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 Brazil The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Brazil As of January 1, 2016, The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints reported 1,326,738 members in 256 stakes and 39 districts, 2,038 Congregations (1,593 wards and 445 branches), 34 missions, and eight temples in Brazil. However, the 2010 Brazilian census reported 226,509 as identifying as members of the church. The first members of the church in Brazil were immigrants who had joined the church in their native Germany before moving to Brazil. Missionaries arrived in 1928 but, due to the prohibition on ordaining men of African descent to the