What Language Did The Apostles Use When Baptizing ?

Scott Hutchinson · #1 07-17-2007, 10:04 PM

When the Apostles or The Eldership in the early church performed Christian baptisms what language did they speak ?
Did they speak Hebrew when they baptized or Koine Greek ?

Sam · #2 07-17-2007, 10:57 PM

obviously they spoke King James English.

Michael The Disciple · #3 07-17-2007, 11:04 PM

No doubt they spoke Hebrew or Aramaic simply because it was their own language.

CC1 · #4 07-17-2007, 11:05 PM

English with an American accent. Dialect indicating from the Deep South.

Scott Hutchinson · #5 07-18-2007, 11:23 AM

If the Early church spoke Hebrew when they baptized their converts what exactly did they say ?

Michael The Disciple · #6 07-18-2007, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

If the Early church spoke Hebrew when they baptized their converts what exactly did they say ?

According to the majority of those who have researched the name issue probably YESHUA HA MASHIAH. Or maybe Yah shua to fulfill the scripture whoever calls on the name of YHWH shall be saved.

#7 07-18-2007, 02:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Scott Hutchinson

When the Apostles or The Eldership in the early church performed Christian baptisms what language did they speak ?
Did they speak Hebrew when they baptized or Koine Greek ?

I think it depends on who they baptized. If it was a Jew in Judea or Galilee then I suspect they spoke Aramaic. If it was a Gentile then I suspect they spoke Greek (or had an interpreter).

Of course, I don't believe that the baptizers said anything at all over those they were baptizing.

#8 07-18-2007, 02:13 PM

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Originally Posted by Michael The Disciple

According to the majority of those who have researched the name issue probably YESHUA HA MASHIAH. Or maybe Yah shua to fulfill the scripture whoever calls on the name of YHWH shall be saved.

Your argument is seriously flawed! The baptizer saying anything does not constitute the person being baptized calling on the name. In order to be valid, it has to be the person that is baptized calling on the name.

#9 07-18-2007, 02:34 PM

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Originally Posted by CC1

English with an American accent. Dialect indicating from the Deep South.

Correction... Appalachia

Trouvere · #10 07-18-2007, 02:45 PM

Hey Brother Scott,
On the day of Pentecost alot of languages were recognized.Even though when
you translate a name from language its basically the same.In Greek the name of Jesus is in the Greek alphabet but its recognizable in English.The sounds are not that far from each other that
you wouldn't know its Jesus's name.