what language did jesus christ speak?

Answer 1

The usual answer to this question is that "mother tongue" or everyday language was "Aramaic"

BUT since there were many dialects of Aramaic across a wide region over many centuries, that's hardly precise.

So to be more specific, the best evidence is that Jesus spoke "Galileean Aramaic," one of about seven dialects in the Syro-Palestinian region at that time (all of whose speakers could understand each other).

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But it is worth noting that Jesus was very likely to some degree TRI-lingual, also speaking Hebrew and some Greek.

Hebrew -- There is reason to believe many Jews of this period also spoke some Hebrew -- and we do at least find Jesus READING it when he reads from Scripture (from the book of Isaiah, told of in Luke 4).

"Hellenistic Greek" -- as a Galileean, living in border country, he likely spoke some Greek (and a number of his disciples later WROTE in it, since much of the NT appears to have been in Greek in its ORIGINAL form, even if some was translated from Aramaic). Greek was THE international language of the time (as Aramaic had been before it, at least in the EASTERN parts of the Roman Empire. Note that this was "Hellenistic Greek", which is much later and significantly different from Attic Greek in which Plato, et.al, wrote.

(Latin was also to be found for official uses. The occupying Romans used it, for example, in inscriptions and the soldiers would use it amongst themselves. But the administrative language and vehicle for communicating with the local people would mostly have been Greek.)

Answer 2

He spoke Aramaic (not a dead language, lasted for centuries after the time of christ) and Hebrew. Hebrew being the holy language of the Jews and Aramaic being the local vernacular of that part of the world. Given where he was in the world and that he was an educated man, he may have known Greek and Latin as well.

Answer 3

Jesus' native language was a dialect of Aramaic. When he was a young boy he probably learned some Hebrew in order to understand the Scriptures. As a carpenter, he probably also knew enough Latin and Greek to conduct business with the various Roman soldiers and Greek merchants who wandered through the area.

Answer 4

Aramaic was once the language of the individuals then. But, Greek was once additionally extensive spoken. When Jesus rates from the Scriptures, he rates from the Septuagint, the Greek language variant of the Jewish Scriptures. I had continually assumed he would learn Hebrew, however, it was once in most cases a useless language then, or even the Jews learn the Scriptures in Greek. So, he would possibly, or would possibly not had been in a position to talk Hebrew, however, Aramaic, and Greek for certain.

Answer 5

Aramaic. A Semitic language, comprising several dialects, originally of the ancient Arameans but widely used by non-Aramean peoples throughout southwest Asia from the seventh century B.C. to the seventh century A.D. Also called Aramean, Chaldean.

Answer 6

Jesus spoke the language of Aramic

Answer 7

Hebrew

Answer 8

Syriac-Aramaic, Hebrew and Greek

Answer 9

Hebrew --- Aramaic was almost a dead language already, by and in HIS time on earth.

Answer 10

well jesus was a middle easturn so wht ever language they speak