<P> Literary Koine was the medium of much of post-classical Greek literary and scholarly writing , such as the works of Plutarch and Polybius . Koine is also the language of the Christian New Testament , of the Septuagint ( the 3rd - century BC Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible ) , and of most early Christian theological writing by the Church Fathers . In this context , Koine Greek is also known as `` Biblical '' , `` New Testament '' , `` ecclesiastical '' or `` patristic '' Greek . It continues to be used as the liturgical language of services in the Greek Orthodox Church . </P>
<P> Literary Koine was the medium of much of post-classical Greek literary and scholarly writing , such as the works of Plutarch and Polybius . Koine is also the language of the Christian New Testament , of the Septuagint ( the 3rd - century BC Greek translation of the Hebrew Bible ) , and of most early Christian theological writing by the Church Fathers . In this context , Koine Greek is also known as `` Biblical '' , `` New Testament '' , `` ecclesiastical '' or `` patristic '' Greek . It continues to be used as the liturgical language of services in the Greek Orthodox Church . </P>
what type of greek was the new testament written
what type of greek was the new testament written
Koine
Koine