WHAT IS BIBLE AND WHETHER THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS ARE AUTHENTIC ?
HOLY BIBLE The Bible was originally written in Hebrew, Greek, and Aramaic. Most of the Old Testament was written in Hebrew and some part of it was written in Greek. New Testament was written in Greek and Aramaic because by the time Hebrew was not a ‘spoken language’ among the people and the Greek Translation of the Old Testament was in use mainly because of the influence of the Greek rule and culture prevailed for two or three centuries before the coming of Jesus Christ. The Hebrew Language was not very rich with words. Some words were used with different meanings in different situations. Somebody reading them in those days could easily understand the original meaning in the light of the situation and usage. But it is a challenge for someone translating from Hebrew today. Understanding the cultural background is essential to understand the language and its usages in those days. Our languages are evolving very fast today. The meaning of some of the words does attain new meaning and...