shoemaker egrapse > Which ancient languages are relevant to the study of the original > New Testament and the 1st & 2nd century church? > So far, my list of candidates is: > Greek, Latin, Aramaic, Hebrew, Bohairic, Syriac, Ethiopic, Sahidic. (George added Armenian, which is a good addition.)
It's a good list. And ones interests lead to natural priorities. It might help to stratify the list. Two stand out as special and dominating: Greek--after all, it is the language of the NT. Hebrew--it is the primary repository of Jewish cultural background, including DSS, intertestamentals, and rabbinics, not to mention the Hebrew Bible. I would put Aramaic-Syriac on a second tier, maybe along with Latin, and then the rest on a third tier depending on specific interests. -- Randall Buth, PhD www.biblicallanguagecenter.com Biblical Language Center Learn Easily - Progress Further - Remember for Life _______________________________________________ b-hebrew mailing list [email protected] http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew
