Preserving The Language Of Jesus
Language of Jesus
For thousands of years, a tiny Syrian village has kept a well-guarded treasure: the language of Jesus. Tucked away in the Qalamoun Mountains, just north of Damascus, Syria, is Malula - one of the last places on earth where Aramaic is still spoken.
Aramaic was a thriving language during the time of Jesus and his disciples. Many of the gospels were written in the Semitic language, along with sections of the Talmud and the Dead Sea Scrolls.
(from CBS)
There is Ancient Aramaic and modern Aramaic. I think with movies like The passion of Christ and now computers - multi-media technology there is a renewed interest in these languages.
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March 21, 2008at 3:54 pm
[...] also featured in the film ‘Passion’, and with help of multimedia is being preserved so Ancient Aramaic is not lost as a language. However, we are not certain this was his language, some argue Hebrew. [...]