Pope, Netanyahu spar over Jesus' native language

[DonViejo]

JERUSALEM Mon May 26, 2014 3:39pm BST

(Reuters) - Pope Francis and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu traded words on Monday over the language spoken by Jesus two millennia ago.

"Jesus was here, in this land. He spoke Hebrew," Netanyahu told Francis, at a public meeting in Jerusalem in which the Israeli leader cited a strong connection between Judaism and Christianity.

"Aramaic," the pope interjected.

"He spoke Aramaic, but he knew Hebrew," Netanyahu shot back.

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[blm]

1. Netanyahu is one of the world's biggest assholes pulling strings of NWO Republicans (Bibi'sBoyz)

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[northoftheborder]

4. I agree.

I watched a special doc. on him recently; didn't have an opinion of his character before, but decided he definitely is very arrogant.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

2. And in related news, scientiests have discovered

that exactly 42 angels can dance on the head of a pin.

[hrmjustin]

3. 49 thank you very much.

[EvolveOrConvolve]

11. No way man, 42 is the meaning of life!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/42_%28number%29

[rug]

9. I'd like to see the experiment.

[AtheistCrusader]

13. Me too.

[hrmjustin]

5. I have no doubt he spoke both.

[Prophet 451]

6. Assuming he existed...

...he probably spoke both. Aramaic was the local language but as an observant Jew, he probably spoke some Hebrew. He might even have spoken a little pidgin Latin.

[okasha]

7. More likely koine Greek than Latin.

Greek was the lingua franca of the Mediterranean world at that time. He probably worked in Sepphoris, a Greek-speaking city just four miles from Nazareth.

[Prophet 451]

8. Ah yes, good point

Should have considered that. Thank you.

[cbayer]

10. Love to see SNL do a skit on this.

[Tyrs WolfDaemon]

12. I have honestly heard people claim he spoke English

Just like it is written in the King James Bible.

Of course, I've also known people that thought the Flintstones, while fiction, was based on real history.

[Act_of_Reparation]

14. Oh wait, it gets better:

at a public meeting in Jerusalem in which the Israeli leader cited a strong connection between Judaism and Christianity.

Interfaith community building? Sounds good to m.... oh, wait...

Like many things in the Middle East, where the pope is on the last leg of a three-day visit, modern-day discourse about Jesus is complicated and often political.

A Jew, Jesus was born in Bethlehem in the Roman-ruled region of Judea, now the Israeli-occupied West Bank. He grew up in Nazareth and ministered in Galilee, both in northern Israel, and died in Jerusalem, a city revered by Jews, Christians and Muslims, and to which Israelis and Palestinians lay claim.

Palestinians sometimes describe Jesus as a Palestinian. Israelis object to that.

Oh, ffs.

[rug]

15. As good a time as any for this.

Luke 10:29-37
29 But wanting to justify himself, he asked Jesus, “And who is my neighbor?”
30 Jesus replied, “A man was going down from Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell into the hands of robbers, who stripped him, beat him, and went away, leaving him half dead.
31 Now by chance a priest was going down that road; and when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.
32 So likewise a Levite, when he came to the place and saw him, passed by on the other side.
33 But a Samaritan while traveling came near him; and when he saw him, he was moved with pity.
34 He went to him and bandaged his wounds, having poured oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
35 The next day he took out two denarii, gave them to the innkeeper, and said, ‘Take care of him; and when I come back, I will repay you whatever more you spend.’
36 Which of these three, do you think, was a neighbor to the man who fell into the hands of the robbers?”
37 He said, “The one who showed him mercy.” Jesus said to him, “Go and do likewise.”