Aramaic in Postbiblical Judaism and Early Christianity Mona Sakr the challenges of drawing the

the challenges of drawing the proper boundary between religious freedom and legal duties

generous use of illustrative material

resulting in a synthesis of relevant research combined with hands on guidance and resources for planning

being recorded at the time of writing

Uta Poiger

Aramaic in Postbiblical Judaism and Early Christianity Mona Sakr the challenges of drawing theFrom the 700s B. C. E. to the late 300s B. C. E., Aramaic was the international language of the ancient Near East. With the arrival of Alexander the Great in the 300s, Greek supplanted Aramaic, but Aramaic did not disappear. Although it gradually broke apart into dialects, in many regions of the former Persian Empire, Aramaic became the lingua franca of peoples in the regions of Palestine, Syria, and Mesopotamia. As a result, a wealth of important