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Greeks in the Bible
« on: September 06, 2008, 09:43:52 PM »
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"In the ancient world the Greeks were simply, people from Greece. But in Israel all non-Jews from the outside world were considered Greeks, and spoke barbarian."

This is from www.Bible-History.com. I think maybe the REG should include a definition of what exactly a Greek is. Because this seems to call lots of people Greeks. And I am not just saying this because of one article. I'm just saying perhaps a definition should be included.

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Re: Greeks in the Bible
« Reply #1 on: September 06, 2008, 11:47:20 PM »
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In Redemption its pretty much if you were a citizen of Greece or you lived in Greece then you are Greek. Such as how Saul is Roman because hes a Roman Citizen  :)  or at least this is what I understood when I asked like a year ago 
« Last Edit: September 06, 2008, 11:50:38 PM by Isildur »
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Re: Greeks in the Bible
« Reply #2 on: September 07, 2008, 12:30:49 AM »
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Um, all non-Jews considered Greek and spoke barbarian? Really now? That has to be the stupidest thing I've ever heard.
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Re: Greeks in the Bible
« Reply #3 on: September 07, 2008, 12:53:52 AM »
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Nope, I've heard that before as well.  The word "Greek" was frequently used by Jews to simply refer to all non-Jews (think "gentile").
Examples: Acts 11:20, Acts 20:21, Romans 1:14, 1 Corinthians 1:24, 1 Corinthians 10:32, 1 Corinthians 12:13, Galatians 3:28, Colossians 3:11

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Re: Greeks in the Bible
« Reply #4 on: September 07, 2008, 01:00:09 AM »
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Oh, I'm sorry; I wasn't referring to the Greek part. Saying someone speaks barbarian is like saying someone speaks Asian... it's just nonsensical.
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