08-22-2008, 08:23 PM
Paul,
Sure, its is even more surprising that there are or maybe priests or bishops in the Catholic church who are Aramaic Primacists. But considering Matthew 16:18 this could be because they don't have to "work" around the Greek words of "Petra" and "Petros" to defend the Supremecy of the pope. An Aramaic Matthew in ch. 16:18 does well for the. As for any Aramaic Primacists within the leadership of the Greek/Eastern Orthodox Church. That too would surprise me because as I was growing up the Greeks were very proud of their language and I heard a number of times that it was in the language of the Greeks that the New Testament Church was written. I don't know if this is instilled as much today in Greek Orthodox churches. I grew up in the 70's and there was no question or alternative other than a Greek New Testament. BTW, Aramaic Primacy is fairly new to me. Just this year as a matter of fact. The evidence for Aramaic Primacy is pretty good but it also says in the epistle to Thessalonians that we should "test everything." With an issue like this it takes time and I am the kind of guy that is prone to check and turn over every rock. I may be too particular (others might say "picky") but that is just me. Thanks, Paul.
1 John
God is love
Mike Karoules
Sure, its is even more surprising that there are or maybe priests or bishops in the Catholic church who are Aramaic Primacists. But considering Matthew 16:18 this could be because they don't have to "work" around the Greek words of "Petra" and "Petros" to defend the Supremecy of the pope. An Aramaic Matthew in ch. 16:18 does well for the. As for any Aramaic Primacists within the leadership of the Greek/Eastern Orthodox Church. That too would surprise me because as I was growing up the Greeks were very proud of their language and I heard a number of times that it was in the language of the Greeks that the New Testament Church was written. I don't know if this is instilled as much today in Greek Orthodox churches. I grew up in the 70's and there was no question or alternative other than a Greek New Testament. BTW, Aramaic Primacy is fairly new to me. Just this year as a matter of fact. The evidence for Aramaic Primacy is pretty good but it also says in the epistle to Thessalonians that we should "test everything." With an issue like this it takes time and I am the kind of guy that is prone to check and turn over every rock. I may be too particular (others might say "picky") but that is just me. Thanks, Paul.
1 John
God is love
Mike Karoules