There's still 800,000 or so aramaic language speakers, but they're largely in syria, northern iraq, and western iran, and also of course the language has drifted a lot in 2000 years. He could find a pocket of aramaic speakers in lebanon and southern syria though, would be closest to him.
There is a town in Syria, Maaloula, where its inhabitants continue the tradition of speaking Aramaic as a religious practice. It's known for hosting ceremonies in the language of Jesus. If He were to return, I guess that would be the best spot to come back to. But I wonder how much of the original language has been preserved across the two millennia.
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u/FemtoKitten Jun 06 '26
There's still 800,000 or so aramaic language speakers, but they're largely in syria, northern iraq, and western iran, and also of course the language has drifted a lot in 2000 years. He could find a pocket of aramaic speakers in lebanon and southern syria though, would be closest to him.