If Jesus spoke Aramaic... how come the bible is not in Aramaic but Greek and Latin?

Question

Uhmmm... Makes you think does in't because you can't translate every single word from one language to the other sucessfully unless the languages where the same i.e you can not 100% translate a text from english to Russian without loosing some meaning. Since teh followers of Jesus spoke Aramaic as well.... The Question really is WHO WROTE THE BIBLE? ANother question is WHo put the bible together? ANother one is How come it has so many many many many many errors?


Uhmmmm Makes you think no?

EXIBIT A:


Here are a few of the contradictions:

Should we kill?
Ex. 20:13 Thou shalt not commit murder.
Ex. 32:27 Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, put every man his sword by his side...and slay every man his brother...companion..neighbor.... also 1 Sam. 6:19; 15:2,3; Num. 15:36)

Ex 20:5 "...for I, the Lord your God, am a jealous God..." (see also Ex 34:14, Deut 4:24, Josh 24:19, and Nah 1:2)
Gal 5:19-20 "Now the deeds of the flesh are evident, which are...jealousy..." (See also 2 Cor 12:20)

Should we tell lies?
Ex. 20:16 Thou shalt not bear false witness.(Prov. 12:22; Rev. 21:8)
1 Kings 22:23 The Lord hath put a lying spirit in the mouth of all these thy prophets, and the Lord hath spoken evil concerning thee. (II Thess. 2:11; Josh. 2:4-6 with James 2:25)

Should we steal?
Ex. 20:15 Thou shalt not steal. (Lev. 19:13)
Ex. 3:22. And ye shall spoil the Egyptians. (Ex. 12:35-36; Luke 19:29-33)

Shall we keep the Sabbath?
Ex. 20:8 Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy.

Exibit B:

ON THE SABBATH DAY
"Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy." -- Exodus 20:8

"One man esteemeth one day above another: another esteemeth every day alike. Let every man be fully persuaded in his own mind." -- Romans 14:5




ON THE PERMANENCY OF THE EARTH
"... the earth abideth for ever." -- Ecclesiastes 1:4

"... the elements shall melt with fervent heat, the earth also and the works that are therein shall be burned up." -- 2Peter 3:10




ON SEEING GOD
"... I have seen God face to face, and my life is preserved." -- Genesis 32:30

"No man hath seen God at any time..."-- John 1:18




ON HUMAN SACRIFICE
"... Thou shalt not let any of thy seed pass through the fire to Molech, neither shalt thou profane the name of thy God..." -- Leviticus 18:21

[In Judges, though, the tale of Jephthah, who led the Israelites against the Ammonoites, is being told. Being fearful of defeat, this good religious man sought to guarantee victory by getting god firmly on his side.

http://www.atheists.org/christianity/contradictions.html

Oh report when ever someone tells the truth HOW ORIGINAL... WHY CAN YOU ANSWER YOUR OWN BIBLE????

Answer 1

I thought the original bible was in Hebrew, and there are thousands of recognised errors in translation. When the translator was not certain about something, he put in capital letters, like the answer above me.

The Hebrew of the Old Testament was composed almost entirely without any vowels. It was first printed in 1488; until then, it had been copied by hand, and was constantly exposed to erasures and additions.

Answer 2

I agree with "The Dunce's" answer, and would also like to include the fact that the Jews were VERY adamant when it came to the translation of the original languages that were spoken during the time of the Old and New Testament; Greek, Latin, Aramaic, and Hebrew. When James I had the KJV Bible commissioned, it took a panel of 50 linguists a total of SEVEN years from 1604 to the publishing date in 1611 to translate and satisfactorily proofread the translations from each language into the lingua franca English of his day. Therefore, I doubt seriously that there are as many "errors" as you claim. If so, there would have been a whole lot more translations of the Bible created after 1611. The KJV is the most enduring translation. Don't believe me? Look at all the different translations out there today. Most of them have been written in the last 150 years, which leads me to wonder how with all the knowledge we have to understand the Word, where we got the bright idea to keep "translating" something that has stood the test of time for almost 400 years? Some say the language was too hard to understand in the KJV. IT'S ENGLISH! How hard can it be? Others say they're afraid of the newer translations because they may have had certain Scriptures "altered" or "edited" for "better interpretation". I'm not a brilliant man, but I must say that that reasoning INSULTS MY INTELLIGENCE. If the PROPHETIC sense (of translation) makes LITERAL sense, SEEK NO OTHER SENSE! We are not allowed to add to or take away from the Word of God, therefore, I'm willing to take a spiritual risk and STUDY the Word to find out it's message and meaning!

Answer 3

1. The Bible has many authors, all inspired by God to transcribe His Word. There are the original translations which are in Hebrew, Greek, Chaldea, and Aramaic.

2. The Bible was 'put together' by many people as well. There were scribes and translators and printers over the years who assembled the various editions of the Bible. Some versions include parts that are not included in others.

3. Your contention that the Bible contains errors is a bit exaggerated. The errors are predominately a failure of interpretation. When you take it back to the original translations there are not errors.

4. Aside from the inevitable 'bad translations' and YES there are some -- your perception of errors are secondary to the differences between translation and transliteration.

5. The differences in what things meant back then and what things mean now ... concepts that existed then and now vary widely.

6. Then there are colloquialisms, idioms, figures of speech used in the Bible which do not equate to modern patterns of speech.

7. Also, there is the difference between literal and figurative interpretations as well as the varying time frames the parts of the Bible lay within. Some things have a literal meaning other things are meant to convey a figurative meaning ... much like a parable.

8. The Bible is not a linear chronological account. Some parts take the reader to times which have yet to occur. Other parts relate history. To understand the Bible fully you must correlate what is known now with what was known then. How people spoke and conducted their activities of daily life.

There is plenty of room for dissenting views in theology and there will come a time when all is known -- who is correct and incorrect will become evident soon enough. I just feel there is much more than the primarily literal spin I get from your evidence.

God bless and keep you always.

Answer 4

The bible is translated to many languages. Jesus isn't even suggested to be the writer, supposedly (the new testament at least) were the accounts of his disciples, but likely not written till long after their deaths. If there are discrepencies, it would be because it was written by men, and edited by the catholic church. I have no information as to the validity of it, it could be some truth escaped the churches editing pen. Or it could be a pure work of fiction about a man who was a respected prophet of his time and his words taken out of context. I agree with your sentiment.. The bible is taken far too seriously by some people, but it still seems to be valuable if interpreted by someone without a political agenda. Some christians lead remarkably fufilling lives, too bad so many seem out to make everyone else miserable. The same could be said of many other religions.

I think athiesm is sad though, simply because it is an absolute,. And a sillier proposition than the claims of any major religion. How would one expect to prove that nothing exists outside of human life in the universe, and that the universe doesn't serve some kind of purpose. And in my life it becomes very evident that there are kharma-like forces at work I wish to understand. I wish we could discuss them without hate involved. Religions I think are quite out of date, but god is not dead. Nor is he necessarily male or singular.

Answer 5

Firstly, the Bible (and I mean the Old Testament) was written in Hebrew. It was translated to Greek under Hellenist rule, when the authorities forced the rabbis to translate the Torah into Greek. Later it was translated to Latin and other languages.
Secondly, Aramaic was the spoken language in the time of Jesus, but Hebrew has always been the language of Judaism, of Torah, and of Jewish scholarship. Therefore, when Jesus studied Torah, he did so in Hebrew.
And lastly, your lame arguments are not going to convice anyone to become a murdering Muslim.

Answer 6

Ok, for starters, your exhibits are out of context. In order to make sense of them, you need the paragraphs above and below the sentance you quoted. Anyone can say it's a contradicion if they don't read everything.

Two, The bible was written in several languages, depending on who was writing it. Hebrew, Greek and Latin. NOt everyone back then spoke the same language and the gospels had to be written so others in the land could read them.

The bible was put together by the early fathers of the Catholic church. And errors are normally translations and taking things out of context.

Answer 7

Look, I am extremely tolerant person and I do accept lots of different views, but do you think your question is appropriate in a Forum, as Yahoo Answers? Look around and you will observe such an antagonism and even traces of hatred , especially between Christian and Muslims. Many of the participants above are right in their stance, BUT I really want to stress your attention to the fact that generalizing and discussing the too "hot" theme on Islam and Christianity is dangerous issue. Just browse through some answers and you will see why I allow myself to advise you NOT to raise so ,both deep and biased question. The Bible was written for 1600 years. There are still people, who speak Aramaic.Then, please, let us be correct we you cannot brand so easily the Bible as full of "so many many many many many errors", that speak for yourself and your bad stereotype. I have very close to me Muslim friends and I love them and they have special place in my heart.One of them found too many contradictions in the Holy Quran and the 7adeeth for example,despite all is a good Muslim and stick to the fifth pillars of Islam, so ..your conclusion? By the way, you really made enough errors in your resume. Open the Quran,read well the exact citations in the suras and you will find that Islam is approving the Christianity. There is always "BUT"..Have a good day!

Answer 8

You demonstrated an error in translation in the word for jealous(y). God's and man's are not the same word in Hebrew and Greek. So, to be correct in your interpretations, you could translate the entire books by yourself, so tediously. If you approach it with the attitude that you now have, as basically a skeptic, I don't believe it will do you much good.
Here is a website that deals with all the errors which you speak of, if you are really seeking: http://www.bible-researcher.com/chicago1.html
God bless you, may God just make your day!

Answer 9

I believe each book of the bible lists it author.I also believe each book tells when it was written.
The books written that tell about God saying go kill. Is books written by men hundreds of years after the fact. it was told and retold hundreds of times before it was written. If it was written in the old language,I wouldn't buy it. so that would be wasted time for the author. What the bible teaches me is. Jesus died for us..me. I believe that. I love him for his love..Think about this story.
The apostles were hiding in a second story room,the windows were shuttered,the door was locked.Peter said to the others.I have a great idea. Lets tell everybody Jesus rose from the grave. The authorities will arrest us,we will be disowned by our friends, our property will be confiscated,we will be tortured and put to death, isn't that great.

Answer 10

The bible was first translated to Greek because that was the international language at the time. Everyone knew some Greek, and they wanted to make God's word available to as many as possible. As for your "errors", look for errors, you will find errors. Seek truth and you will find it.

Ummmmm Doesn't make me doubt God's word, No