05-26-2014, 09:14 PM
Syriac is simply another dialect of Aramaic. There would be differences between Syriac and Galilean but they were mutually intelligible. The main differences would probably be some occasional unique words, unique pronunciations, and slightly different grammar. Probably about as different as British English from American English. Different dialect, same language.
The Aramaic language used to commonly be referred to as Syriac, as that was the term used for it by the Greeks and scholars. Eventually scholars began to use it mainly for the dialect of the Peshitta. Assyrian and Aramean Christians do not use this term and simply call it Aramaic or Assyrian.
The remnants of Aramaic in the Greek New Testament are not at all different from the Aramaic of the Peshitta. Using the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon, you can actually compare Galilean and Syriac. It's fascinating!
The Aramaic language used to commonly be referred to as Syriac, as that was the term used for it by the Greeks and scholars. Eventually scholars began to use it mainly for the dialect of the Peshitta. Assyrian and Aramean Christians do not use this term and simply call it Aramaic or Assyrian.
The remnants of Aramaic in the Greek New Testament are not at all different from the Aramaic of the Peshitta. Using the Comprehensive Aramaic Lexicon, you can actually compare Galilean and Syriac. It's fascinating!