Yes. What most would consider the ‘Hebrew bible’ seems in the context of this question come to mean a Jewish bible, TNK, or from a Christian view, the closely related but not identical ‘the Old Testament’. The text of this compilation is written mostly in Hebrew with a few parts in Aramaic.
When did the Jews switch from Hebrew to Aramaic?
6th century bce
Aramaic had replaced Hebrew as the language of the Jews as early as the 6th century bce.
What is the original Bible version?
The Geneva Bible is one of the most historically significant translations of the Bible into English, preceding the King James Version by 51 years.
| Geneva Bible | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Geneva Bible |
| Abbreviation | GEN |
| NT published | 1557 |
| Complete Bible published | 1560 |
Which version of the Bible is closest to Aramaic?
the Peshitta
In the Syriac (Eastern Aramaic) language the Peshitta (Syriac: “common version”) is the standard version of the Christian Bible.
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