05-24-2005, 05:13 PM
I have been wondering about this for ages actually - why is this word from the Greek used when, historically as far as I am aware, the followers of the Messiah in Aramaic were called Natsraya?
I know languages borrow words of each other and all that but why the sudden shift I wonder <!-- s:dontgetit: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/dontgetit.gif" alt=":dontgetit:" title="Dont Get It" /><!-- s:dontgetit: -->
I know languages borrow words of each other and all that but why the sudden shift I wonder <!-- s:dontgetit: --><img src="{SMILIES_PATH}/dontgetit.gif" alt=":dontgetit:" title="Dont Get It" /><!-- s:dontgetit: -->