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Nicodemus likely spoke Greek to Jesus for secrecy — eliminating the Ehrman problem

20 Questions with Pastor Mike (Episode 16) 01:02:28 – 01:03:30

Concluding Q16 on John 3 and Greek

Mike concludes: Nicodemus as a highly educated Pharisee would know Greek, and he came to Jesus secretly at night — speaking Greek would limit eavesdropping by Jesus' Aramaic-speaking followers. This makes the John 3 Greek wordplay historically plausible without requiring John to have fabricated it.

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