You know I have always made an argument that the New Testament was Probably written in Hebrew, no where does it say the apostles knew Greek nor Paul, so how can they author books in Greek unless they were translated into greek from their native Hebrew language ?[/align]Pay attention to verse: 37 of Acts chapter 21 and verse2 of chapter 22[/align][/align]
27 And when the seven days were almost ended, the Jews which were of Asia, when they saw him in the temple, stirred up all the people, and laid hands on him,
28 Crying out, Men of Israel, help: This is the man, that teacheth all men every where against the people, and the law, and this place: and further brought Greeks also into the temple, and hath polluted this holy place.
29 (For they had seen before with him in the city Trophimus an Ephesian, whom they supposed that Paul had brought into the temple.)
30 And all the city was moved, and the people ran together: and they took Paul, and drew him out of the temple: and forthwith the doors were shut.
31 And as they went about to kill him, tidings came unto the chief captain of the band, that all Jerusalem was in an uproar.
32 Who immediately took soldiers and centurions, and ran down unto them: and when they saw the chief captain and the soldiers, they left beating of Paul.
33 Then the chief captain came near, and took him, and commanded him to be bound with two chains; and demanded who he was, and what he had done.
34 And some cried one thing, some another, among the multitude: and when he could not know the certainty for the tumult, he commanded him to be carried into the castle.
35 And when he came upon the stairs, so it was, that he was borne of the soldiers for the violence of the people.
36 For the multitude of the people followed after, crying, Away with him.
37 And as Paul was to be led into the castle, he said unto the chief captain, May I speak unto thee? Who said, Canst thou speak Greek?
38 Art not thou that Egyptian, which before these days madest an uproar, and leddest out into the wilderness four thousand men that were murderers?
39 But Paul said, I am a man which am a Jew of Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, a citizen of no mean city: and, I beseech thee, suffer me to speak unto the people.
40 And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto them in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
Chapter 22
1 Men, brethren, and fathers, hear ye my defence which I make now unto you.
2 (And when they heard that he spake in the Hebrew tongue to them, they kept the more silence: and he saith,)
3 I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.
So We can assume he spoke Latin as being from Cecilia in Rome and Hebrew having study under Gamaliel in Jerusalem, but Greek ? If Paul spoke Greek fluently why did he speak to Greek Jews in Hebrew ?
What do you think ?.
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Mal.3:10
[10] Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
The author of Matthew is traditionally held to be the tax collector mentioned in Matthew 9:9, sometimes referred to as Levi. However, Matthew borrows heavily from the Gospel of Mark. It's hard to believe someone who was in close contact with Jesus would have had to rely on secondary sources. Since this gospel has the most quotations from the Old Testament, sometimes going to ridiculous lengths to try to show that Jesus was the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, it's assumed that Matthew was written for a Jewish audience. There is suspicion that it might have been originally written in Hebrew, although only Greek texts have ever been found. Scholars differ on the composition date, but most agree on roughly 65 - 70 AD with a few placing at as late as 100 - 134 AD.
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Live Life in such a way that those who do not know Christ will come to know Him because they know you
You are in good company Alex. Many early writers said the same. Aramaic was national language at time of Christ, so many argue that I guess. I hope you find out for sure some dayWe know who wrote it thats what counts, I believe.
Paul was" all things to all people that he might win some." Yes all the Bible scholars I've studied believe that Paul spoke both. Except for the book of Hebrews all of Paul's letters were to Greek speaking cities.
I havn't ever argued about it, but have always believed that when the New Testament was compiled, it was compiled in Greek. I think the common language during Jesus's time was Aramaic. It was likely that Paul, a Jew, and the Apostle to the Gentiles was bilingual.
I suppose that you could be correct in your theory that the very first writings could have been in Hebrew, or just as likely Aramaic, or Koine Greek. I suspect that there were copies and fragments made in several languages early on.
I think I know some of the thought behind your thread and if you were to be correct in your view then the next question I would ask would be just how early could one suppose that a Greek text was written. I would say that if the very first writings were not Greek, it is very likely that there were translations in Greek very, very early on as there were many Greek speaking peoples , Jew and Gentile both.
__________________ And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Mal.3:10
[10] Bring ye all the tithes into the storehouse, that there may be meat in mine house, and prove me now herewith, saith the LORD of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour you out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it.
The author of Matthew is traditionally held to be the tax collector mentioned in Matthew 9:9, sometimes referred to as Levi. However, Matthew borrows heavily from the Gospel of Mark. It's hard to believe someone who was in close contact with Jesus would have had to rely on secondary sources. Since this gospel has the most quotations from the Old Testament, sometimes going to ridiculous lengths to try to show that Jesus was the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy, it's assumed that Matthew was written for a Jewish audience. There is suspicion that it might have been originally written in Hebrew, although only Greek texts have ever been found. Scholars differ on the composition date, but most agree on roughly 65 - 70 AD with a few placing at as late as 100 - 134 AD.
Matthew is no problem as a Papier exists from the first century in Hebrew of The book of matthew ,found in india and it is now at the University of Jerusalem being studied, so we know the book of matthew has a high probabilty of being the original in Hebrew.
As far as the other Gospels I suspect they were also in Hebrew due to many expressions in it that even in other languages I can tell ,they are Jewish expressions exclusively.
I always suspected the Roman Church of taking the originals and stored them away for whatever reason.
I know paul used Timothy and Others as his eyes and ears and many think ,these are the ones who translated his letters to greek while he might have written them in Hebrew or dictated them.
I guess we will know when Yeshua returns.
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Just a thought, . . the earliest New Testament writing I know of was the inscription over Christ as being the King of the Jews, . .it was written in Greek, Hebrew and Latin. I find this interesting as it was meant to speak to everyone there then.
__________________ And then shall many be offended, and shall betray one another, and shall hate one another.
Matthew is no problem as a Papier exists from the first century in Hebrew of The book of matthew ,found in india and it is now at the University of Jerusalem being studied, so we know the book of matthew has a high probabilty of being the original in Hebrew.
As far as the other Gospels I suspect they were also in Hebrew due to many expressions in it that even in other languages I can tell ,they are Jewish expressions exclusively.
I always suspected the Roman Church of taking the originals and stored them away for whatever reason.
I know paul used Timothy and Others as his eyes and ears and many think ,these are the ones who translated his letters to greek while he might have written them in Hebrew or dictated them.
I guess we will know when Yeshua returns.
There is suspicion that it might have been originally written in Hebrew, although only Greek texts have ever been found. Scholars differ on the composition date, but most agree on roughly 65 - 70 AD with a few placing at as late as 100 - 134 AD.
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Jesus said, "he who stands firm to the end will be saved" Mark 13:13.
Live Life in such a way that those who do not know Christ will come to know Him because they know you
A significant proof of the early loss of the autograph copies of the New Testament is the fact that Irenæus never appeals to the original writings but only to all the painstaking and ancient copies (en pasi tois spoudaiois kai archaiois antigraphois), to the witness of those that saw John face to face (kai martyrounton auton ekeinon ton katopsin ton Ioannen heorakoton), and to the internal evidence of the written word (kai tou logou didaskontos hemas).
What do You Make of this ?
We know who wrote it thats what counts, I believe.
