Generally recognized Aramaic phrases include Genesis 31:47 Ezra 4:8-6:18, 7:12-26 Jeremiah 10:11 Daniel 2:4b–7:28 plus possibly one or more words in Job 36:2a and Psalm 2:12-two other, questioned, places have also been proposed with possibly one word each: Genesis 15:1 and Numbers 23:10-presuming that someone like Ezra made minor edits for clarity. While the Old Testament was mainly written in Hebrew, a few passages in the Old Testament were written in Aramaic. The ancient Aramaic language originated among the Arameans in northern Syria and became widely used under the Assyrians. Here are links to related sermons: What language was the New Testament written in? and What was the Original Language of the New Testament? What About the Aramaic?

The intent of this article is to provide evidence of the truth for those that have 'ears to hear' as Jesus said in Matthew 11:15. A related sermon is available: Sacred Names: True or False Gospel?)īut is there strong evidence to support that the New Testament was originally written in Aramaic or Hebrew? Or does the preponderance of evidence point to Greek? (More on 'sacred names,' can be found in the article The Bible, Church History, and Sacred Names. Thus, if any of the New Testament was originally written in Greek, then it can be pointed out that such 'sacred names' were not required nor enjoined for use by Christians as they are not mentioned in the New Testament. Well, the Greek New Testament does NOT use the names Yahweh/Yahveh or Y'shua/Yashua for God the Father or Jesus. Now, the driving force beyond the belief that none of New Testament was written in Greek, irrespective of the reasons given, is that those who try to insist that Greek was not the original language want to use what could be called 'sacred names.' Nearly all the books of the New Testament were written to or from Greek-speaking cities and/or addressed to Greek-speakers.īut some claim that second century references by Papias and Irenaeus that a copy of Matthew's Gospel account was written in Hebrew (or as some interpret it, Aramaic) help prove that the entire New Testament was written in a language other than Greek. Now, the New Testament shows that its main writer, the Apostle Paul knew Greek (Acts 21:37-39) and that he wrote letters to Greek speakers in ancient Greece (which included Asia Minor). Was the New Testament Written in Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic? Was the New Testament Written in Greek, Hebrew, or Aramaic?įrom time to time over the decades (the first time was in the 1970s), I have been contacted by someone who read one or more publications which persuaded them that the New Testament (NT) was originally written in a language other than Greek.

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