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A: Jews living in the land of Israel spoke Aramaic, which had been the lingua franca of the entire Near East before the time of Alexander the great. The Hebrew scriptures were written mainly in Hebrew, and educated Jews could read this language.

Elsewhere in Israel and generally throughout the Near East, Greek Koine was spoken. Diaspora Jews also spoke Greek and used a Greek translation of their scriptures.

The Roman rulers spoke Latin. Many of the Jews and Gentiles would have spoken Latin in order to deal with the governing classes and to take advantage of trade.

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