1534: Biblical Languages Feb 24, 2019

The Christian Bible was written in 3 different languages, and each shows a different history of the people within it. The first 5 books were in Hebrew originally, and then later as the prophetic writings were often in Aramaic. Later on, the New Testament was written in Koine Greek, but while none of these were completely separate, such as marginal notes and other commentaries of the first 5 books being written in Aramaic. This is relevant to keep in mind when reading translations, but it also helps to explain, for instance, why later languages often have so much influence from Aramaic, as this was still actively used by some groups until the ninth century, and many words were extracted from the religious texts after then.

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