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arcana imperii :: the book of j

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film sparks renewed interest in aramaic

aramaic, the language of semitic peoples such as the assyrians, chaldeans, hebrews and syrians throughout the ancient near east, and now as a result of gibson's film, known to the masses as the language of jesus, is gaining new prominence. a dialect of the langauge is still spoken in small communities in syria and serves as an example of how different cultures and religions - arab and kurd; sunni muslim, christian, alawi and druze - have coexisted in their tolerant and largely secular society.