguments which convinced me the NT MUST be Aramaic is that this language is considered adequate for the needs of scripture. It might be the "pure language" referenced in the Tanakh. Meshika blessed Aramaic just by speaking it. So...what's up with a latin conversation? I like Latin, but it might have contained paganism in that period no?

Shlama Akhi Rafa,

Aramaic was used as a language of pagans before Judeo-Christianity, wasn't it? Also, the language of Abraham's father, Terah the idol-maker, was pagan too right?

When the demoniac answered and declared his name as "Legion", was that not in Latin?

I have no problem with God or angels speaking to men in a language that they comprehend, like English today. It's the very reason Meshikha preached in Aramaic - it was the language the masses understood back then. If they had still spoken Hebrew as a vernacular, He would have preached in Hebrew.