| Title | : | Discovering the Language of Jesus: Hebrew or Aramaic? |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.78 (906 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1449966446 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 98 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2005-08-23 |
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For the last 150 years, both popular and academic views have asserted that Jesus spoke Aramaic as his primary language of communication since supposedly Hebrew died out after the children of Israel were taken into Babylonian captivity. This view, however, is not based on the testimony of the Old Testament, the New Testament, historical sources, or Jesus' actual words. Just which language did Jesus and his disciples speak?
Editorial : I now am convinced that the language of Jesus and the apostles was indeed Hebrew rather than Aramaic. --Brian Brodersen, Associate Pastor Calvary Chapel Costa Mesa, CA July, 2005
But, really, that is not important. Their romance eventually gives rise to Barrett Browning's beautiful sonnets.
I enjoyed the research that went into the books, and especially liked the "fact and fiction" section at the end, where the author (Nancy Moser) goes into which bits of each chapter are historical fact, and which were fudged or invented for storytelling purposes.
The author includes the "Sonnets from the Portuguese" at the end of the book, which I feel I enjoyed and understood much better after reading this story.
My main complaint would be that the story moves slowly at first and might be a little rough to get into, but I recommend this to anyone who likes historical chick lit and/or romantic biographies.. But -- this one is special.. This story is about an 11 year old girl named Zlata Filipovic who is a normal young girl who goes to school everyday like most people. My son was especially happy to see them.
4 out of 5 stars!
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