Language Spoken By Novi Isā (ء)

Scholars continue to speculate about what language Jesus spoke. Was it Hebrew since he was Jewish? Was it Greek since that was the language of the Gospels? Did he speak Latin since Palestine was part of the Roman Empire?

Let's Explore! • CLUE IN THE NAME?

Before we look at Jesus’ language, let’s look at his name for our first clue. Scholars are clear that his given name was Yeshua, an Aramaic name, although it was probably pronounced YAY-shu. How did we get from “Yeshua” to “Jesus”?