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New Testament was written in Greek. But Jesus lived in Israel and was supposed to be the next King of Israel. I think it is probably fair to assume that he and his twelve apostles spoke Hebrew. Then why would the new testament be written in Greek? I think at least the Gospels part should be written in Hebrew?

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Iēsus Nazarēnus, Rēx Iūdaeōrum




  1. Hebrew was not considered a "Sacred Language"
  2. The authors were not trying to write scripture
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I agree the New Testament was written in Hebrew?Aramaic first then it was translated into Greek. The NT has Hebrew literature not Greek. Yes, some people spoke Greek in the time of Jesus, but they were the upper-class, the Sadducees, and Pharisees. Poor people were the ones who followed Jesus. I am sure Jesus spoke Aramaic, Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. another thing is that the Apostles went to Turkey or Asia Minor first before reaching Greece. Hebrew was is / will be a sacred language thing that Christians don't understand or appreciate. Reading the NT from the Jewish point of view makes more sense than reading from the Greek point of view because the Greek language has too much mythology. Ruth

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Welcome to C.SE. When you get the chance, please check out our tour and specifically How we are different than other sites. Unfortunately, this just sounds like a forum post, as opposed to a researched answer. There is debate over Aramaic primacy which should be acknowledged. There is no sourcing for the assertion that Jesus spoke Latin. Hebrew is not a sacred language - there are many assertions that I don't think will stand the scrutiny of research. –  Affable Geek Apr 2 '14 at 13:04

I believe the Bible was written in Koine Greek because God invented greek so he could write the new testament in it. It is a darn good language with a lot of expressive capabilities and has the same Mood and Voice grammatical shades as does Biblical Hebrew. The words for Sin and Holy have the same meaning, namely Harmatia, missing the mark and Chatah to miss. Chatah is even more meanignful as the word for God's Word is Torah, torah meaning to shoot an arrow, presumably at some mark. The Greek Hagios and the hebrew Quadosh both mean 'to be set apart' signifying Holy, consecrated. I like the Greek for its erudite presentation of very technical doctrines in a plain and concise way. Hebrew is more like the pace and timbre of an Oracle. Where each sentence has more than one meaning or application, if you think about it. like "Fools hate their own soul". You might think at first, WHAT? that doesn't sound right. It seems that fools hate other peoples souls but cherish their own. But prior to that it says that "He that hateth reproof loveth death" Only a fool would hate reproof, right? so thats what I mean by deep profound meaning.

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"and has the same Mood and Voice grammatical shades as does Biblical Hebrew" That is not true. –  curiousdannii Apr 8 at 13:38
You've made a circular claim with your only basis being that you admire the language. This is not a very good answer. –  fredsbend Apr 8 at 15:43

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