[Spar]

Funny that a man speaking Herbrew or Aramaic would suddenly throw in a Greek word. As Arsenio would say, "Hmmmmmmmmmm!!!???"

Funny how Arsenio is a Greek word? Hmmmmm??

By the way Campion, Jesus did spend his young life in Egypt and in Egypt of that time if you wanted to make a living as a carpenter you spoke Greek. Even the Jews of Alexandria no longer could speak Hebrew, they had become so assimilated. The miracle of the Septuagent translations from Hebrew to Greek is recalled. In addition Jesus lived near Greek settlements in Judea and many Synogogues of this time had Greek and Hebrew inscriptions.

Jesus very certainly spoke enough Greek to say petros (as Peter is called in Greek). Even the Orthodox Greek Christian Church (which is the nearest to the Apostolic tradition) and no lover of the Vatican accepts Jesus said this to Peter.

By the way, if St. Paul was the one that spread the faith to the gentiles what did Peter do? Peter backed Paul and allowed him to do so. But that is just my guess.

[Spar]

Greek language bump to 99.

[peabers]

By the way Campion, Jesus did spend his young life in Egypt and in Egypt of that time if you wanted to make a living as a carpenter you spoke Greek.

Jesus was still a young child when Herod died, and the family returned to Israel. Jesus wasn't a carpenter in Egypt. Also, there was only one Aramaic word for those who worked in the construction industry and who weren't masons. In fact, Joseph and Jesus were architects, hence their advanced education.