Postgraduate Course: Aramaic (BIST11007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | To read the 'Hebrew' Bible one must know Aramaic. To understand Jesus the Jew one must have knowledge of the language in which he spoke. This course will teach students the rudiments of the Aramaic language by a study of its vocabulary and grammar. The textbook by Frederick E. Greenspahn, An Introduction to Aramaic, will be used for the course and students will follow each lesson, memorize vocabulary and paradigms, and do the exercises (including translations from English into Aramaic) and prepare the graded reading passages. Bi-weekly quizzes will be used to assess student progress. |
| Course description |
Academic Description:
To read the 'Hebrew' Bible one must know Aramaic. To understand Jesus the Jew one must have knowledge of the language in which he spoke. This course will teach students the rudiments of the Aramaic language by a study of its vocabulary and grammar.
Syllabus/Outline Content:
By the end of the course, students should have read all of the Aramaic portions of the Hebrew Bible in simplified or real form. Depending upon the class, there may be opportunities to read non-biblical texts, Elephantine Papyri, Genesis Apocryphon, Targum, Midrash, though these will not be examined.
Student Learning Experience Information:
The textbook by Frederick E. Greenspahn, An Introduction to Aramaic, will be used for the course, corrected and supplemented by handouts of readings. Students will follow each lesson, memorize vocabulary and paradigms, and do the exercises (including translations from English into Aramaic) and prepare the graded reading passages. Short quizzes will be used to assess student progress. There will be a final essay.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | None |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate their understanding of the grammar of Biblical Aramaic
- Read a selection of pointed and unpointed Aramaic texts.
- Translate and exegete texts in Aramaic.
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Additional Information
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| Keywords | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Timothy Lim
Tel: (0131 6)50 8919
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Course secretary | Miss Rachel Dutton
Tel: (0131 6)50 7227
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