Hanny Freiwat

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Aramaic Biblical Scholar and Lecturer Hanny Freiwat carries us back almost two thousand years and provides a clear perspective of Jesus in the light of his own language, culture and times.

From his unique position as a Palestinian-American, Hanny weaves the insights of his native background with scholarly inquiry to help foster the understanding necessary to allow the Bible to reclaim its relevance in our contemporary lives.

A native speaker of Arabic, Hanny is proficient in Aramaic exegesis, helping many class participants understand how the Semitic context of culture, language, idioms, symbolism, mystical style, psychology, and literary amplification are essential to understanding this ancient spiritual document.