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The words are distinct in the Greek, but not in the Hebrew,

in which Matthew wrote or the Aramaic in which Jesus spoke.

20 Posted on 10/04/2001 06:03:05 PDT by allend

Do you mean to say that the L-rd who was at the foundation of the universe
did not speak the language of His chosen People ?

Did not the L-rd who preached in the Temple to the Pharisees Speak in Hebrew ?

I think there is ample evidence that Jesus the Christ spoke in Hebrew.

Tehillim (Psalm) 19:14 May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
be pleasing in your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

XeniaSt

I think there is ample evidence that Jesus the Christ spoke in Hebrew.

Where?

I see ample evidence preserved in the Passion story of Jesus saying "My God my God why have you abandoned me" in Aramaic. since it is Him citing a Psalm, why wouldn't He have used Hebrew then? Or why would a person writing in Greek preserve Jesus' Hebrew words in Aramaic?

You have a confusion about the person of Jesus. He had to learn things just like a regular human being. He did not posses infinite knowledge while on earth. He had to learn to tie his shoes (er, strap his sandals) and learn to read and write and talk and get weaned from the breast just like a normal human.