2006-09-10 22:19:32 · 16 answers · asked by ilikeyrpussy1887 2 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
The Bible (OT & NT) has endured many severe predicaments because of the language barrier. The original manuscripts (ancient Hebrew and Aramaic scriptures) were translated to Greek and Latin. In fact, from the year 800 AD to 1539 AD, Latin was the only language of the Bible. Because of the continuous waves of translations; Aramaic, to Greek, to Latin, to English; Christians most definitely and seriously handicapped any attempts to faithfully translate the original author's intended meanings. This problem, all thanks be to the Almighty (swt), has been completely avoided in the Qur'an, since it has remained from the time of its inspiration to the present day in the same language it was originally revealed in, the Arabic Language. The Arabic Language has remained a living language from that day to this, and the book itself has always been in the hands of the people and not "the elite."
2006-09-10 22:28:26 · answer #1 · answered by BeHappy 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Have found this for you....
THE ORIGINAL LANGUAGES - THE INSPIRED WORD OF GOD
The Gospel of Christ and, in general, the Holy Bible are written with the inspiration of God. The Prophets and the Apostles have recorded in written form a portion of the oral teaching of the Old Testament in Hebrew and Aramaic as well as the New Testament in Greek. These are the original languages of the Holy Bible from' which all the translations have been derives. God's inspiration is confined to the original languages and utterances, not the many translations. There are 1,300 languages and dialects into which the Holy Bible, in its entirety or in portions, has been translated. This does not mean that the translations do not convey the meaning of the Bible for spiritual uprightness of the readers in their own language. On the contrary the Bible should be spread and preached to "all nations". The missionaries in foreign lands learn the language or the dialect of. the new area into which they bring the Bible and other religious teachings. For example, the missionaries from Constantinople, Saints Cyril and Methodios, sent to Christianize the Slavic peoples in the 9th century, first translated the Bible and the ritual books into the language of the people.
2006-09-10 22:28:19 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, Armaic at the time Jesus was alive which was the journals of Moses, etc., etc., etc.. Then it was Latin after his death since the catholic church reigned so. Later, the Germans got a hold of it and translated it into many different translations. His name was Jon Guttenberg, I do believe. The bible is a great novel! With the Jews, It had something to do with Quabalah which is also Hebrew, but still, they followed the original Bible with their own interpretations. Actually, the very first bible ever written was with Vagrekkhedia. Not sure I spelled that right. It means "Diamond-Cutter", written by the Chinese. They were the first literature artists, but that is not Christian and I think you are targeting your question to Christianity. So, there yah go.
2006-09-10 22:36:05 · answer #3 · answered by Brennus 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The "original" Bible ... hmmm ...
Well, the Bible is a collection fo writings which have been edited and modified over a period of thousands of years. The written versions of the Bible (of which there are many many hundreds) had a history that traces back to lots of separate oral legends and superstitions, in many different languages. In other words, there was no single "original" Bible, and there was no single language that it started in. Anybody that says otherwise is just talking about one particular version, at one particular point in time ... which is an inaccurate way to look at it.
2006-09-10 22:24:39 · answer #4 · answered by Jim 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hebrew
2006-09-10 22:25:01 · answer #5 · answered by ickleronny 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you serious? The bible is God's be conscious or in spite of and while you're asserting "properly do no longer purely study that reason it won't make sense study the coed's writing too" then you certainly're asserting the bible won't make sense and you should no longer ought to study any student's writing's to comprehend the bible. The bible is meant to be the words to stay with the help of and in case you should extra comprehend it with pupils writing's then you certainly comprehend on your heart the bible is organic crap.
2016-11-07 02:15:48 · answer #6 · answered by saturnio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hebrew?
2006-09-10 22:22:26 · answer #7 · answered by Suomi 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hebrew, for most of Old Testament, Some Aramic, and in new testament, Greek, and some Aramic.
2006-09-10 22:21:15 · answer #8 · answered by Melvin C 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Lets see!
Hebrew
Aramaic
Chaldean
Greek
and I think Latin (Old Roman)
These languages are OLD, its like trying to read true old English.
There may be more, I'm not sure the language Job was written in!
2006-09-11 07:19:19 · answer #9 · answered by Grandreal 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I believe Hebrew
2006-09-10 22:21:57 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋