01-14-2012, 04:17 AM
I read a lot about Greek primacy "proofs" and paid attention to the following:
"...there is no doubt Jesus spoke Aramaic".
"The term applies to Greek-speaking Jews, in whose synagogues Greek was spoken, and where undoubtedly the Septuagint Scriptures were commonly used."
"Such Hellenistai may have spoken very little, if any, Hebrew or Aramaic.".
"Jerusalem Jews or Jewish Christians who habitually spoke only Greek (and for that reason were more affected by Hellenistic culture), ".
"Jewish Christians who also spoke a Semitic language, probably Aramaic, which they normally used".
"What about Jesus Christ, and the apostles? Did they, too, commonly speak Greek as a "second language"?".
"The answer is almost certainly yes. "
"In what language did Jesus and Pilate converse? There is no mention of an interpreter.".
"Since there is little likelihood that Pilate, a Roman, would have been able to speak either Aramaic or Hebrew, ".
"Similarly, when Jesus conversed with the Roman centurion, a commander of a troop of Roman soldiers, the centurion most likely did not speak Aramaic or Hebrew. It is most likely that Jesus conversed with him in Greek".
"A royal official of Rome, in the service of Herod Antipas, a Gentile, would most likely spoken with Jesus in Greek.".
"The Gospel of Mark identifies this woman as Hellenes, meaning a "Greek" (Mark 7:26). The probability is, therefore, that Jesus spoke to her in Greek.".
"a place of commerce and international trade, where Greek would have been the normal language of business.".
"Moreover, these specific instances in which Jesus apparently spoke Greek are consistent with his Galilean background. In Matthew 4;15, this area is referred to as 'Galilee of the Gentiles.Growing up and living in this area, Jesus would have had to speak some Greek'".
"Did Jesus also, therefore, teach in Greek? Were many of His parables and saying actually uttered in the Greek language?
If the answer is yes, as A. W. Argyle says, "We may have direct access to the original utterances of our Lord and not only to a translation of them."".
"Thus unless a translator was present (though none is ever mentioned), their conversations probably took place in the Greek language. ".
"Probably Jesus spoke Greek during the following occasions: the visit to Tyre, Sidon and the Decapolis (Mark 7:31ff)".
"The fact that Jesus Christ and the disciples all knew and spoke Greek, as a "third language," in addition to Aramaic and Hebrew, is also indicated and supported by the fact that all the gospels and epistles of the New Testament are written and preserved in the Greek language.".
"Stop and think! It is very significant that no early Christian documents are extant in Aramaic! ALL the earliest New Testament documents and fragments are in Greek! ".
"All we have are GREEK manuscripts, and as far back as we go, GREEK is the language of the New Testament! Strange, isn't it, that not one manuscript in Aramaic or Hebrew predates the Greek?".
"Says William Tuohy of the Los Angeles Times, "Parts of the New Testament may have been written by men who actually knew Christ, rather than authors recounting a 2nd-Century version of an oral tradition."".
"Furthermore, it is interesting to note that some of the disciples of Christ had Greek names -- Andrew, Philip, Simon".
"It is possible that many Greek terms preserved in the New Testament may be there because they were originally uttered in Greek.".
"A word often used by Jesus, "hypocrite," in describing the Pharisees and Sadducees, comes from the Greek word hypokrites, a compound word with the Greek preposition hypo for "under" and krites, meaning "judgment."".
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"...there is no doubt Jesus spoke Aramaic".
"The term applies to Greek-speaking Jews, in whose synagogues Greek was spoken, and where undoubtedly the Septuagint Scriptures were commonly used."
"Such Hellenistai may have spoken very little, if any, Hebrew or Aramaic.".
"Jerusalem Jews or Jewish Christians who habitually spoke only Greek (and for that reason were more affected by Hellenistic culture), ".
"Jewish Christians who also spoke a Semitic language, probably Aramaic, which they normally used".
"What about Jesus Christ, and the apostles? Did they, too, commonly speak Greek as a "second language"?".
"The answer is almost certainly yes. "
"In what language did Jesus and Pilate converse? There is no mention of an interpreter.".
"Since there is little likelihood that Pilate, a Roman, would have been able to speak either Aramaic or Hebrew, ".
"Similarly, when Jesus conversed with the Roman centurion, a commander of a troop of Roman soldiers, the centurion most likely did not speak Aramaic or Hebrew. It is most likely that Jesus conversed with him in Greek".
"A royal official of Rome, in the service of Herod Antipas, a Gentile, would most likely spoken with Jesus in Greek.".
"The Gospel of Mark identifies this woman as Hellenes, meaning a "Greek" (Mark 7:26). The probability is, therefore, that Jesus spoke to her in Greek.".
"a place of commerce and international trade, where Greek would have been the normal language of business.".
"Moreover, these specific instances in which Jesus apparently spoke Greek are consistent with his Galilean background. In Matthew 4;15, this area is referred to as 'Galilee of the Gentiles.Growing up and living in this area, Jesus would have had to speak some Greek'".
"Did Jesus also, therefore, teach in Greek? Were many of His parables and saying actually uttered in the Greek language?
If the answer is yes, as A. W. Argyle says, "We may have direct access to the original utterances of our Lord and not only to a translation of them."".
"Thus unless a translator was present (though none is ever mentioned), their conversations probably took place in the Greek language. ".
"Probably Jesus spoke Greek during the following occasions: the visit to Tyre, Sidon and the Decapolis (Mark 7:31ff)".
"The fact that Jesus Christ and the disciples all knew and spoke Greek, as a "third language," in addition to Aramaic and Hebrew, is also indicated and supported by the fact that all the gospels and epistles of the New Testament are written and preserved in the Greek language.".
"Stop and think! It is very significant that no early Christian documents are extant in Aramaic! ALL the earliest New Testament documents and fragments are in Greek! ".
"All we have are GREEK manuscripts, and as far back as we go, GREEK is the language of the New Testament! Strange, isn't it, that not one manuscript in Aramaic or Hebrew predates the Greek?".
"Says William Tuohy of the Los Angeles Times, "Parts of the New Testament may have been written by men who actually knew Christ, rather than authors recounting a 2nd-Century version of an oral tradition."".
"Furthermore, it is interesting to note that some of the disciples of Christ had Greek names -- Andrew, Philip, Simon".
"It is possible that many Greek terms preserved in the New Testament may be there because they were originally uttered in Greek.".
"A word often used by Jesus, "hypocrite," in describing the Pharisees and Sadducees, comes from the Greek word hypokrites, a compound word with the Greek preposition hypo for "under" and krites, meaning "judgment."".
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