Greek Primacy
The mainstream consensus is that the New Testament was written in a form of Koine Greek, which was the common language of the Eastern Mediterranean from the Conquests of Alexander the Great (335–323 BC) until the evolution of Byzantine Greek (c. 600).
Read more about Greek Primacy: The Hellenistic Jewish World, Background On Koine Greek, Languages Used in Ancient Palestine, The Language of The New Testament, Language of Jesus, Other Views
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