ane What is the lexically proven Aramaic word for Peter

QashishaD at aol.com QashishaD at aol.com
Thu Mar 23 20:35:59 EST 2000



In a message dated 3/23/2000 1:54:00 PM Central Daylight Time, 
alpersso at pe.net writes:
<< 
> Peter had the name "petros" before joining Christ, Mt 4:18, therefore
>it is 
>NOT just another translation of Cephas. If it were then surely in Jn 1:42
>it 
>would be written "you shall be called petros which by interpretation is
>a 
>lithos."
 >>
John 1:42 in the Aramaic of the Peshitta lacks any qualification "which is by 
interpretation."
The Peshitta simply renders it, "...you will be called Kepa."
Dimitri



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