You are hereHomeBible ReviewWinter 1986Was The Gospel of Matthew Originally Written In Hebrew? For a discussion see Joseph A. Fitzmyer, “The Languages of Palestine in the First Century A.D.” in A Wandering Aramaean. Collected Aramaic Essays (Missoula, MT: Scholars Press, 1979), p. 43. Join the BAS Library! Already a library member? Log in here. Institution user? Log in with your IP address.