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Revival of Jesus’ language at Oxford

December 22, 2010

The study of Aramaic has undergone a revival at Oxford, even as the effects of the war in Iraq have threatened its existence as a spoken language. Some 56 scholars are now studying language there, outpacing the number of those currently studying classical Greek.

 


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