The Shakespeare Conference: SHK 18.0585  Friday, 7 September 2007

From: 		Peter Bridgman <This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.>
Date: 		Wednesday, 5 Sep 2007 16:26:51 +0100
Subject: 18.0581 Redheads
Comment: 	Re: SHK 18.0581 Redheads

Bob Lapides writes ...

 >I don't see Peter's point in mentioning that Jesus and Mary
 >are referred to by their Hebrew/Aramaic names in the
 >Aramaic version of the NT. How could it have been otherwise?

Sorry Bob, but I still don't understand the point you were making.  You 
wrote ...

 >Imagine, also, if the Holy Family's real names -- Yeshua,
 >Miriam, Joseph -- had been used in the New Testament.

Are the Greek transliterations used in the NT (i.e. Iesou, Mariam and 
Ioseph) that different?

Peter Bridgman

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