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Well, as I understand it, the New Testament was written mainly in Greek, with a few words of Aramaic. Jesus spoke in Aramaic, so most of his words at least were in translation, not the exact words he said.Were the Gospel recording for us exact verbatim, or were they more summarizing His main points to us?
So we are getting the gist, the summary, of what he spoke then, correct?Well, as I understand it, the New Testament was written mainly in Greek, with a few words of Aramaic. Jesus spoke in Aramaic, so most of his words at least were in translation, not the exact words he said.
So we are getting the gist, the summary, of what he spoke then, correct?
Not necessarily a summary, but a translation. However, if what John wrote about what Jesus did is true, I am sure the same applies to what He said:So we are getting the gist, the summary, of what he spoke then, correct?
So while not the exact wording of Jesus, would be enough to know what he was attempting to teach to us then?Not necessarily a summary, but a translation. However, if what John wrote about what Jesus did is true, I am sure the same applies to what He said:
“And there are also many other things that Jesus did, which if they were written one by one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that would be written. Amen.” (Joh 21:25 NKJV)
Yes, I believe so.So while not the exact wording of Jesus, would be enough to know what he was attempting to teach to us then?
Greetings JesusFan. Thank you for your OP. I hope you are doing well.Were the Gospel recording for us exact verbatim, or were they more summarizing His main points to us?
and in Mark...(Mat 27:37 NKJV) 37 And they put up over His head the accusation written against Him: THIS IS JESUS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
and in Luke...(Mar 15:26 NKJV) 26 And the inscription of His accusation was written above: THE KING OF THE JEWS.
and in John...(Luke 23:38 NKJV) 38 And an inscription also was written over Him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.
(John 19:19 NKJV) 19 Now Pilate wrote a title and put [it] on the cross. And the writing was: JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS.
Luke 23:38 And a superscription also was written over him in letters of Greek, and Latin, and Hebrew, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.Greetings JesusFan. Thank you for your OP. I hope you are doing well.
I would say, exact in some cases and summarizing in others. For a summarizing example, the signs on the cross are recorded as saying in Matthew...
and in Mark...
and in Luke...
and in John...
As you notice, all these are different. One could reasonably assume that the sign might have said, "This is Jesus of Nazareth, the King of the Jews". But the point is, each of the gospels would seem to be summarizing the general message of the sign.
In regard to doctrinal issues, I take them as exact and verbatim (along with the message as context). I was speaking to someone one time and they wanted to tell me that there was no way that the persons that wrote the gospels remembered all that stuff exactly. My response was, first, with the inspiring Spirit, all things are capable of being remembered. Second, I told him. You seem to have no problem believing that there is a God, He sent his Son. This Son died and rose from the grave three days later. Ascended into heaven and sets on the right hand of God the Father. But you can't believe a person can remember events many years later?
Peace to your brother