What language did Jesus actually speak?

For the last 150 years, the belief that Jesus of Nazareth spoke primarily Aramaic has dominated both popular and academic views of the question.

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After all, Hebrew supposedly died out after the children of Israel were taken into Babylonian captivity.

However, a new book makes a strong case that this view is not based on the testimony of the Old Testament, the New Testament, historical sources, or Jesus' actual words.

In "Discovering the Language of Jesus," biblical scholar Douglas Hamp examines those sources to resolve the debate – in favor of the Jewish language, Hebrew!

Hamp, an expert in biblical language, convincingly presents the evidence for this conclusion that he has gathered over years of study. He earned his MA in the Hebrew Bible in the Ancient Near East from the Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Israel. During his three years in Israel, he studied both modern and biblical Hebrew, biblical Aramaic, Koine Greek and other ancient languages, as well as ancient texts and the archeology of the Bible.

Readers will find his book to be much more than intellectually interesting – they will also be convinced, says the publisher, that every detail in God's Word is accurate, reliable, and worthy of their trust.

"Discovering the Language of Jesus" is now available at WND's online store.

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