12-18-2007, 12:22 AM
True. It doesn't make sense the way I've stated it. He is one that says that the original source material was in Hebrew, but that the Gospels themselves were composed in Greek. I disagree, naturally. My only question is whether the originals of the Gospels were in Hebrew or Aramaic.
You are assuming that his teachings were in Aramaic. I am not certain that they were. I think there are many indications that the people may very well have spoken Hebrew. Siloam inscriptions, the Mishnah, the DSS, etc.
No. Of course I can't. If they really were in Hebrew, then they were translated into Aramaic.
I don't know. Why not? You were the first one to make the suggestion. It's very possible that I'm playing with semantics. They're such fun. I have been attempting to point out that he must have spoken Hebrew. You are making the presumption that He spoke Aramaic. But I'm not sure that is so. The grammar seems to indicate that he spoke Hebrew, or at least Aramaic that was heavily influenced by Hebrew.
That is only if it is left in the original language/dialect. In this case it was translated literally from Hebrew to Syriac.
There is little originality in Hebrew, yes. However, this is clearly bad grammar according to Biblical Aramaic, so it must be from Hebrew influence.
They were Arameans...they were also 'Ivrim, descendants of Eber.
Either Aramaic was Hebrew before Hebrew existed...or perhaps Hebrew was Aramaic before Aramaic existed.
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You are assuming that his teachings were in Aramaic. I am not certain that they were. I think there are many indications that the people may very well have spoken Hebrew. Siloam inscriptions, the Mishnah, the DSS, etc.
No. Of course I can't. If they really were in Hebrew, then they were translated into Aramaic.
I don't know. Why not? You were the first one to make the suggestion. It's very possible that I'm playing with semantics. They're such fun. I have been attempting to point out that he must have spoken Hebrew. You are making the presumption that He spoke Aramaic. But I'm not sure that is so. The grammar seems to indicate that he spoke Hebrew, or at least Aramaic that was heavily influenced by Hebrew.
That is only if it is left in the original language/dialect. In this case it was translated literally from Hebrew to Syriac.
There is little originality in Hebrew, yes. However, this is clearly bad grammar according to Biblical Aramaic, so it must be from Hebrew influence.
They were Arameans...they were also 'Ivrim, descendants of Eber.
Either Aramaic was Hebrew before Hebrew existed...or perhaps Hebrew was Aramaic before Aramaic existed.
You're right. The space ship was from Saturn. But that's beside the point. <!-- s
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