Scientists claim Jesus 'wasn't called Jesus' and went by another name The letter "J," as pronounced in modern English, did not even exist in the alphabet during Jesus' time.

Aramaic reached its widest influence when it was adopted by the Persian empire around 500 B.C. Written in a 22-letter alphabet – similar to Hebrew’s square-shaped letters – it was a ...

In contrast, Aramaic was written using an alphabet of just 22 signs, ... In other words, spoken Aramaic of Jesus' time might have been quite different from what we see written at the same time.

In contrast, Aramaic was written using an alphabet of just 22 signs, ... In other words, spoken Aramaic of Jesus' time might have been quite different from what we see written at the same time.