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| Title: Spoken Languages in the Time of Jesus Pages: "3-8, 13" Type: Generic Year: 1991 Abstract: "Latin was used by the Romans only for matters of army administration in Israel. Civil administration was conducted in Greek, and inscriptions written by non-Jews that have been found in Israel are in Greek. Although the Jewish inhabitants of Israel in Jesus' time knew Aramaic and used it in their contacts with ordinary non-Jewish residents, Hebrew was their first or native language. In elightened circles such as those of Jesus and his disciples, Hebrew was the dominant spoken language. - D.J.H." Keywords: Cultural and Religious History of Ancient Judaism |