AboutDavid Spector Expertise I can answer questions about Quakerism and the Religious Society of Friends from a Universalist (non-Evangelical, unprogrammed) point of view, particularly questions about Quaker religious practice.
Experience I have been a practicing Friend since approximately 1998 and have been active in attending and helping to organize Friends' activities, such as retreats run by our Meeting.
Organizations I belong to I am a member of Friends Meeting at Cambridge (Massachusetts, USA).
Expert: David Spector Date: 4/12/2007 Subject: language
Question Was the Bible originally written in Greek or Latin? Either way, since no one currently fluently speaks the language in its original form, isn't the Bible not completely accurate. I know it has been translated, but it can only be the translation/interpretation of the meaning, and the the exact words of God as it was meant to be read.
Answer jon, Thank you for your question.
My girlfriend, who is Lutheran, knew the answer to this one. The Old Testament was written in Hebrew (although it was translated into Greek), and the New Testament was written in Greek (and later translated into Latin). Both Testaments were originally "written" and propagated orally before being written down (except for the letters in the New Testament).
This has very little to do with my area of expertise, contemporary Quakerism.
