it is spoken in the MidEast, according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (“Language of Jesus’ era nearly gone; about 800,000 Aramaic speakers, with the number shrinking by the year.

Professor Houtman added: “His name would probably have been in Aramaic - Yeshua ... “For example, someone might be referred to as ‘John, the son of Zebedee’ or ‘Mary Magdalene ...

But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria’s two ...

The gospel of John is dramatically different than the synoptic gospels (Matthew, Mark and Luke). Instead of organizing historical events into a chronology, John presents Jesus in all of his ...