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 Fiji native Fijians. In 1955, the church issued a study and determined that Fijians were related to other Polynesian groups. After visiting the island in 1955, church president David O. McKay, gave permission to teach native Fijians and ordained the men to the priesthood. On June 18, 2000 the Suva Fiji Temple was dedicated by President Gordon B. Hinckley. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Fiji As of 6 April 2013, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 16,951 members in four stakes, one district, 48 congregations (27 wards and 21 branches), one mission, and one