according to a report in the Atlanta Journal-Constitution (“Language of Jesus’ era nearly gone; about 800,000 Aramaic speakers, with the number shrinking by the year.

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 ...

More ancient texts are discovered throughout the Near East every year in both the Hebrew and Aramaic languages. Analyzing these texts is extremely important for researchers studying the culture ...

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 oldest ...

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.

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Syrian nuns pray at the Greek Orthodox Convent of Saint Thecla in the town of Maaloula, Syria, Sunday Jan. 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Omar Sanadiki) ...