Was all of the New Testament written in Greek?

The New Testament was written in a form of Koine Greek, which was the common language of the Eastern Mediterranean from the conquests of Alexander the Great (335–323 BC) until the evolution of Byzantine Greek (c. 600).

Was the New Testament written in Greek or Aramaic?

The consensus of modern scholars is that the New Testament was written in Greek and that an Aramaic source text was used for portions of the New Testament, especially the gospels.

How is Koine Greek different from classical?

What is the difference between Koiné/Hellenistic/Biblical Greek and Classical Greek? The study of Classical Greek focusses on the Attic dialect but introduces students to other dialects (Ionic, Sapphic, etc.) Koiné Greek, also known as Hellenistic and Biblical Greek, evolved from Attic and is a more recent dialect.

Was the New Testament originally written in Greek?

THE NEW TESTAMENT WAS ORIGINALLY WRITTEN IN GREEK. It is vital to understand that the New Testament was written in Koiné Greek, which was the common spoken and written language for hundreds of years in Palestine and the Roman Empire before the days of Jesus and His apostles.

Did any of the New Testament books have Aramaic original versions?

It would appear that most likely none of the other New Testament books had Aramaic original versions. Why is that? This is because by as early as AD 50 the vast majority of Christians were Greek-speaking, not Aramaic-speaking.

How many New Testament manuscripts are there?

First, we have well over 5,300 Greek manuscripts and 13,000 fragments of the New Testament. There are another 8,000 manuscripts in Syriac, Armenian, Ethiopic, Coptic, Gothic, Slavic, Sahidic, and Georgian. What is notably lacking are Hebrew manuscripts of the New Testament.

What is the literary style of the New Testament?

The literary style of the New Testament ranges from that of a formal letter to that of a formal narrative or treatise. The Greek of the New Testament has a heavily Semitic coloring, due in part to the influence of the Hebrew Old Testament on the New Testament and Christianity.