When Jesus is quoted in the New Testament, these quotes are thus often translations from Aramaic into Greek although Jesus in all likelihood did speak Greek with people from outside the land of Israel. When Alexander the Great conquered his enormous empire, he introduced Greek as the common language. So, when the Bible writers wrote down their accounts about Jesus Christ three centuries later, they used this language instead of Hebrew or Aramaic. These are the first verses of the Gospel according to Luke, as they look like in modern versions [3].
By about BC the first five books of the Bible were translated into Greek, because some Jews, especially those living outside the land of Israel, no longer mastered the Hebrew language. Some years later, the other Old Testament books followed. When the Roman Empire became more and more influential and Latin became the common language, parts of the Bible were translated in Latin as well.
These are called the Vetus Latina. For centuries, this has been the Bible translation used in the western churches.
During the Middle Ages, the church even prohibited other translations. Nowadays, many people around the world profit from Bible translations in languages they can understand clearly. Register now for free and receive a new devotional every day to grow closer to God. Home » Bible. Although not a major part of Bible writing, Aramaic was used in several sections of Scripture.
Aramaic was commonly used in the Persian Empire; after the Exile, the Jews brought Aramaic back to Israel where it became the most popular language. The Hebrew Bible was translated into Aramaic, called the Targum, in the second temple period, which ran from B. This translation was read in the synagogues and used for instruction.
Bible passages which originally appeared in Aramaic are Daniel ; Ezra ; and Jeremiah Aramaic words are recorded in the New Testament as well:. With the influence of the Roman Empire, the early church adopted Latin as its official language. In A. Working from a monastery in Bethlehem , he first translated the Old Testament directly from Hebrew, reducing the possibility of errors if he had used the Septuagint.
The Vulgate was the official text for nearly 1, years, but those Bibles were hand-copied and very expensive. Besides, most of the common people could not read Latin. The first complete English Bible was published by John Wycliffe in , relying chiefly on the Vulgate as its source. That was followed by the Tyndale translation in about and the Coverdale in The Reformation led to a flurry of translations, both in English and other local languages.
Actively scan device characteristics for identification. Use precise geolocation data. To do that, one must read and live the Gospels. When we hold our Gospel book in our hands, we should reflect that in it dwells the Word that wants to become flesh in us, desires to take hold of us, so that we might begin his life anew in a new place, at a new time, in a new human setting.
The words of God, expressed in human language, are in every way like human speech, just as the word of the eternal Father, when he took on himself the weak flesh of human beings, became like them.
Skip to content. All Tweets prev Previous: 1. Next: 1. The Bible: true or false? Read more in the book. The Wisdom of the Church. While a modern version of each of these languages is spoken today, most modern readers of those languages would have some difficulty with the ancient versions used in the biblical texts. Ancient Hebrew was the tongue of the ancient Israelites and the language in which most of the Old Testament was penned. Ancient Hebrew is a Semitic language that dates back past B.
Despite a revival of the language during the Maccabean era , it was eventually all but replaced in everyday usage by Aramaic.
Modern Hebrew can trace its ancestry to Biblical Hebrew, but has incorporated many other influences as well. Ancient Aramaic originated among the Arameans in northern Syria and became widely used under the Assyrians.
Rome had conquered Greece, and the influence of Greek culture had saturated the empire. It began in the language of his chosen people, adopted the language of the Roman world, and now exists in over 2, different languages. Far from being a static, one-language text, the Bible actually embraces translation and cross-language accessibility by its very nature. Remove banner ads and expand your Bible reading experience using our valuable library of more than 40 top resources by becoming a member of Bible Gateway Plus.
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