I have always been interested in learning ancient languages and every Easter I am intrigued by the Gospels from Holy Thursday, Good Friday, Holy Saturday and Easter morning ..
So many phrases in the New and Old Testament that are written and spoken in Ancient Aramaic.
As he dies on the Cross Jesus cries out “Eli Eli lama Sabachtani” in Galilean Aramaic it means “My God My God Why have you Forsaken me … a quote from Psalm 22 …. a Prophecy from the Old Testament of his Death through Crucifixion …
The place of his Death is called Golgatha … another Aramaic word that means the “Place of the Skull”
So many mystical and symbolic words … hidden meanings and metaphors…
So for a long time I have been trying to learn to read and speak Aramaic. The language spoken by Jesus and his disciples .. it is mostly a Dead language now. Spoken by a few mystics (Zohar) and the people living in Aleppo Syria.
Aramaic is similar to Hebrew.
The same 22 letter Aleph-Bet, but the spoken word is very different.
Some books of the Old Testament are written in Aramaic… The Book of Daniel, Ezra and many of the Books from the New Testament were written in Aramaic and translated into Greek …
It is not easy to find copies of these early Aramaic books. Some of them have been found in the Dead Sea Scrolls. Many of these scrolls and books remain Hidden since they make reference to a Divine “Son of Man” in the Books of Enoch 1 and 2 … a Messiah who calls Himself Bar Enosh in Aramaic “Son of Man” … which is different from the Hebrew word used in Ezekiel “Ben Adam”
So now I am learning Hebrew and Aramaic with the help of Suno.com …. AI …. Translating Hebrew and Aramaic texts into Song …
This is from the Book of Daniel 7 : 13,14
The Son of Man (Bar Enosh)
As I looked on, in the night vision,
One like a Son of Man
Bar Enosh
Came with the clouds of heaven;
He reached the Ancient of Days
And was presented to Him.
חָזֵ֤ה הֲוֵית֙ בְּחֶזְוֵ֣י לֵֽילְיָ֔א וַאֲרוּ֙ עִם־עֲנָנֵ֣י שְׁמַיָּ֔א כְּבַ֥ר אֱנָ֖שׁ אָתֵ֣ה הֲוָ֑א וְעַד־עַתִּ֤יק יֽוֹמַיָּא֙ מְטָ֔ה וּקְדָמ֖וֹהִי הַקְרְבֽוּהִי׃
Dominion, glory, and kingship were given to him;
All peoples and nations of every language must serve him.
His dominion is an everlasting dominion that shall not pass away,
And his kingship, one that shall not be destroyed.
וְלֵ֨הּ יְהִ֤ב שׇׁלְטָן֙ וִיקָ֣ר וּמַלְכ֔וּ וְכֹ֣ל עַֽמְמַיָּ֗א אֻמַּיָּ֛א וְלִשָּׁנַיָּ֖א לֵ֣הּ יִפְלְח֑וּן שׇׁלְטָנֵ֞הּ שׇׁלְטָ֤ן עָלַם֙ דִּֽי־לָ֣א יֶעְדֵּ֔ה וּמַלְכוּתֵ֖הּ דִּי־לָ֥א תִתְחַבַּֽל׃ {פ}