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* Vermes, G., ''Jesus the Jew'' (Collins, 1973)
* Vermes, G., ''Jesus the Jew'' (Collins, 1973)
* Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)
* Young, R., ''Analytical Concordance to the Holy Bible'' (Lutterworth, 1939)
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==Language==
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The books of the New Testament are written in [[Koine Greek]], a form of Greek used as a lingua franca around the eastern part of the Roman Empire at the time, rather than the [[Aramaic]] that would have actually been spoken in the events described.