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"Christians" in Peshitta
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I'm not sure exactly what my question is, but I am finding this curious. The new testament includes the word "christian" 3 times, either in singular or plural. It makes sense as a transliteration of Christianos, the root of which being Christos -- all very greek and it makes perfect sense.

So the three verses in question, Acts 11:26, 26:28 and 1 Peter 4:16, when you look them up in Peshitta you find the word krystiana , what looks to be a transliteration of the greek rather than a true aramaic word in its own right.

It makes sense in the context of Acts 11:26. All it says is that in the city of Antioch, which is somewhere on the border between the regions of Galatia and Asia, in which the lingua franca was presumably greek, that followers of a certain Christos were given the nickname of Christians. But it makes less sense in Acts 26:28, coming from the mouth of the very semitic king Agrippa. In the greek version I would expect to see it but in the aramaic original? Is that really what he said? Is that what Luqa wrote?

Also Keepa uses the term in his first letter which appears to be specifically addressed to diaspora jewish christians.

I suppose my question is two-fold: was krystiana a term that aramaic-speakers in the first century used to refer to followers of Yshwa Mshika and if so, what are we to take away from that? Is that telling of a certain influence of the hellenists on the early development of the church? Does it take anything away from the aramaic primacy argument?

Anyway, that's all I have.
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"Christians" in Peshitta - by bknight - 03-12-2013, 08:26 AM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by bknight - 03-12-2013, 08:27 AM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by distazo - 03-12-2013, 02:25 PM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by Paul Younan - 03-12-2013, 02:53 PM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by The Texas RAT - 03-15-2013, 05:02 AM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by Thirdwoe - 03-15-2013, 08:00 AM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by The Texas RAT - 03-15-2013, 12:55 PM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by Thirdwoe - 03-15-2013, 03:52 PM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by The Texas RAT - 03-16-2013, 04:32 AM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by Thirdwoe - 03-16-2013, 05:58 AM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by The Texas RAT - 03-16-2013, 10:10 PM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by The Texas RAT - 03-16-2013, 10:18 PM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by Thirdwoe - 03-17-2013, 12:01 AM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by The Texas RAT - 03-17-2013, 02:02 AM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by bknight - 03-17-2013, 03:51 AM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by The Texas RAT - 03-17-2013, 04:08 AM
Re: "Christians" in Peshitta - by Paul Younan - 03-17-2013, 05:33 AM

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