05-23-2005, 10:48 PM
Does anyone know of any Aramaic (or other) ancient manuscripts that mention the term Christian ("kristiana") prior to its appearance in Acts 11:26?
Stephen
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05-23-2005, 10:48 PM
Does anyone know of any Aramaic (or other) ancient manuscripts that mention the term Christian ("kristiana") prior to its appearance in Acts 11:26?
Stephen
05-24-2005, 05:13 PM
I have been wondering about this for ages actually - why is this word from the Greek used when, historically as far as I am aware, the followers of the Messiah in Aramaic were called Natsraya?
I know languages borrow words of each other and all that but why the sudden shift I wonder <!-- s:dontgetit: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/dontgetit.gif" alt=":dontgetit:" title="Dont Get It" /><!-- s:dontgetit: -->
05-24-2005, 05:33 PM
Right. I'm wondering whether the term "Christian" referred to another religious group that the secular community in Antioch began to confuse with the Nazarenes since Acts 11:26 does not say that the disciples were actually Christians, just that they were called Christians in Antioch. (The same could be said of the two other appearances of the word "Christian" -- Acts 26:28 and 1 Peter 4:16.)
In fact, the Catholic Church father Epiphanius, in "Against Heresies" seems to indicate that the Christians and the Nazarenes were two separate groups. If so, when did the "Christians" originate? Such an understanding would explain why in these three verses the term "Kristiana" (of Greek derivation) is used in the Peshitta and not Nazarene, wouldn't it? Any thoughts? Stephen
05-24-2005, 11:49 PM
Stephen Allen Wrote:Right. I'm wondering whether the term "Christian" referred to another religious group that the secular community in Antioch began to confuse with the Nazarenes since Acts 11:26 does not say that the disciples were actually Christians, just that they were called Christians in Antioch. (The same could be said of the two other appearances of the word "Christian" -- Acts 26:28 and 1 Peter 4:16.)
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