02-03-2012, 11:44 AM
Hi Alan,
I have created a thread on 'Aramean ' vs Greek in the past. But this claim is difficult to verify.
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The Peshitta has 'armoyo' which according to lexicons, means pagan. (And Greek, often in the NT also means 'pagan' and not ethnical)
The Aramaic for Aramoyo means 'Syrian'. So we have to guess whether or not the origin (which obviously must have been written without vowels if it is Aramaic) -meant- pagan, or whether it meant an etnical group, 'Arameans' (aka Syrians).
I have created a thread on 'Aramean ' vs Greek in the past. But this claim is difficult to verify.
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The Peshitta has 'armoyo' which according to lexicons, means pagan. (And Greek, often in the NT also means 'pagan' and not ethnical)
The Aramaic for Aramoyo means 'Syrian'. So we have to guess whether or not the origin (which obviously must have been written without vowels if it is Aramaic) -meant- pagan, or whether it meant an etnical group, 'Arameans' (aka Syrians).