Jesus response to His mother in the Aramaic was literally: What do you want me to do dear woman as it is not yet my turn.. The consent submitted will only be used for data processing originating from this website. Of course many languages have a 'father' word that has a bilabial in it at a significant position. The liturgical word amen, which at its core means "confirmation, support", is derived from the words for "mother". Did Jesus have Brothers and Sisters? - Agape Bible Study Instead, you make blanket, conclusory statements indicating that other translations are inane and untrustworthy without a single fact to back up your point. Abstract: Far too many people are surprised when they hear that a substantial community exists worldwide that still speaks Aramaic as its mother language. Hi Steve,I like your point of attacking the translations as translations and not theire content.Im anthropologist, with no clue about aramaeic, but im making research on a religious group, that pray the our father as i knew it except that they say we come to thy kingdom instead of thy kingdom come. One is the apparent disrespect of Jesus towards his mother by saying in King James language: Woman, what have I to do with thee? Who would dare call their mother-woman? How do you say Mom or Mother in Hebrew? Each translator specializes in a different field such as legal, financial, medical, and more. r//)"%*W!Kfp8Hm*UnXE+uV9~eMy9b+r+IbF*1Un4`V!3Lne1*y4d2=7Xe23CaK^AA u6:VNH.,3O~/? Most of the modern Christian understanding of the Bible and the words of Jesus came to us through translations from Greek rather than directly from the Aramaic. In fact, Translation Services USA is the only agency in the market which can fully translate Aramaic to literally any language in the world! I have heard successful men and women speak with pride for their mothers when they say: My mother was a single mother and raised me. I think the NIV, which did a little paraphrasing, expressed it best Dear woman. But that doesnt fit that well, nor would words like mother, momma, or mom. It has been another interesting day in the world of Aramaic Studies. Myriam and Mary : University of Dayton, Ohio I have never understood that. sunqnan comes from snq, to need, to be lacking. The study of Biblical Languages is an ongoing study. version of Matthew he was able to find in the Fourth Century, to make his translation. In Aramaic, the language spoken by Jesus, Joseph and Mary, Mary is called Maryam. That is probably why Jesus waited until the last hour to introduce his BYOB. - - - Credit: Music: http://www.purple-planet.com Song title: Lounge Lizard Another common term is mother of the believers (umm al-muminin).
