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Originally Posted by Actor
The scholarly consensus is that the entire NT, with the possible exception of the Epistle to the Hebrews, was written in Greek. Why assume that it was written by Jewish writers? Occam's razor would say it was written by Greeks.
I've pointed this out before. The epistles identify 8 churches in (1)Rome, (2)Corinth, (3)Galatia, (4)Ephesus, (5)Philippi, (6)Colossae, (7)Thessaly, and finally (8)a church that was probably in Jerusalem. Take away Rome and Jerusalem and the remaining 6 are in Greece (modern day Turkey was considered part of Greece in ancient times since Alexander had conquered it).
The concept of Hell, so prominent in the NT, is a Greek concept, inspired, no doubt, by the numerous volcanoes in the Mediterranean regions. Satan is modeled on Hades (Roman Pluto).
I suggest you read
https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Puzzle-...r=1-1-fkmrnull
and watch
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-gbOnWj6Mw |
Greek was the "universal" language of the ANE that was spoken, read and written. Paul was a very educated man and probably wrote his own epistles or most of them epistles. Luke was a Gentile physician and historian, and no doubt knew the Greek language well. The other apostles probably got others to write for them. Hellenistic Jews abounded everywhere. Moreover, as Gentiles were converted and brought into the Church, they would have assisted the apostles as well.
