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In which dialect of Greek was most of the New Testament written?
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The New Testament was originally written in Greek.
At one stage, some scholars thought that the Book of Matthew could have been originally written in Aramaic then translated to Greek, but this hypothesis now has little support.
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What language was most of the New Testament of the Bible written in originally?
Greek. The 'Koine' Greek of the period.
Was the bible written in latin?
No. most of the old testament was written in Hebrew, some in Aramaic, the new testament was in Greek. However, in the 4th century Jerome translated the Bible into Latin and this version is called the Vulgate.
What language was the Bible written in?
The bible was originally transcribed from the three most prominent languages that were being used at the time which was mainly Hebrew, Greek and Armaic.It was originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic.The Old Testament books were mostly written in Hebrew with some in Aramaic, the New Testament was probably originally in Koine Greek, but some people believe that the books were originally written in Aramaic. Aramaic was day to day spoken language of Israel between 516 BCE and 70 AD and therefore the native language of Jesus. However, the earliest version of most of the New Testament is Greek so most of the Gospels in English are translations from Aramaic to Greek to English.
What two languages was Old Testament written in?
Most of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew. After the Persian conquest and the return form Exile, Hebrew fell out of favour, and some late material was written in Aramaic. A few words of Persian are also included.
What language was the Bible in before latin?
Before Latin, the Bible was primarily written in Hebrew and Greek. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, while the New Testament was written in Greek. These original texts were later translated into Latin and other languages.
How many languages is the Bible written in and what are they?
The Bible was originally written in three languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek. The Old Testament was primarily written in Hebrew, while some portions of Daniel and Ezra were written in Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Greek.
What was the original language of the bible?
The Old Testament was primarily written originally in Hebrew, though some sections were originally in Aramaic. The New Testament was originally written in Greek, although again a minority of scholars believe that Matthew was originally written in Aramaic. Counting the apocrypha (Judith, Tobith, Wisdom, Sirach, etc.) as deuterocanonical, they were originally written in Greek, for the most part.
How close is the ESV Bible to the Greek Bible?
Most of the Bible was written in Hebrew, so your question is a little bit hard to answer. Some people say that the New Testament is written in Greek, others say Aramaic, but I am sure the whole Bible wasn't originally written in Greek, but mostly Hebrew.
Who translated the Bible into Greek?
See the related links below. The New Testament was written originally in Greek, with translation at times from Aramaic speech. The Old Testament,originally written in Hebrew, was translated into The Greek Septuagint by Hellenistic Jews, from 275 to 100 BC at Alexandria, Egypt. But it wasn't translated from what is considered the most excellent source, The Masoretic Hebrew Text.
What was the first language that the Bible was translated into?
The old testament was written in a mixture of Hebrew and Aramaic, the new testament was written in Greek. Aramaic was probably the mother tongue of Jesus and the apostles so the gospels, which were probably written originally in Greek are already translations before they get written down.AnswerThe Hebrew Bible or Old Testament/Covenant was written primarily in Hebrew and some parts in Aramaic. The additional New Testament/Covenant was written primarily in Greek with an early Latin version. Today the entire Bible is written into most all languages of the world.As Moses is usually credited with the compilation/writting of the earliest books of the Bible, it is quite possible that these events were given to him by God or had been previously written on clay tablets and past down to him.If the tablet theory is correct then each main player in the 12 genealogies of stories in the Book of Genesis would have been written in perhaps another language or higher level language. Most scholars agree that language began at this higher level and devolved into successive lower levels to our present day languages.AnswerIt depends on the book within the Bible. Most of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew, although a few small sectionswere written in Aramaic.The New Testaent was written in Greek.AnswerThe Old Testament (from Genesis to Malachi) was almost entirely written in Hebrew - an ancient form/dialect of Hebrew that is rather unlike that spoken in Israel today. In addition to this there were some short passages written in Aramaic - an ancient language similar to Arabic, and still spoken in parts of Syria today. The New Testament - from Matthew to Revelation was written in an old form of Greek - again, rather different (as is, say, Shakesperian English and modern English) from the Greek spoken in Greece today.
Where was The Bible translated from?
Most of the Old Testament was originally written in an old form of Hebrew (nowadays called 'Biblical Hebrew') although some parts of some books (like Esther) were written in Aramaic - a language like Arabic that is still spoken in small areas around Syria. The New Testament was mostly written in an old form of Greek ('Biiblical Greek') as Greek was the international language of the day although some passages were written in aramaic - jesus' native tongue.
Was there any gentile writers of the Bible?
Yes. Luke was a greek doctor. I believe he was the only Gentile author. But most of the New Testament (and Obadiah, Nahum, Jonah in the Old Testament) is written for the benefit of a Jew/Gentile audience even though they are written by Jewish authors.
