What do these three locales have in common: a remote village in Syria; Sydney, Australia; and the Old City of Jerusalem? The answer is: Aramaic, a dominant language in the ancient world. Now, Jews, ...

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Here’s a brain-teaser: the name “Jesus” would have meant absolutely nothing to the man from Nazareth himself. In fact, the letter “J” never existed during his era. For anyone who’s ever wondered how ...

JISH Israel (Reuters) - In the green hills of the Galilee, where Jesus is said to have preached two thousand years ago, a group of Aramaic speakers looking to revive the language of Christ are ...

Unity Spiritual Center in Asbury welcomes Aramaic scholar, Wyming Sun, on Sunday, May 3. Sun will deliver the 10 a.m. Sunday message "The Eight Spiritual Attunements: The Lord's Prayer from Ancient ...

I never intended to visit Adabashi. I was heading toward the border crossing between Turkey and Iraq, hoping to get to northern Iraq before the widely anticipated war began. But the Turkish border ...

It might be one of the most famous names on Earth. But experts now say that 'Jesus Christ' might not be the name of Christianity's central figure after all. Scholars believe that 'Jesus' would have ...