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Jan 29, 2016 · Also, Jesus’ use of certain Aramaic phrases in Mark (e.g., talitha cumi in 5:41) seems to indicate that Jesus accommodated to those who could only speak Aramaic, which suggests that Greek was the commoner language (23). Futher, Mark’s translation of these transliterated phrases into Greek indicates his audience did not understand Aramaic phrases well, if at all.
Mar 30, 2020 · Of the first four books of the New Testament, the Gospels of Matthew and Mark records Jesus using Aramaic terms and phrases, while in Luke 4:16, he was shown reading Hebrew from the Bible at a ...
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The Languages Spoken by Jesus 73 7 Gustaf Dalman, Jesus-Jeshua: Studies in the Gospels, trans. Paul P. Levertoff (New York: MacMillan, 1929) 1-37, esp. 37. Pinchas L apide s ays that Dal man is “so f ar the most el oquent pr oponent of Aramaic as Jesus’ native tongue” (“Insights from Qumran into the Languages of Jesus,” Revue de
Dec 29, 2023 · Jesus was from a small, rural town in Galilee in which everyone spoke Aramaic. He had no reason and probably no way to learn Greek. While Jesus didn’t speak Hebrew as a conversational language, he certainly understood it when it was read out loud in the Scriptures. Those who knew Hebrew best were elite scribes and scholars, neither of which ...
Jan 4, 2024 · It reveals Jesus’ strong connection to the language spoken by the Jewish community. Similarly, in Mark 7:34, Jesus uttered the Aramaic word “Ephphatha,” meaning “be opened,” as he healed a non-hearing and non-speaking man. He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means “Be opened!”).
Jan 4, 2022 · Answer. While Jesus very likely spoke Aramaic, Hebrew, and Greek, Aramaic was likely the language Jesus spoke the most. The Gospels record Jesus speaking numerous Aramaic words: talitha koum (Mark 5:41); ephphatha (Mark 7:34); eloi eloi lama sabachthani (Matthew 27:46; Mark 15:34); abba (Mark 14:36). Historians, archaeologists, and cultural ...
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Sep 7, 2016 · There are two reasons most scholars believe Aramaic was the primary language of Jesus’s time—and the language Jesus spoke: The overwhelming majority of documents and inscriptions recovered from the era are in Aramaic. Although documents do exist in Greek, Hebrew, Latin, and other languages, they are a minority.
