Questions tagged [aramaic]
Language thought to have been spoken by Jesus
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Why didn't the Jews understand "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani"?
And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, lama sabachthani?" that is, "My God, My God, why have You forsaken Me?"
Some of those who stood there,...
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Why did Jesus use a Greek proverb when He spoke Aramaic to Saul in Acts 26:14?
Saul spoke Greek, Aramaic, Hebrew, and Latin (there are many references). Jesus spoke Aramaic, Greek, and Hebrew (again there are many references). In Acts 26:14, Paul (who at this time was using his ...
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What evidence is there that the New Testament was originally written in Aramaic?
The Hebraic Roots Bible makes the claim,
The original New Testament was not written in Greek, but Aramaic.
I thought that only the Gospel of Matthew might have been written in Aramaic, and that ...
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Jesus' quotation of Septuagint - Greek or Aramaic?
Having read this and this, I am convinced now that Jesus spoke Aramaic. However, I also know that many times He was quoting Septuagint, which is a translation of the Old Testament into Koine Greek. I ...
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