Understanding the languages spoken by Jesus provides insight into the biblical accounts and the settings in which they took place. Aramaic was not the only language he was likely familiar with; he also had knowledge of Hebrew, the traditional language of the Jewish scriptures and religious rituals....
Does Jesus speak English? Jesus may not have spoken Englishbut he was certainly quite a linguist. In 2014 in Jerusalem, Pope Francis had a good-natured disagreement about Jesus's language skills with Benjamin Netanyahu, the Israeli prime minister. “Jesus was here, in this land,” Netanyahu s...
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What language did Jesus speak? Jesus spoke Aramaic. He also could read and speak Hebrew as a language of prayer and study, and because of his years in Galilee, it is likely that he also spoke and understood Greek. Now, there are some chapters in the prophecies of Ezra and Daniel in th...
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The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, Third Edition To summarize, anarchy does not mean chaos, nor do anarchists seek to create chaos or disorder. Instead, we wish to create a society based upon individual freedom and voluntary cooperation. In other words, we want order based...
As these men were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John, “What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?NASB 1977 And as these were going away, Jesus began to speak to the multitudes about John, “What did you go out into the ...
Peter is transforming our reading of Joel in the light of Jesus in three ways. First, the day of the Lord which would see the restoration of Israel is now the longed-for Day of the Lord when the whole world changes. Secondly, the ‘latter days’ of God’s compassion have become the ...
In New Testament language, to tell Joshua is to "tell Jesus "--the only way in which confession of sin can bring glory. Joshua could only pronounce sentence of death on Achan. But "if we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all...
I try to stick with “said”, mostly, and substitute body language that will express how the person is feeling. For example: Ben slammed his fist on the table. “Carol, don’t ignore me!” But I’m not entirely against using a dialogue tag that describes the emotion if the situation ...