Well CB you gave him an out and he wasn't smart enough to take it.
Like I said this is izzy's position:And I correctly said that was conjecture on your part since the only evidence we have is that Jesus called Simon Cephas in Greek, not Kephas in Aramaic as you insisted...And none of us has any idea that they all spoke Aramaic...Again conjecture...
Would you care to explain to him that whether you spell it Cephas or Kephas, it is still Aramaic?
Now why in the world would I do that when we can go check?
http://www.behindthename.com/name/kephas
KEPHAS
GENDER: Masculine
USAGE: Biblical Greek
OTHER SCRIPTS: Κηφας (Ancient Greek)
Meaning & History>br> Greek form of CEPHAS
It would seem that Kephas had it’s origins in Aramaic but was used in Biblical Greek as well. I know the Catholics would love to limit the meaning to rock because they desperately need something to hold on to given the plethora of scripture that disputes the claim that the church was founded on Peter as it’s head, it’s a rather weak stand they take.
One verse in scripture, misinterpreted by the RCC, on which their entire structure rests is a foundation built on sand.
Stand on the Kephas is Aramaic sand dune if you wish but it makes you appear desperate in my opinion.