In what language was the New Testament written?

In what language was the New Testament written?

• A. In Hebrew
• B. In Greek
• C. In Aramaic
• D. In Latin

Answer: (B)

Koine Greek, the everyday Greek of the Mediterranean world in the first centuries CE, is the language of the New Testament. The texts were written in Greek so they could be read and understood across the diverse Hellenistic-Roman world where many churches and communities spoke Greek as a common language. While Jesus and some early conversations were likely in Aramaic, and Old Testament quotes in the New Testament often come through the Greek Septuagint, the original writings of the New Testament are Greek. Hebrew is the language of most of the Old Testament, and Latin translations came later as Christianity spread in the West.

Koine Greek, the everyday Greek of the Mediterranean world in the first centuries CE, is the language of the New Testament. The texts were written in Greek so they could be read and understood across the diverse Hellenistic-Roman world where many churches and communities spoke Greek as a common language. While Jesus and some early conversations were likely in Aramaic, and Old Testament quotes in the New Testament often come through the Greek Septuagint, the original writings of the New Testament are Greek. Hebrew is the language of most of the Old Testament, and Latin translations came later as Christianity spread in the West.