Why, in biblical countries, is there not a trend for people to have traditional Christian names such as Matthew, Mark or Luke?
2007-10-06 10:39:29 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
im not sure really...
2007-10-06 10:41:56 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Different languages change names, and Those areas, aren't really Christian anymore. There are a lot of Jewish, and Muslim Faiths around there now. Not to mention that names change over the centuries, and it was only in the new testament that names like Matthew ,mark, Luke ,and John came about.
2007-10-06 12:45:02 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Because people in biblical lands are Semites -- they speak Semitic languages, not English. You may be surprised to know that even your "New" Testament wasn't written in English. It has been translated from Aramaic to Greek, to Latin, and into other languages all over the world.
Your question is like asking why Christians in English-speaking countries don't call God "Allah."
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2007-10-06 14:49:22 · answer #3 · answered by Hatikvah 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Christians in these countries do actually have Christian names, usually in their local language , for example in Palestine (the holy land) Christians got names such as: Luca (Luke),George,Elias (Elijah), Matta (Matthew), Nicola (Nicolas),Jack. etc
But Christians in biblical counties are now minorities, after Arabs occupied these lands, so that's why you don't have much of these names. Arabs forced their language on the lands they occupied (Syria,Lebanon,Palestine,Egypt).
I hope this is hopeful.
2007-10-06 10:47:30 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
natalie, you are reading an English translation. The names you read in your Bible are not even the real names they were originally called by. The translators changed these names to make it easier for English speaking people to pronounce.
Did you know the very English name of "Jesus" is only about 500 years old. His true Hebraic name is Yeshua.
They would really be offended by trying to suggest we change their cultural heritage by using English names. Lampoons point is excellent.
Blessings.
2007-10-06 10:45:18 · answer #5 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
because matthew, mark and luke are not biblical names
those are the english translation of their hebrew/greek name
just like Jesus isnt the name he was called by
The Jewish community has claimed the name of Jesus in Hebrew is Yeshu
and sometimes spell it as Yehoshua with five letters
2007-10-06 10:43:09 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because the people who live in these lands don't use the anglicized form of their name. There may for example be Matthias, Marcos, Luc and Johannes, but of course it depends whether their father and mother has in fact read the Bible as we know it, or are of another faith which may use the Koran for example, and of course it depends on which language they use.
2007-10-06 10:51:57 · answer #7 · answered by Peter the painter 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
well to put it simply Christians are the minority in biblical areas such as (Israel, Jordan, Syria, Lebanon).
2007-10-06 10:43:40 · answer #8 · answered by Gamla Joe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Because in these places they have known for centuries that these guys were not the authors of the gospels.
Love and blessings Don
2007-10-06 10:41:57 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Please name a Biblical country that isn't the Vatican. PROTIP: The USA is not, nor was ever, a Christian nation
2007-10-06 10:42:14 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
i dont know, why isnt there anyone alive named adolf, or hitler, or stalin anymore?
2007-10-06 10:41:57 · answer #11 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋