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| '''Greek primacy''' is a scholarly term in general use for the dominance of ] at certain periods of history. In the context of the ], "Greek primacy" is a ] (Misplaced Pages 2006, print 2007)<ref>First recorded use: {{Citation | title = The Original Aramaic Gospels in Plain English | page = 59 | first = Rev. David | last = Bauscher | year = 2007}}.</ref> for the majority view that the New Testament or its sources were originally written in ]. It is generally accepted by most scholars today that the New Testament of the Bible was written primarily, if not completely, in ] (common) ].<ref>{{Citation | title = The Text of the New Testament. Its Transmission, Corruption, and Restoration | edition = fourth | first1 = Bruce M | last1 = Metzger | first2 = Bart D | last2 = Ehrman}}.</ref><ref>{{Citation | last1 = Aland | first1 = K | last2 = Aland | first2 = B | title = The text of the New Testament | isbn = 978‐0‐80‐284‐098‐1}}.</ref> A small number of scholars argue instead for "]" or "Hebrew primacy" (other neologisms) for some books, typically Matthew. | |||
| ==Use in socio-historical studies== | |||
| Greek primacy is a term found originally in socio-historical studies, for the cultural dominance of ].<ref>{{Citation | first = Bezalel | last = Bar-Kochva | title = The Image of the Jews in Greek Literature: The Hellenistic Period}}.</ref><ref>{{Citation | first = Shepard Bancroft | last = Clough | title = The rise and fall of civilization | year = 1957 | contribution = Reasons for Greek primacy}}.</ref> | |||
| ==Use by Aramaic primacy advocates== | |||
| The recent use of the term "Greek primacy" to relate to the ] of scholars that the ] is Greek is largely found in sources advocating the minority view (Aramaic primacy) such as Bauscher (2007)<ref>{{Citation | last = Bauscher | title = The Original Aramaic Gospels in Plain English | page = 59 | quote = “]” would decide this matter very easily: the data are much more easily accounted for by ] Primacy than by Greek Primacy. Indeed, Greek Primacy...}}</ref> and Lataster (2009).<ref>{{Citation | last = Lataster | title = Was the New Testament Really Written in Greek? | year = 2009 | chapter = Appendix A — The Deceptive Nature of Greek Primacy}}.</ref> The first use in Misplaced Pages (2006, ) goes back before the first confirmed use in print (2007).<ref>Currently appears to be Bauscher 2007, term does not appear in ].</ref> As such, the term may be an example of a Misplaced Pages neologism. | |||
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