Syriac, derived from Imperial Aramaic, had gradually emerged as ... to India and East Asia. The ancient Hebrew alphabet evolved in parallel, giving rise to the Syriac script.

From mysterious artifacts to giant megaliths, discoveries that promise to reveal our past have completely baffled the ...

But few families remained. 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 ...

Newark Advocate Faith Works columnist Jeff Gill launches his four-week overview of the Bible's 66 books, starting from the ...