What languages did Jesus speak?

[tonychanyt]

Jesus spoke Aramaic in Matthew 27:

46 about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” that is, “My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?”

Wiki:

The language of Jesus and his disciples is believed to be Aramaic.[1][2] This is the common language of Judea in the first century AD, most likely a Galilean dialect distinguishable from that of Jerusalem.[3] This is generally agreed upon by historians. The villages of Nazareth and Capernaum in Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his time, were Aramaic-speaking communities.[4] It is also likely that Jesus knew enough Koine Greek to converse with those not native to Judea, and it is reasonable to assume that Jesus was well versed in Hebrew for religious purposes.[5][6][7]

Jesus commonly spoke Aramaic. On religious occasions, he spoke Hebrew. On special occasions, he spoke some level of Greek.

 

[BNR32FAN]

Jesus spoke Aramaic in Matthew 27:


Wiki:


Jesus commonly spoke Aramaic and probably some level of Greek.

I believe it is generally understood that the Jews spoke Greek because of Alexander the Great’s occupation of Israel sometime around 200BC. Maybe it was 250BC.

 

[BNR32FAN]

Jesus spoke Aramaic in Matthew 27:


Wiki:


Jesus commonly spoke Aramaic. On religious occasions, he spoke Hebrew. On special occasions, he spoke some level of Greek.

I had wondered how they knew He spoke Aramaic, thanks for the info.

 

[tonychanyt]

I believe it is generally understood that the Jews spoke Greek because of Alexander the Great’s occupation of Israel sometime around 200BC. Maybe it was 250BC.

reference?

 

[Aaron112]

I had wondered how they knew He spoke Aramaic

The ones who heard Him likely knew and recognised very well Hebrew, Aramaic , and many (up to 70?) other languages as well...
So when Jesus spoke Aramaic, it was very clear to them, even , unless hidden, to those who were not His followers.

 

[BNR32FAN]

The ones who heard Him likely knew and recognised very well Hebrew, Aramaic , and many (up to 70?) other languages as well...
So when Jesus spoke Aramaic, it was very clear to them, even , unless hidden, to those who were not His followers.

Amen, I was referring to how modern scholars knew He spoke Aramaic. I didn’t know that His last words on the cross were actually written in Aramaic.