Subject: Re: TX at it again
“Back to the bible, however. I believe it was originally written in Hebrew and/or Aramaic.”

The New Testament - all the stuff about Jesus - was originally written in Greek, the lingua Franca of the time. Some bits may have been in Aramaic, scholars debate that endlessly. All the ancient manuscripts we have are in Greek.

The Jewish Bible - what Christians call the Old Testament - was originally written in Hebrew and Aramaic. It was translated to Greek - the Septuagint - so the Jewish diaspora could read it.

Jerry upthread is only thinking of the Jewish writings. The great majority of people who “believe in the Bible” are Christians, and therefore include the NT. The folks in TX are this way. The school readings are Christian based and include excerpts from both.