Maaloula is one of the world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have used. The town is also home to Syria's two oldest active monasteries. But ...

It’s an intriguing title. The Book of Before & After sounds like a novel by Philip Pullman. In fact it is a translation of ...

MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday morning. But few families remained. Maaloula is one of the world’s few places where ...

MAALOULA, Syria (AP) — Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a ... where residents still use a dialect of Aramaic — the language Jesus is believed to ...

Aramaic is a Semitic language with roots dating back over 3,000 years. It was the lingua franca of the ancient Near East, spoken by empires such as the Assyrians, Babylonians, and Persians. It is also ...

Church bells echoed across the rocky slopes of this ancient Syrian town on a cold Sunday ... world's few places where residents still speak Aramaic, the language that Jesus is believed to have ...