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
Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ None of these stations survived. Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ ("Ancillae Domini Jesu Christi" : ADJC; vulgo: Dernbacher Schwestern) is a female congregation of the Catholic Church. It originated organizationally in Dernbach (Westerwald), where their supreme administrative body, the so-called generalate is still situated. Their organization for "associates" (like Fiat Spiritus) is also open to men. The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ American Province has its motherhouse in Donaldson, Indiana. The Poor Handmaids of Jesus Christ is an international congregation of apostolic women religious within the Roman Catholic Church. They minister with the poor,