So...do the Orthodox have a universal language?

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Pope_Noah_I said:
Or are the sacred languages dictated by area?
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The ideal is to have things in the vernacular. Some churches have liturgical languages such as Slavonic in the Slavic churches or Koine Greek in the Greek church, whereas I believe the Romanian church updates its translation every few years to make sure it’s current. Most Orthodox I’ve talked to view Koine Greek as the “primary” sacred language, simply because it’s the “original” language in terms of the Scriptures and the liturgy.
 
Pope_Noah_I said:
Or are the sacred languages dictated by area?
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We believe that the coming of Christ and the mission to spread the Gospel to the world has caused all languages to be worthy vehicles for transmitting the Church’s Faith and Worship. However, we do make a distinction between the sacral form of a language and the more common form of it. In the English language this would be known as the difference between Elizabethan English and the English that we would use in regular conversation. The same goes for other languages. We make this distinction because the Church is not only “Catholic”, she is also “Holy”, thus dictating that even though we allow a plurality of languages, these languages must still reflect the holiness of Christ and His Church.

God bless,

Adam
 
wynd said:
The ideal is to have things in the vernacular. Some churches have liturgical languages such as Slavonic in the Slavic churches or Koine Greek in the Greek church, whereas I believe the Romanian church updates its translation every few years to make sure it’s current. Most Orthodox I’ve talked to view Koine Greek as the “primary” sacred language, simply because it’s the “original” language in terms of the Scriptures and the liturgy.
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And the Early Church Fathers!
 
Liturgical Greek is neither Ancient (Attic) nor Koine Greek, but Byzantine Greek, an entirely different language.
 
bpbasilphx said:
Liturgical Greek is neither Ancient (Attic) nor Koine Greek, but Byzantine Greek, an entirely different language.
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Actually the third is an attempt to speak the first with the interference of the second.
 
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