Was the New Testament written in Aramaic?

Question

Some scholars say it was written in Aramaic, they're Assyrians which now they speak Neo-Aramaic. I believe it was written in Aramaic, because that's what the Jews spoke at that time. Am I right? or was it written in Greek and Aramaic?

Answer 1

"Aramaic is a Semitic language with a 3,000-year history. It has been the language of administration of empires and the language of divine worship. It is the original language of large sections of the biblical books of Daniel and Ezra, and is the main language of the Talmud. Aramaic is believed to have been the native language of Jesus. Modern Aramaic is spoken today as a first language by numerous, scattered communities, most significantly by Assyrians. The language is considered to be endangered. ..."

"Language

The common language spoken in the time of Jesus was Aramaic. However, the original text of the New Testament was most likely written in Koine Greek, the vernacular dialect in 1st-century Roman provinces of the Eastern Mediterranean, and has since been widely translated into other languages, most notably, Latin, Syriac, and Coptic. However, some of the church fathers seem to imply that Matthew was originally written in Hebrew or more likely Aramaic, and there is another contention that the author of the Epistle to the Hebrews wrote in Hebrew, which was translated into Greek by Luke. Neither view holds much support among contemporary scholars, who argue that the literary facets of Matthew and Hebrews suggest that they were composed directly in Greek, rather than being translated.

A very small minority of scholars consider the Aramaic version of the New Testament to be the original and believe the Greek is a translation (see Aramaic primacy). ..."

Answer 2

Paul was not a roman; and originally it was a Jew writing in Greek, which explains why the translation leans to the Hebrew meaning, but it was originally written in Greek by a Jew. However, the Old Testament (Old Covenant) mostly was written in Aramaic.

Ac 22:3
I am verily a man which am a Jew, born in Tarsus, a city in Cilicia, yet brought up in this city at the feet of Gamaliel, and taught according to the perfect manner of the law of the fathers, and was zealous toward God, as ye all are this day.

Answer 3

It was written in Greek but Jesus most likely spoke Aramaic which was the vernacular language of the time and place.

Answer 4

There may be copies of certain texts in Aramaic. Paul was
a Pharisee and therefore educated. Greek was more like English
back then, more people knew it. So he probably wrote in Greek.

Answer 5

It was written both in Greek and Aramaic.

Answer 6

Even though Jesus and the disciples spoke fluent Greek, Hebrew and Arabic, they didn't write any of the Bible, sorry. It wasn't until 60 years after the death of Christ that the first Biblical book Mark, was writtten in Greek. All of the others were written in Greek as well.

Answer 7

Yes my friend, the original bible written in cursive Aramaic from the apostles was the Peshitta. It still exists today, i recommend you buy a translation of it. Amen.

Answer 8

Depends who was writing. For instance, Paul would have written in Greek or Latin...because he was a Roman.

Others probably wrote in Aramaic.

Answer 9

I believe it was written in both greek and aramaic.

Answer 10

It was written in Greek and Aramaic. Greek was the scholarly tongue of the time, and not everyone in the early church was Jewish. Luke, for example, was a Greek slave.