10-29-2004, 07:42 PM
byrnesey Wrote:Peshitta STILL superior
As a sidenote, what applied here to Jesus can also be applied to other Aramaic-speaking New Testament figures such as Peter and Stephen. Keep applying the above principles to all those in the NT who spoke Aramaic (i.e. all, Aramaic being the common language of the Semitic peoples) and you may even garner the "crazy" notion that all of the NT was originally penned in the language of the Messiah and His people.
You know last night I did a bit of research on the Catholic web site "New Advent.org" and was looking at enteries involving "Aramaic". To gain a little more info on both primacy and early church stuff. It's really, really interesting too! You know while there is a general overall assumption of Greek primacy, when they want to explain a Greek concept or term. Like the "primacy of Peter", term "apostle" etc. they infact go back to Aramaic. Not just for things in the Gosples, but things in the episltes as well. Infact I think that topic is so interesting that today or tomorrow, I will do a thread here in the general section. Where I will post little gems from that Catholic internet database.