Re: Did Jesus speak Greek?

To: akimel@cap.gwu.edu
Subject: Re: Did Jesus speak Greek?
From: B.Rea@cantva.canterbury.ac.nz
Date: Wed, 15 Dec 1993 11:22:36 +1300
Cc: nt-greek@virginia.edu
Comments: University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand
Sender: "Bill Rea, University of Canterbury, New Zealand" <CCTR114@cantva.canterbury.ac.nz>


>I have recently encountered the claim that Greek was Jesus' primary
>language.  How plausible is this, and what evidence supports it?  Can anyone
>recommend scholarly discussion on this?  TIA.

There was an article in a recent edition of Biblical Archaeology Review
which addressed this question. The author's conclusion was that it was
likely that Jesus did understand and/or speak a limited amount of
Greek. If someone is suggesting that it was his primary language, they
need to put up a lot of evidence to support their contention.
If you can't find the article or want a more specific reference, email
me and I will look the article up, it is at home.


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