As the proof has been offered with comparative frequency of late 1 showing that the Hebraists, 2 that is, the Hebrew Speaking Jews of Palestine, who formed a class distinct from the Hellenists, did not in reality speak Hebrew but Aramaic, it seems superfluous to raise a fresh discussion on all the details of this question. Yet, while reference is made to my Grammatik des jiid.-pal. Aramaisch for information on all the Aramaic expressions that occur in the New Testament and Josephus, the most important sources of evi dence now involved must here be Shortly summarised.