The Recovery of the Language of Jesus

Jesus and his disciples spoke a form of Semitic speech known as Palestinian Aramaic. This does not preclude their acquaintance with other languages in use in first-century Palestine, such as Hebrew or Greek. It seems on the whole unlikely, however, that Greek was ever used by Christ as a teaching me...

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Main Author: Black, Matthew 1908-1994 (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge Univ. Press [1957]
In: New Testament studies
Year: 1957, Volume: 3, Issue: 4, Pages: 305-313
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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Summary:Jesus and his disciples spoke a form of Semitic speech known as Palestinian Aramaic. This does not preclude their acquaintance with other languages in use in first-century Palestine, such as Hebrew or Greek. It seems on the whole unlikely, however, that Greek was ever used by Christ as a teaching medium, but he may have used Hebrew as well as Aramaic, on such solemn occasions, for instance, as at the Institution of the Last Supper.
ISSN:0028-6885
Contains:Enthalten in: New Testament studies
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1017/S0028688500002460