ok for every Idiot who thinks the names in the bible are too white to be middle eastern or keeps posting that stupid article to troll here are a few biblical names and their original spellings: Peter: Derived from the Greek Πετρος (Petros) Paul & Saul: From the Roman family name Paulus or his original name: Saul From the Hebrew name שָׁאוּל (Shaul) Simon: From Σιμων (Simon), the New Testament Greek form of the Hebrew name שִׁמְעוֹן (Shimon) Timothy: From the Greek name Τιμοθεος (Timotheos) Matthew: English form of Ματθαιος (Matthaios), which was a Greek form of the Hebrew name מַתִּתְיָהוּ (Mattityahu) Luke: Greek name Λουκας (Loukas)
Posted on: Thu, 24 Jul 2014 13:37:22 +0000