Did Jesus speak Greek?

To: akimel@cap.gwu.edu
Subject: Did Jesus speak Greek?
From: Vincent Broman <broman@np.nosc.mil>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 93 14:01:53 PST
Cc: nt-greek@virginia.edu
In-Reply-To: Alvin Kimel's message of Tue, 14 Dec 1993 14:44:02 -0500 (EST) <Pine.3.05.9312141402.A11500-9100000@cap.gwu.edu>
Reply-To: broman@nosc.mil

J. Sevenster wrote a book called "Do You Know Greek" (Brill 1968)
which analyzes to what degree 1st century Palestinian Jews,
in particular the author of the epistle of James, were able to
speak/write Greek.  He concludes that speaking Greek as a second language
was a very common accomplishment among those people.
But any argument that Jesus spoke Greek primarily, because most Galileans
did, seems to be farfetched.

Vincent Broman,  code 572 Bayside                        Phone: +1 619 553 1641
Naval Command Control and Ocean Surveillance Center, RDT&E Div.
San Diego, CA  92152-6147,  USA                          Email: broman@nosc.mil

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Did Jesus speak Greek?

From: Alvin Kimel <akimel@cap.gwu.edu>