There is plenty of
incorrect information on Google, unfortunately.
Maria is the name the evangelists, who wrote the
New Testament in Greek (not in Latin), gave to the mother of Christ. However,
in Luke 1:30 she is called Mariam: Μὴ φοβοῦ, Μαριάμ· - Do not be afraid, Mariam
This, in English, always
appears as Mary.
As the evangelists always tried to transcribe into
Greek the Aramaic names of Christ (from Joshua to Iησους, Jesus), his family, his disciples etc., they probably
decided Maria was the best fit for her original name. However, the use of
Mariam may suggest that was how her name was actually pronounced in Aramaic.
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A very worthy charity, Zoe; happy to contribute our empties.
I did a bit of googling myself. I hope some of the info is based on fact:
Mariam Origin and
Meaning
The name Mariam is a girl's name
of Arabic, Hebrew/Israeli origin meaning "drop of the sea, bitter,
or beloved". Popular among parents with Arab roots. ... Mary was
ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Mariam.
Maryam or Mariam is the Aramaic form of the biblical name Miriam (the name of the prophetess Miriam, the sister of Moses). It is notably the name of Mary the mother of Jesus.[1][2][3] The spelling in the Semitic
abjads is mrym (Hebrew מרים, Aramaic ܡܪܝܡ,
Arabic مريم), which may be transliterated in a number of ways (Miryam, Miriyam, Mirijam, Marium, Maryam, Mariyam, Marijam, Meryem, Merjeme, etc.)
I have a dream that my.. children.. one day..
will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their
character
I just heard on the radio of the death of Mikis Theodorakis. Such a gifted man! My mother was rather fond of his music and even learned how to do the Zorbas dance, which came from the adaptation of the book: The Life and Times of Alexis Zorbas. After reading the book myself, that tune was, perhaps, the only thing I absolutely liked about its cinematic adaptation!
I'm truly sorry to hear of Theodorakis' death, though he was in his late 90s. I'm acquainted with some of his work and I particularly like the music he wrote for Literature Nobel Prize winner's Odysseas Elytis' great poem Axion Esti. I imagine, the whole of Greece is feeling his loss.
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There is plenty of incorrect information on Google, unfortunately.
Maria is the name the evangelists, who wrote the New Testament in Greek (not in Latin), gave to the mother of Christ. However, in Luke 1:30 she is called Mariam: Μὴ φοβοῦ, Μαριάμ· - Do not be afraid, Mariam
This, in English, always appears as Mary.
As the evangelists always tried to transcribe into Greek the Aramaic names of Christ (from Joshua to Iησους, Jesus), his family, his disciples etc., they probably decided Maria was the best fit for her original name. However, the use of Mariam may suggest that was how her name was actually pronounced in Aramaic.
Not a theologian, so I may be wrong too...
A very worthy charity, Zoe; happy to contribute our empties.
I did a bit of googling myself. I hope some of the info is based on fact:
Mariam Origin and Meaning
The name Mariam is a girl's name of Arabic, Hebrew/Israeli origin meaning "drop of the sea, bitter, or beloved". Popular among parents with Arab roots. ... Mary was ultimately derived from the Hebrew name Mariam.
Maryam or Mariam is the Aramaic form of the biblical name Miriam (the name of the prophetess Miriam, the sister of Moses). It is notably the name of Mary the mother of Jesus.[1][2][3] The spelling in the Semitic abjads is mrym (Hebrew מרים, Aramaic ܡܪܝܡ, Arabic مريم), which may be transliterated in a number of ways (Miryam, Miriyam, Mirijam, Marium, Maryam, Mariyam, Marijam, Meryem, Merjeme, etc.)
I have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Martin Luther KingI have a dream that my.. children.. one day.. will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character
Martin Luther Kinghttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=niqrjP1VDeY