Latinisms in mark

[Paul Younan]

Shlama Akhi Michael,

These are not "Latinisms" (whatever that means!) - these are merely Latin loan-words in Aramaic. What do these people expect the Aramaic-speaking communities in the Roman empire to do?

Make up their own names for the official coins used by the empire?

Make up their own names for the soldier ranks used by the empire?

Make up their own names for the Praetorium? That WAS it's name, wasn't it?

If I call you on the phone and tell you that I enjoyed a taco and burrito lunch today, does that mean that I spoke to you in Spanish?

C'MON!!!

These "Internet Infidels" are nothing more than children parading themselves as pseudo-intellectuals. This is just about the most ridiculous argument that they could make.

Did the Greeks make up their own name for the Field of Blood?

Did the Romans make up their own name for Golgotha?

Did the Greeks make up their own name for "Strong Drink" (Shakira) ??? (Luke 1:15)

Did the Romans make up their own name for the Sabbath? (Matthew 12:10)

How about "Pascha" (Luke 2:41), the Greeks couldn't make up a word like the English people did......"Passover"?

How about these following Aramaic words in the Greek texts.......???????????

Lebonthah (frankincense, Matthew 2:11)
Mammona (Luke 16:9)
Wai (Woe! Matthew 23:13)
Rabbi (Matthew 23:7,8)
Beelzebub (Luke 11:15)
Qorban (Mark 7:11)
Satana (Luke 10:18)
cammuna (cummin, Matt 23:23)
raca (a term of contempt Matthew 5:22)
korin (a dry measure, between 10-12 bushels, Luke 16:7)
zezneh (tares, Matthew 13:25)
Boanerges (Mark 3:17)

....and Amen, which appears about 100 times in the Greek text of the Gospels.

Why is it that nobody talks about these Aramaic words in the Greek manuscripts?

Why don't you extend these infidels a kind invitation over here so we could have some fun at their expense? <!-- s --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/smile.gif" alt="" title="Smile" /><!-- s -->