Arabic From the eighth century CE, the cultural language of Jews living under Islamic rule became Arabic rather than Aramaic. "Around that time, both scholars and lay people started producing translations of the Bible into Judeo-Arabic using the Hebrew alphabet." Later, by the 10th century, it became essential for a standard version of the Bible in Judeo-Arabic. The best known was produced by Saadiah (the Saadia Gaon, aka the Rasag), and continues to be in use today, "in particular among Yemenite Jewry".
Arabic From the eighth century. CE, the cultural language of Jews living und,er Islamic rule became Arabic rather than Aramaic "Around that time, both scholars and lay people started producing translations of the Bible into ,Judeo-Arabic using the Hebrew alphabet." Later, by the 10th century it became essential for a standard version of the Bible in Judeo-Arabic. The best known was produced by Saadiah (the Saadia Gaon, aka the Rasag) and continues to be in use today, "in particular among Yemenite Jewry".