07-08-2008, 04:03 AM
Hi Nyudraa,
Have you read the name of "Petros" in the Dead Sea Scrolls? Qumran Cave 4 (4QM130)?
In that leather fragment, the name Petros is found in a list of names that includes Magnus, Malkiah, Mephibosheth, Hyrcanus, Yannai, Aquila, Zakariel, Eli and Omriel.
Nice mix of Hebrew, Latin and Greek names, in a Hebrew-language fragment.
Why did Shimon refer to himself as "Petros" - well, same reason why Paul went by a Latin name instead of his given name of Shaul. Many people had dual names in that time period, as they do today.
For instance, my father's name was Shimon. But when he arrived in the United States, he went by the name of "David" because it sounded more "American." My mother's name was "Qinno" - but she went by the name of "Mary" here in the States. Again, because it sounded more "American." Ironically, both of their adopted names were in reality Anglicized versions of Semitic names.
Go figure.
Have you read the name of "Petros" in the Dead Sea Scrolls? Qumran Cave 4 (4QM130)?
In that leather fragment, the name Petros is found in a list of names that includes Magnus, Malkiah, Mephibosheth, Hyrcanus, Yannai, Aquila, Zakariel, Eli and Omriel.
Nice mix of Hebrew, Latin and Greek names, in a Hebrew-language fragment.
Why did Shimon refer to himself as "Petros" - well, same reason why Paul went by a Latin name instead of his given name of Shaul. Many people had dual names in that time period, as they do today.
For instance, my father's name was Shimon. But when he arrived in the United States, he went by the name of "David" because it sounded more "American." My mother's name was "Qinno" - but she went by the name of "Mary" here in the States. Again, because it sounded more "American." Ironically, both of their adopted names were in reality Anglicized versions of Semitic names.
Go figure.