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Using Christ's language Syrian village preserves Aramaic
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MALULA, Syria -- Wisps of icy cloud ensnare the mountain tops as
melted snow steals down a narrow pass said to have been forged in one
of the earliest Christian miracles. Inside the jumble of
multicolored homes hugging the cliff, some built directly onto caves,
the language of Jesus Christ can be heard around kitchen tables.
Malula, with its 5,000 mostly Christian inhabitants, an hour from
Damascus, is one of three villages in Syria and the world where
Aramaic, the language spoken in J...
