Also, would the Vatican happen to have a copy?
2007-01-17 23:09:08 · 20 answers · asked by cragoogle 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
It depends whether you are taking about individual 'books' of the Bible, or the whole Bible!
The 'Bible' as we know it is actually a collection of books gathered over time. The earliest surviving complete manuscript of the entire Bible is the Codex Amiatinus, a Latin Vulgate edition produced in eighth century England.
There are however early books of the 'Old Testament' which exist in Aramaic. These are actually parts of the Torah, some of which was in Aramaic and some in Hebrew.
The 'New Testament' is generally accepted to have existed first in Greek, although some argue there WAS an Aramaic version (see Aramaic Primacy)!
But there was no actual collection of writings we now know as the Christian 'Bible' until around 400 CE. This is when a series of church councils debated the issue. And a definitive list of which books should make up the 'canon' was not finally approved until the Council of Trent (1545-1563)!
Hope that helps!
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2007-01-18 00:11:38 · answer #1 · answered by Nobody 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The original "Old Testament" clearly was Hebrew. The "New Testament" was "written in Hebrew letters" which means it was written in Hebrew or Aramaic. (I am not a good enough linguist to follow some of the arguments as to which it was originally written in) Some of the first "gospels" were written on the margins of the old scrolls. Various people at various times have held different understandings about which books should be accepted for the "New Testament" I think it was about 400 A.D. when a group got together and "voted" as to what should constitute the Scriptures, and that vote has been pretty much accepted. There is an Aramaic scriptures in wide circulation in the Mideast. Whether it is copies of the original, or translation from Hebrew I cannot say. Even if the Vatican has a copy, It would not be "original".
2007-01-17 23:44:13 · answer #2 · answered by hasse_john 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I have an aramaic bible & it is no less than the King James. And what does the Vatican have to do with the bible, They have tossed that out a long time ago. And put in man made greeds.
2007-01-17 23:26:03 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
It would be written in Hebrew AND Greek according to whether you are speaking of the Old Testament or the New Testament. The Vatican might have anything, but I doubt it. There were men who copied the BIBLE for Centuries and centuries before the press was invented. Those were Hand-written copies. We are ver fortunate today to have it translated into whatever language that we happen to speak. GOD has certainly blessed us in this day and age, hasn't HE!! (I am not a Catholic.) Have a great day.
Eds
2007-01-17 23:23:29 · answer #4 · answered by Eds 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
the unique Bible exchange into not in Aramaic - Jesus spoke Aramaic however the previous testomony exchange into written in historic Hebrew and the hot testomony exchange into written in Greek. i've got self belief the originals are present day in Israel yet i'm not specific approximately that.
2016-10-31 10:27:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can access the vatican library and secret archive if you write them a letter detaling your research. go to their site for more deatils - their is an online version too, but because they have so many books it won't be available for years
Yes there are gospels in aramaic although orginall greek was chosen to write the new testament and hebrew for the old
2007-01-17 23:19:30 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes there is a Bible in aramaic. And it is not only the vatican who has it. Look for it in a University library, maybe harvard. It exists. You just cannot read it
2007-01-17 23:13:49 · answer #7 · answered by Ana 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It was written in several languages, at different times, in different places, by many men.
And I have the only original version. So, no, the Vatican does not have a copy.
2007-01-17 23:21:21 · answer #8 · answered by Labsci 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
yes a lot smaller the vatican will have a copy
2007-01-17 23:36:49 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
There is no 'original' bible, the bible is compiled from translated scrolls, the ones they liked, not the inconvenient ones.
It is all the same though, propaganda to prop up a way of some few people having power over lots of other people.
Religion = money and power.
To mahal, you really are full of it, an atheist such as myself does not need your fantasy god. There are facts about the bible but none about any god. That is because they don't exist.
Don't try to chew me, you'll break your teeth.
2007-01-17 23:29:50 · answer #10 · answered by funnelweb 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋