Determinación del Idioma Original del Nuevo Testamento: Evidencia Material, Filológica e Histórico-Crítica

Determinación del Idioma Original del Nuevo Testamento: Evidencia Material, Filológica e Histórico-Crítica This study examines the question of the original language of the New Testament through an analysis of material evidence and philological data within the sociolinguistic context of the first-century eastern Mediterranean. Engaging with discussions surrounding proposals of Semitic autographs, the paper evaluates the cumulative evidence for Greek Koine as the primary language of composition. By analyzing early manuscript witnesses, including the Rylands fragment (P52), and the standardized use of the nomina sacra, the study highlights the early development of Greek scribal conventions in the transmission of Christian texts. Linguistic features such as technical wordplay and semantic ambiguity in the Matthean and Johannine traditions are examined as indicators of compositional activity operating within the structural possibilities of the Greek language. Furthermore, the degree of verbal agreement within the Synoptic tradition, alongside epigraphic evidence such as the Theodotos Inscription, is considered within a broader framework of Levantine diglossia and Greek’s function as a transregional medium of communication. The paper concludes that while Aramaic oral traditions likely informed early proclamation, the formation of the canonical textual layer reflects composition and redaction within the linguistic architecture of Koine Greek.