Some have suggested that Jesus' Aramaic name was 'Isho' - a version of the Hebrew name 'Yeshu' or 'Yeshua ... rather than translating it into 'hello'. When the Gospel writers came to write the New ...

Rather, Jesus the historical figure likely conversed in Aramaic, the native language of Judeah, the region in the Roman Empire where scholars believe the messiah and his disciples lived (now part ...