Language of Jesus

There exists a consensus among scholars that the language of Jesus and his disciples was Aramaic.^[1]^[2] Aramaic was the common language of Judea in the first century AD. The villages of Nazareth and Capernaum in Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his time, were Aramaic-speaking communities.^[3] Jesus probably spoke a Galilean variant of the language, distinguishable from that of Jerusalem.^[4] Based on the symbolic renaming or nicknaming of some of his apostles it is also likely that Jesus and at least one of his apostles knew enough Koine Greek to converse with those not native to Judea. It is reasonable to assume that Jesus was well versed in Hebrew for religious purposes.^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

^ "Aramaic language | Description, History, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-11-06. Jesus and the Apostles are believed to have spoken Aramaic.
^ "What Language Did Jesus Speak?". Zondervan Academic. Retrieved 2019-11-06. There is wide consensus among scholars that Aramaic was the primary language spoken by the Jews of first century Palestine.
^ "Aramaic language | Description, History, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica.
^ Allen C. Myers, ed. (1987). "Aramaic". The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans. p. 72. ISBN 0-8028-2402-1. It is generally agreed that Aramaic was the common language of Israel in the first century AD. Jesus and his disciples spoke the Galilean dialect, which was distinguished from that of Jerusalem (Matt. 26:73)
^ Barr, James (1970). "Which language did Jesus speak? – some remarks of a Semitist". Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester. 53 (1): 9–29. doi:10.7227/BJRL.53.1.2.
^ Porter, Stanley E. (1997). Handbook to exegesis of the New Testament. Brill. pp. 110–112. ISBN 90-04-09921-2.
^ Hoffmann, R. Joseph (1986). Jesus in history and myth. Prometheus Books. p. 98. ISBN 0-87975-332-3.
^ Gleaves, G. Scott (October 2015). "Did Jesus Speak Greek?". American Society of Overseas Research. 3 (10).

[1] "Aramaic language | Description, History, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica. Retrieved 2019-11-06. Jesus and the Apostles are believed to have spoken Aramaic.

[2] "What Language Did Jesus Speak?". Zondervan Academic. Retrieved 2019-11-06. There is wide consensus among scholars that Aramaic was the primary language spoken by the Jews of first century Palestine.

[3] "Aramaic language | Description, History, & Facts". Encyclopedia Britannica.

[4] Allen C. Myers, ed. (1987). "Aramaic". The Eerdmans Bible Dictionary. Grand Rapids, MI: William B. Eerdmans. p. 72. ISBN 0-8028-2402-1. It is generally agreed that Aramaic was the common language of Israel in the first century AD. Jesus and his disciples spoke the Galilean dialect, which was distinguished from that of Jerusalem (Matt. 26:73)

[Barr-1970-5] Barr, James (1970). "Which language did Jesus speak? – some remarks of a Semitist". Bulletin of the John Rylands University Library of Manchester. 53 (1): 9–29. doi:10.7227/BJRL.53.1.2.

[Porter-1997-6] Porter, Stanley E. (1997). Handbook to exegesis of the New Testament. Brill. pp. 110–112. ISBN 90-04-09921-2.

[Hoffman-1986-7] Hoffmann, R. Joseph (1986). Jesus in history and myth. Prometheus Books. p. 98. ISBN 0-87975-332-3.

[8] Gleaves, G. Scott (October 2015). "Did Jesus Speak Greek?". American Society of Overseas Research. 3 (10).

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