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Kenneth Clark:
i just read the first installment on bibletruths.com and in it Ray states that there are no known Hebrew New Testament manuscripts.  I did a study on the book of Matthew a while back and found out that there is a Hebrew Matthew.  Its called Shem Tovs Hebrew Matthew.  Has anyone else ever heard of this manuscript?

Gina:
Hi there!

Long time no speak. :)

Here's what Ray says:


--- Quote ---WHERE ARE ALL THOSE MISSING MANUSCRIPTS?

Some argue that the original gospels, for example, where not written in Greek, but in Hebrew, and certainly the Father's Name, YHWH, would HAVE to be in them. But there are no Hebrew gospels written by the apostles. No one has ever found even one.
--- End quote ---


I didn't take Ray to mean that there were no Hebrew Gospels to be found, period, but rather, there are none to be found that were originals which were written by the apostles.

Hope that helps.

Ciao!

Kenneth Clark:
Yes...yes it does...thanks Gina

John from Kentucky:

--- Quote from: Kenneth Clark on June 20, 2012, 05:37:14 PM ---i just read the first installment on bibletruths.com and in it Ray states that there are no known Hebrew New Testament manuscripts.  I did a study on the book of Matthew a while back and found out that there is a Hebrew Matthew.  Its called Shem Tovs Hebrew Matthew.  Has anyone else ever heard of this manuscript?

--- End quote ---

In Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire he discusses the point that apparently there did exist a Hebrew version of The Gospel of Matthew because several ancient writers speak of it.

However, to my knowledge there is no current existing copy of a Hebrew Gospel of Matthew.  For anyone to state otherwise, then they must tell us where this manuscript is stored.  Where is it?  Who owns it?

In any event, the fact that there was both a Hebrew and Greek manuscript is not of any significance.

Being a tax collector, Matthew had to be an educated man and speak several languages.  In that area of Palestine, an educated man would have to be conversant in at least four languages for various purposes.  Those languages were: Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and Aramaic.  The fact that he wrote a Hebrew version for the Jews makes sense.  Also, a Greek version makes sense too because that was the common language over the Roman Empire at that time, especially the Eastern portion.

Since Matthew wrote both versions, it makes sense that they said the same thing. 

Kenneth Clark:
i found this...

"Matthew collected the oracles (ta logia) in the Hebrew language, and each interpreted them as best he could." - Papias (Eusebius, H.E. 3.39.16)

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