Spoken to:
Jesus speaks to Mary after his resurrection. She doesn't recognize him.
KJV:
John 20:16...Mary...
NIV :
John 20:16...Mary...
LISTENERS HEARD:
Miriam
MY TAKE:
People don't recognize us until we speak their names.
GREEK (Each Word Explained Bottom of Page):
John 20:16.. Μαριάμ. ...
GREEK ORDER:
Μαριάμ.
Miriam
LOST IN TRANSLATION:
"Mary" is the Hebrew "Miriam." People's names are all changed in the Bible because they were first changes in the Latin Vulgate, where "Mary" became "Maria." Other changes such as "Jesus" from "Joshua" and "James" from Jacob are bigger, but translators don't want these people to sound as Jewish as they were.
# KJV TRANSLATION ISSUES:
# NIV TRANSLATION ISSUES:
EACH WORD of KJV :
Mary -- "Mary" is the Hebrew "Miriam".
EACH WORD of NIV :
Mary -- "Mary" is the Hebrew "Miriam".
COMPARISON: GREEK to KJV :
Unimportant Opinions and Imaginings:
The popularity of "Miriam" as a name was due to the popular wife of Herod the Great, Miriamne." She was the last of the Hasmoneans (Maccabees) and was killed by Herod.