Do Bible Christians realize the word Calvary is a Roman Catholic word?

Question

Etymology and Use
The word Calvary comes from the Latin Calvaria and means "a skull". Calvaria and the Gr. Kranion are equivalents for the original Golgotha. The ingenious conjecture that Golgotha may be a contraction for Gol Goatha and may accordingly have signified "mount of execution", and been related to Goatha in Jer., xxxi, 39, has found scarcely any supporters. The diminutive monticulus (little mount) was coupled with the name A.D. 333 by the "Pilgrim of Bordeaux".

I wonder if we should notify the Calvary Chapel they might want to think about a name change as that particular communty teaches a some what anti-Catholic message.

BTW the original Calvary Chapel was also a Catholic building and did you also know the word chapel is also of Catholic origin, I guess we can at least say they are consistent in their acts of robbery. More to come on chapel in my next series of questions

here are some interesting links on the Calvary Chapel denomination

http://www.adherents.com/largecom/calvary2.html#antircs
http://www.catholic.com/thisrock/1992/9203conv.asp

Seraph not you again ogvey. As Latin is the language of the Roman Catholic Church and all early Western bibles were translated into Latin from the Greek who do you think used Calvary in reference to Mt. Calvary? I'm merely pointed that non-catholics could not eliminate all Latin from their traditions even after claiming going back to "the original hebrew and koine Greek" as so often claimed.
Yes Catholicism created the Latin term Calvary now prove otherwise.

Answer 1

Yeah, but how mamy people know that the first "skull" to mark the location of that place belonged to Goliath of Gath (Gol-gath-a) and it was hung up for all to see, outside the walls of ancient Jerusalem, by David, the first king of Jesus' Royal House, until it eventually turned to dust, and disappeared.

Answer 2

Our English word “Calvary” comes from the Latin calvaria. This word is a translation of the Greek kranion, meaning “skull.”

The Greek is a translation of the Aramaic golgotha, also meaning “skull.” The word is used twice in the Greek translation of the Old Testament (Judg. 9:53; 2 Kings 9:35) to designate the skulls of Abimelech and Jezebel.

So Calvary, Place of the Skull, or Golgotha may all be used by translators.

Answer 3

Do you realise that the word "calvary" is but the Latin word for "skull" and has nothing distinctively Roman Catholic about it? Or are you telling us that the RCC invented all things and language Latin?

So, you are telling us that prior to the Latin Vulgate translation, the Latin language NEVER had the word for skull? Is that your claim?

I can't believe that you are telling lies for Rome. The Latin language predated the RCC by centuries! See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latin

Answer 4

Well first of all what is the definition of Christian? A Christian is one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. So of course Jesus is not going to call himself or his followers Christians. His followers were simply called believers. Later on like in the book of Acts these believers are reffered to as Christians. Christianity are the Christian as a whole. And by the way Jesus is God.

Answer 5

For " Seraph " answer to pastor billy's question..........Yes the Catholics invented the Latin language & classicial music

Answer 6

If you can trace all those words back to the Catholics then you should be able to trace all the way back to the first Christian Church after Christ died.(The Catholic Chruch) Ignorant people.

Answer 7

Of course it is. That's why it's in the Bible, a Catholic book.

Answer 8

Pastor Billy, you rock!

Answer 9

some

Answer 10

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