Hi Pastor John:
If I’m correct, the Romans were the authoritative power ruling Jerusalem and most of the world during Jusus’ time. Why wasn’t the original text from the Gospels and the NT written in Latin . . .was it because the disciples and others were educated in the Greek language before Roman occupation and rule?
bm
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Hi Billy!
Because of the conquests of Alexander the Great, a few centuries before Jesus’ time, the Greek language became the language of commerce throughout the Mediterranean world. Virtually all educated people knew Greek, and many others spoke it. So, it was the closest thing to a “common language” for all the regions of the Empire.
Pastor John