(Languages) an ancient language of the Middle East, still spoken in parts of Syria and the Lebanon, belonging to the NW Semitic subfamily of the Afro-Asiatic family. Originally the speech of Aram, in the 5th century bc it spread to become the lingua franca of the Persian empire. See also...
Where Ancient Languages Come Alive Aramaic was the mother tongue of Jesus of Nazareth (c 7BC-36AD). Aramaic was the official language of the Neo Assyrian Empire (934BC - 609BC). Aramaic was instrumental to spreading Buddhism under King Ashoka (273BC - 232BC). ...
while Hebrew remained the language of religion and government and of the upper class.Jesusand the Apostles are believed to have spoken Aramaic, and Aramaic-language translations (Targums) of theOld Testamentcirculated. Aramaic continued in wide use until about 650ce, when it wassupplantedby Arabic...
For the past thirty-eight years -- from1969 to 2001 as the Professor of Hebrew and Old Testament Studies at The Eastern Baptist Theological Seminary (which was renamed the Palmer Theological Seminary in 2005) and from 2001 to the present as a Professor Emeritus at the Seminary--I have enjoye...
logia of JesusetymologyIn this comparative study Eugene Rodin (Tula State Pedagogical University) tries to develop an objective (linguistic) approach to analysis of the Gnostic tradition in the light of Christianity. He highlights some lexical and syntactic differences between ...
Reclaiming The Biblical Names (1) Jewish Studies By Julia Blum My dear readers! My heart breaks when I think of the simple fact that usually at this time of the… Jesus And The Tabernacles Jewish Studies By Julia Blum My dear readers, as you can imagine, it has become very challe...
Reclaiming The Biblical Names (1) Jewish Studies By Julia Blum My dear readers! My heart breaks when I think of the simple fact that usually at this time of the… Jesus And The Tabernacles Jewish Studies By Julia Blum My dear readers, as you can imagine, it has become very challe...
I find the definition of words very powerful. For example i used to pray for healing in Jesus name in almost a way of apologizing and saying Lord if it is your will. Well if you study the original word and even the greek you will find when we command Life in Jesus name awesome ...
Define Aramaic script. Aramaic script synonyms, Aramaic script pronunciation, Aramaic script translation, English dictionary definition of Aramaic script. Noun 1. Aramaic script - an alphabetical script used since the 9th century BC to write the Aramaic