A popular Facebook post claimed that an Aramaic-language scroll discovered by archaeologists in 1892 led to a more accurate and definitive translation of the Lord's Prayer.

Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria's two oldest active monasteries.

A variety of Jewish languages — for example, Yiddish and Neo-Aramaic — suffered. Neo-Aramaic is now nearly extinct. According to estimates from the Jewish Language Project, just 500 elderly ...

Christian town in Syria keeps Aramaic alive, amid fears for future under new regime Residents of Maaloula, one of the few places where the ancient language is still spoken, worry they’ll be ...

Aramaic in the world. The Aramaic language gained global attention with the release of Mel Gibson's 2004 film “The Passion of the Christ.” The film, which depicts the final hours of Jesus Christ's ...

This study is the first attempt to apply a masked language modeling approach to corrupted inscriptions in Hebrew and Aramaic languages. More ancient texts are discovered throughout the Near East ...

But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria’s two ...

Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria's two oldest active monasteries. But ...

MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world's few places ...

An ancient town in Syria is one of the world’s few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used Kareem Chehayeb Friday 28 February 2025 05:22 GMT ...

Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria's two oldest active monasteries.