newtestamentchristianity

  In the previous post, I discussed arguments used by a minority of Biblical scholars for the view that the New Testament was originally written in Hebrew. Today, I would like to discuss some of the reasons why the majority of scholars believe that it was originally composed in Koine Greek. For my previous thoughts on this debate, check out my recent articles which have discussed it:                                                                    https://newtestamentchristianityat.blogspot.com/2022/04/an-introduction-to-language-of-new.html                                                                     https://newtestamentchristianityat.blogspot.com/2022/05/the-language-of-new-testament.html                                                                1. Introduction: For some Christians, the debate is not as simple as whether the New Testament was written in Hebrew or Koine Greek. It has been argued, however, that it was written (or at least part of it) in Judeo-Greek. By th

With the exception of the Gospel of Matthew, the majority of scholars today believe that the New Testament was primarily written in Koine Greek. Some, however, actually believe that the New Testament was written in Hebrew. Today, I would like to discuss the basics of this debate. For my previous post, see the following link:  https://newtestamentchristianityat.blogspot.com/2022/04/an-introduction-to-language-of-new.html                                                                         1. Hebrew or Greek?  While not infallible on theological teachings, the early church fathers are great witnesses to the events of their time. Of course, sometimes they did err on matters of history. However, their insight concerning the early centuries of the church is ever valuable to us. As many of them lived much closer to the time of Christ than we do (and some of them lived in the places where He had lived), we can learn from their accounts about what was going on in the first century, how the