What language did the Bible start?

Scholars generally recognize three languages as original biblical languages: Hebrew, Aramaic, and Koine Greek
Koine Greek
Biblical Koine refers to the varieties of Koine Greek used in Bible translations into Greek and related texts. Its main sources are: The Septuagint, a 3rd century BC Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) and texts not included in the Hebrew Bible; The Greek New Testament, compiled originally in Greek.
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Was the Bible first written in Hebrew or Aramaic?

The Jewish Bible, the Old Testament, was originally written almost entirely in Hebrew, with a few short elements in Aramaic.
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What was the first language of the Bible before it was translated?

The Hebrew Bible was written in Hebrew. Its Greek translation, the Septuagint, made it accessible in the Hellenistic period (c. 300 BCE–c. 300 CE) and provided a language for the New Testament and for the Christian liturgy and theology of the first three centuries CE.
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What language did Adam and Eve speak?

The Adamic language, according to Jewish tradition (as recorded in the midrashim) and some Christians, is the language spoken by Adam (and possibly Eve) in the Garden of Eden.
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How do you say God in Aramaic?

The Aramaic word for God is alôh-ô ( Syriac dialect) or elâhâ (Biblical dialect), which comes from the same Proto- Semitic word (*ʾilâh-) as the Arabic and Hebrew terms; Jesus is described in Mark 15:34 as having used the word on the cross, with the ending meaning "my", when saying, "My God, my God, why hast thou ...
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IN WHAT LANGUAGE WAS THE BIBLE FIRST WRITTEN?



Who spoke Aramaic first?

Aramaic is thought to have first appeared among the Aramaeans about the late 11th century bce. By the 8th century bce it had become accepted by the Assyrians as a second language.
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Who wrote the original Bible?

That single author was believed to be Moses, the Hebrew prophet who led the Israelites out of captivity in Egypt and guided them across the Red Sea toward the Promised Land.
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Is Aramaic still spoken?

However, Aramaic remains a spoken, literary, and liturgical language for local Christians and also some Jews. Aramaic also continues to be spoken by the Assyrians of Iraq, northeastern Syria, southeastern Turkey and northwest Iran, with diaspora communities in Armenia, Georgia, Azerbaijan and southern Russia.
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What was Jesus name in Aramaic?

However, both the Western and Eastern Syriac Christian traditions use the Aramaic name ܝܫܘܥ (in Hebrew script: ישוע) Yeshuʿ and Yishoʿ, respectively, including the ʿayin.
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Did Jesus speak Hebrew or Aramaic?

Jesus likely understood Hebrew, though his everyday life would have been conducted in Aramaic. Of the first four books of the New Testament, the Gospels of Matthew and Mark records Jesus using Aramaic terms and phrases, while in Luke 4:16, he was shown reading Hebrew from the Bible at a synagogue.
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What was Jesus first language?

Hebrew was the language of scholars and the scriptures. But Jesus's "everyday" spoken language would have been Aramaic. And it is Aramaic that most biblical scholars say he spoke in the Bible.
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How do we know the Bible is true?

We have copies of the manuscripts and throughout history these copies show that the Bible has been transmitted accurately. Despite common skeptical claims that the Bible has often been changed through the centuries, the physical evidence tells another story. The New Testament records are incredibly accurate.
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How accurate is the Bible?

Modern archaeology has helped us realize that the Bible is historically accurate even in the smallest of details. There have been thousands of archaeological discoveries in the past century that support every book of the Bible.
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Who created Christianity?

Christianity originated with the ministry of Jesus, a Jewish teacher and healer who proclaimed the imminent Kingdom of God and was crucified c. AD 30–33 in Jerusalem in the Roman province of Judea.
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What language did God speak?

Some Christians see the languages written on the INRI cross (Syriac, Greek and Latin) as God's languages.
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What is the oldest language in the world?

Sumerian can be considered the first language in the world, according to Mondly. The oldest proof of written Sumerian was found on the Kish tablet in today's Iraq, dating back to approximately 3500 BC.
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What religion was Jesus?

Of course, Jesus was a Jew. He was born of a Jewish mother, in Galilee, a Jewish part of the world. All of his friends, associates, colleagues, disciples, all of them were Jews. He regularly worshipped in Jewish communal worship, what we call synagogues.
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Can we trust the Bible?

The biblical manuscripts have been reliably transmitted from the authors to us today. What should a person look for when checking to see if an ancient text has been corrupted? The person should look for other surviving copies of that text to cross reference for variants.
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Is tattoo forbidden in the Bible?

Today they're common everywhere from Maori communities in New Zealand to office parks in Ohio. But in the ancient Middle East, the writers of the Hebrew Bible forbade tattooing. Per Leviticus 19:28, “You shall not make gashes in your flesh for the dead, or incise any marks on yourselves.”
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Is the Bible true story?

The Bible is a true story but not always factual. The truth of the Bible doesn't come from the facts of the stories, but rather from the spiritual meaning of those stories.
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Is Adam and Eve Based on a true story?

No, it is not true. Scientists can trace our maternal and paternal lines back to a woman and man who lived a long time ago, but they are not the Biblical Adam and Eve.
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Who created the God?

We ask, "If all things have a creator, then who created God?" Actually, only created things have a creator, so it's improper to lump God with his creation. God has revealed himself to us in the Bible as having always existed. Atheists counter that there is no reason to assume the universe was created.
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Is the Bible literally?

Yes, the Bible is entirely literal. But what does that really mean? We might mistakenly replace the word literal with some other word.
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What was Jesus's full name?

Jesus' name in Hebrew was “Yeshua” which translates to English as Joshua.
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Why did Aramaic replace Hebrew?

Later, as Hebrew was becoming gradually restricted to liturgical use, Aramaic replaced it in everyday life, and was adopted as the language of the great Commentaries of the Bible—the Mishna and the Babylonian and Jerusalem Talmuds—, before the spread of Arabic as a result of the Islamic conquest, and the adoption of ...
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