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 French Polynesia The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in French Polynesia The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in French Polynesia was founded in 1843 as the first foreign-language mission of the church. It existed until 1852 when it was closed due to restrictions by the French government, and the missionaries left the territory. In 1892, the mission resumed with the return of the missionaries after general religious tolerance was established. It consists of 25,841 members (in 6 stakes, 51 wards and 31 branches), one mission, and one temple. On May 11, 1843, Addison Pratt, Noah Rogers, Knowlton F.