2007-01-16 01:37:53 · 10 answers · asked by the man on your monitor 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It was a guy named Joe Zebowitz who lives over on 4th. street.--He got tired of everybody referring to them as "Curly, Larry, and Moe".
It seemed to Joe that it sounded disrespectful.
Hope this helps.
2007-01-16 01:54:09 · answer #1 · answered by big j 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good question. The names, and in fact all of the "New Testament" was written in Hebrew. "Matthew" was "Mattithyahu" "John" was "Yohanan" "James" was "Yacob" (sometimes called Jacob, but there was no "J" --the "translators" thought king James would like to see his name). More importantly, the Almighty's name is YHVH (normally pronounced "Jehovah" but more correctly Yahowah )..and the Savior's name means YHVH is my Savior, and is pronounced Yahoshua. In Hebrew it is spelled yod he vav shin ein. The Almighty said "call on my name" and yet few people who claim to be following Him even know what it is! And He was really clear (Ex. 23:13) that we should not use the names of the heathen mighty ones. (Iesus, - a "god" of healing - or "Hail Zeus") Don't lol, for it is really sad, that people are so far away from the mark (target) and yet think they are pleasing the Almighty.
2007-01-16 01:53:34 · answer #2 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They are Greek or Latinized versions of the Hebrew:
The name Matthew is derived from the Hebrew Mattija, being shortened to Mattai in post-Biblical Hebrew. In Greek it is sometimes spelled Maththaios, BD, and sometimes Matthaios, CEKL, but grammarians do not agree as to which of the two spellings is the original.
2007-01-16 01:42:55 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
In hebrew, the name Matthew is Mattityahu and the name John is Yochanan. There is no J in Hebrew or Aramaic.
2007-01-16 01:53:39 · answer #4 · answered by Kallan 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why do you doubt that?
I think most of them may have just changed a bit going from generation to generation, but are pretty much the same names they were in the original Hebrew or Aramaic or whatever.
2007-01-16 01:41:48 · answer #5 · answered by XYZ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The names of the apostles are English derivatives of names used for these men in other languages.
Typically, their English names come from Greek -- which in the Bible in turn comes from Aramaic, the language spoken by people in ancient Palestine.
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2007-01-16 01:52:53 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because the names are Anglicized.
Mattaion - Matthew
Markon - mark
Ioannhn = John
Iesus - Jesus
Iakob - James (or Jacob)
Petros - Peter
Paulos - Paul
2007-01-16 01:50:21 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those names are Anglican for the English language. They do look different in Greek.
2007-01-16 01:45:56 · answer #8 · answered by Desperado 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All names have foreign equals.
Example:
John= Johan (Yoh-Han)
Peter= Piere (French)
Jesus= Yesue/ Yesuah and several others
God's name Jehovah has so many foreign equals they get confused by false religions as other gods.
2007-01-16 01:50:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Thats a hard question but my quess is his mommy and daddy..duh!
2007-01-16 01:44:53 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋