Egyptian and Hebrew? My husband studies languages and he translated some of it. He is very spiritually aware, and he knows that someone lied to many people and told them it was Greek!
2006-08-03 01:21:17 · 9 answers · asked by brianna_the_angel777 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I know what you are referring to. its a dead language wiped out by many wars. Its called Cuspillian and if you thought Latin was dead Cuspillian is closer to dead than Latin is! Aramic is a language close to cuspillian.
2006-08-03 01:29:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
However "spiritually aware" your husband is, the original texts that now comprise the Bible were still written in Hebrew, Aramaic and Koine Greek, though some original texts were indeed only found in Demotic or Coptic, which I suppose one could call "Egyptian". This would, however, be a bit like calling Brazilians "Americans", which 'technically' they are, but the only reason you would do such a thing would be to warp a point you are trying to make.
2006-08-03 01:35:23 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nope, not true. The OT was written in Hebrew and Aramaic (a Babylonian language).
The text your hubby read was most undoutedly the Septuagint (also known as the LXX). The OT was previously translated into Egyptian Coptic (everyday Egyptian) language for Pharoah's library. That text (and existing Hebrew texts) were then used to translate the OT into Greek. This was referred to as the Septuagint.
The NT was originally written almost entirely in Greek; however, it incorporates phrases in Aramaic and Latin.
2006-08-03 01:43:50 · answer #3 · answered by Suzanne: YPA 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well the only language i know of the Torah being written in is Hebrew but on the Cross above Jesus they hung a sign in three languages
Hebrew Greek and Latin this is written and i believe it
2006-08-03 01:29:05 · answer #4 · answered by jamnjims 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It was written in Hebrew, Chaldean or Aramaic, and Greek.
How do you explain the original manuscripts. The original scrolls.
That's how we know what language it is.
2006-08-03 02:19:02 · answer #5 · answered by LP S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that is not really a big secret... in fact, it was not Egyptian, but rather aramaic.
However, the New Testament was written in Greek. Perhaps that is where the confusion is.
2006-08-03 01:30:34 · answer #6 · answered by OneLilithHidesAnother 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Here is the closest that I can find to the original Hebrew translation.
http://www.yahweh.com/gen1.html
2006-08-03 01:26:21 · answer #7 · answered by YUHATEME 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yea I knew/
2006-08-03 01:26:43 · answer #8 · answered by Miss LaStrange 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
tell ur husband to do his homework
2006-08-03 01:25:21 · answer #9 · answered by James Blond 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋