“It has been shown that some institutions, at one time regarded as distinctly 'Jewish', are really Babylonian.” — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“Syriac ... was not a prominent element in the language of Palestine in pre-Christian times.” — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“The Semite has the power of transporting himself backward or forward ... thus he could realize the future as either present or… — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“Assyrian and Aramaic had long separate histories before the time of Nebuchadrezzar. But evidence shows that these languages came into contact with… — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“The Arabic language has had a great history, and in many respects is more remarkable than any other Semitic speech.” — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“There was probably a larger admixture of Greek in Galilee than in any other Palestinian province.” — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“The Samaritans were conservative in the matter of script, preserving the Phoenician type after Judaea and Galilee had accepted the Aramaic character.” — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“There is some evidence that the Canaanites lived together with the Babylonians for a longer period than did the Aramaeans ... It is found… — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“In its classical form Arabic is of later date than Hebrew, but in its ancient form akin to Hebrew and Aramaic, certainly as old,… — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“It is doubtful whether the vernacular of Palestine admitted any Greek element prior to the Christian era. Even in the Greek form of the… — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“When Aramaeans became Christians, their name was often confounded with 'heathen', hence they called their land by the Greek name 'Syria', themselves by the… — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“The books of the Old Testament, as we know them, do not represent the language of Palestine as spoken at any one time or… — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“Mandaean ... letter-forms resemble the older Syriac ... Estrangelo character ... considerably coloured by Arabic ... likeness to Nabataean and the Babylonian Talmud.” — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“The Galilean Aramaic pronunciation of שׁ was שׂ, or rather ס as the Ephraimite or Samaritan.” — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
“With the progress of the Greek arms cam the decline of the Greek language.” — James John Courtenay Copy Share Image
