Jesus's native tongue is endangered. Do we need to keep it alive?
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With only a few thousand speakers left of the Aramaic Jesus Christ once spoke, should we be doing more to preserve his language? And how would it deepen our faith if we experienced Scripture in his native tongue? Theologian David Instone-Brewer joined Michael Fanstone, who was also given a quick language lesson by Ewan MacLeod from Jesus Spoke Aramaic.
Released on 1 Apr 2026
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