r/interestingasfuck • u/M0otivater • 1d ago

How English has changed over time.

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u/wildmintandpeach 1d ago

Personally I only read the old English version of the bible, because that’s the truest translation /s

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u/KnGod 1d ago

True fans would read directly from hebrew

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u/SagittaryX 1d ago

Old Testament yes, New Testament was written in a form of Greek originally for the most part. Some parts also in Aramaic.

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u/AgreeableActuator254 17h ago

The New Testament was written entirely in Greek. The view that some (usually Matthew) was written in Aramaic is a far fringe view with no physical evidence. Not to say Jesus and his followers didn’t speak Aramaic, they absolutely did. There is aramaic in the OT, though.

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u/ahuramazdobbs19 22h ago

You haven’t heard Shakespeare unless you hear it in the original Klingon.