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The Old Testament was written in Hebrew, but during the third and second centuries B.C. the Old testament was translated into the Greek Septuagint as the Hebrew language was dying out. The people needed the Scriptures in the tongue they understood.
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CoachThe Hebrew Bible (Tanakh, תנ״ך), known as the Old Testament to Christians, was written mainly in Hebrew. There are a few passages in Aramaic, which is a language very similar to Hebrew.
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What three languages are the Bible written in?
Hebrew, Greek and Aramaic = = The Old Testament was written in Hebrew and some Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Ancient Greek.
How many Languages is the Bible in?
The Old Testament (or Hebrew Bible) was written almost entirely in Hebrew. Some parts of the Old Testament were written in Aramaic. The New Testament was written in Greek.
What is the difference between the Hebrew and the Catholic Old Testament?
The Hebrew Old Testament is written in Hebrew. The original Catholic Old Testament was translated from the Greek Septuagint (a Greek translation of the Hebrew Scripture made in the 3rd century B.C.) to Latin, and together with the Latin New Testament was called the Vulgate. Today the Catholic Old Testament is still in Latin, but there are venacular translations available everywhere.
What 3 languages were the books of the bible written?
The original Hebrew Bible that became the Old Testament was written in Hebrew and Aramaic. The Christian New Testament books of the Bible were written in Greek.
How early king James bible was the wording different?
Old Testament was written in Hebrew, the new was written in Greek
