Re: [wolfrunners] Languages & SF/F (fwd)

On Sat, 19 Aug 2000, Yoon Ha Lee wrote:

> terminology) had people read a passage from somewhere in the New
> Testament (can't remember which, alas) in about 7 different languages.
> English was the only one that had an apostle "James."  In all the others,
> it was Jacob (or however it is in Aramaic?).  I had a fit of laughter
> over that one.
Then you must consider St. Paul to be an utter moron, given that he gives
both the name "Dorcas" and "Tabitha" for the same woman (y'see, one is
Aramaic or Hebrew and the other is Greek)...