"Abba" Does Not Mean "Daddy"

I know many of my charismatic friends will be saddened by this but it appears that "Abba" does not mean "Daddy". That's okay, you can still call God, "Daddy" if you want to. From the Gospel Coalition Blog:

In the Aramaic language of the time of Jesus, there was absolutely no other word [than Abba] available if Jesus wished to speak of or address God as father. Naturally such speaking of and addressing thereby would lose its special character, for it is then indeed the only possible form!

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