Stefan Kristensen wrote: ↑Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:03 am
The last name of Peter is apparantly given in Matt 16:17, it is Barjonah.
Isn't Jonah a first name in this context?
Yes, "Jonah" is a first name, but people back then didn't have last names like we do. Instead, someone's "last name" was their father's name. So if your name was "Woody", and your father's name was "Willy", you'd be known as "Woody son of Willy". In Aramaic the word "Bar" (as in Bar-jonah) means "son of", so "Simon Bar-Jonah" would mean "Simon son of Jonah". "
Stefan Kristensen wrote: ↑Sun Jun 10, 2018 2:03 am
The last name of Peter is apparantly given in Matt 16:17, it is Barjonah.
Isn't Jonah a first name in this context?
Yes, "Jonah" is a first name, but people back then didn't have last names like we do. Instead, someone's "last name" was their father's name. So if your name was "Woody", and your father's name was "Willy", you'd be known as "Woody son of Willy". In Aramaic the word "Bar" (as in Bar-jonah) means "son of", so "Simon Bar-Jonah" would mean "Simon son of Jonah". "