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To: american colleen;JHavard;OLD REGGIE;ventana
american colleen;JHavard;OLD REGGIE;ventana

Hello! What was the most universal language of the time?
Originally the Bible was in Greek, then translated to Latin because that was the most popularly understood language.

JH>Is that pretty well how it happened? JH

That would be a "no".

1838 posted on 4/7/02 6:15 PM Mountain by american colleen

Lassie:

The more correct question would be why did G-d have His Word
written in the most precise language in the world (koine Greek)?

Tehillim (Psalm) 119:105 Your Word is a lamp to my feet and a light for my path.

Chuck <truth@YeshuaHaMashiach>
1,856 posted on 04/07/2002 6:58:13 PM PDT by Uri’el-2012
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To: XeniaSt
Lassie:
The more correct question would be why did G-d have His Word written in the most precise language in the world (koine Greek)?

Laddie,

I would think that the early Christians were largely Greek speaking.

1,863 posted on 04/07/2002 7:28:16 PM PDT by american colleen
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