Language of Jesus Language of Jesus It is generally agreed by historians that Jesus and his disciples primarily spoke Aramaic (Jewish Palestinian Aramaic), the common language of Judea in the first century AD, most likely a Galilean dialect distinguishable from that of Jerusalem. The villages of Nazareth and Capernaum in Galilee, where Jesus spent most of his time, were Aramaic-speaking communities. It is also likely that Jesus knew enough Koine Greek to converse with those not native to Palestine, and it is also possible that Jesus knew some Hebrew for religious purposes. Aramaic was the common language of the Eastern Mediterranean during and
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Russia The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Russia As of January 1, 2011, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 19,946 members in 13 districts, 116 branches, and 7 missions in Russia. In 1843, Joseph Smith called two missionaries, George J. Adams and Orson Hyde, to serve in Russia, but their mission was called after the death of Joseph Smith. In 1887, Joseph M. Tanner reportedly baptized some Russians in Jaffa, Palestine, who then emigrated to Utah. In 1895 August Höglund, a Swedish native, became the first missionary to proselyte in Russia, where he converted the