Jesus: "My God, My God why has thou forsaken me?

[Cow Poke]

And this phrase was originally spoken by King David and he did not speak in Arabic.

Correct, David spoke clear King James English with a British accent.

[Christian3]

Couldn't be. Even if you stretch "Eli/Eloi" to "Allah", the Allah of Islam only responds to prayers in Arabic - and the rest of his statement could not be considered Arabic.

And this phrase was originally spoken by King David and he did not speak in Arabic.

[Christian3]

While I agree with you, and I agree that the Muslim concept of Allah is not the Judeo-Christian God, I emphasize again that Arabic-speaking Christians use the word "Allah" since it is the generic word for God in Arabic.

Arab Jews and Christians do say Allah when referring to God but that is only because they speak Arabic. They do not have the same conception of God as Muslims do; for instance, some of the Christians are trinitarian.

[One Bad Pig]

The reason I am asking is that a Muslim thinks Jesus called out for ALLAHA.

Couldn't be. Even if you stretch "Eli/Eloi" to "Allah", the Allah of Islam only responds to prayers in Arabic - and the rest of his statement could not be considered Arabic.

[Cow Poke]

While I agree with you, and I agree that the Muslim concept of Allah is not the Judeo-Christian God, I emphasize again that Arabic-speaking Christians use the word "Allah" since it is the generic word for God in Arabic.

yes

[thewriteranon]

While I agree with you, and I agree that the Muslim concept of Allah is not the Judeo-Christian God, I emphasize again that Arabic-speaking Christians use the word "Allah" since it is the generic word for God in Arabic.

[Cow Poke]

[thewriteranon]

I don't know Aramaic, but from what I understand about Aramaic, it's possible that the word for God is cognate with the Arabic, as they are related languages. In the end it shouldn't matter, because Jesus was speaking the normal Aramaic word for God (and Arabic-speaking Christians, such as those in my own Antiochian jurisdiction, use the word "Allah"), but I know that won't matter to a Muslim.

[Christian3]

Aramaic

The reason I am asking is that a Muslim thinks Jesus called out for ALLAHA.

[thewriteranon]

Aramaic

[Christian3]

What language was Jesus speaking when He said this?

Thanks.