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Aramaic (P00949)

? Credit Points : 20  ? SCQF Level : 11  ? Acronym : DIV-P-P00949

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 vocalbulary 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.

Entry Requirements

? Pre-requisites : At least two years of Biblical Hebrew or by permission

? Co-requisites : 10% Presentation and participation in class 30% 5 bi-weekly quizzes 60% Final course essay

Subject Areas

Delivery Information

? Normal year taken : Postgraduate

? Delivery Period : Semester 2 (Blocks 3-4)

? Contact Teaching Time : 2 hour(s) per week for 11 weeks

First Class Information

Date Start End Room Area Additional Information
07/01/2008 10:00 10:50 Porteous Room, New College Central

All of the following classes

Type Day Start End Area
Lecture Monday 10:00 10:50 Central
Lecture Tuesday 10:00 10:50 Central
Lecture Thursday 10:00 10:50 Central

Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes

1. Acquired a good knowledge of Aramaic grammar and a working vocabulary.
2. Read all the Aramaic passages of the Bible in simplified or actual form.
3. Read selected passages from the Genesis Apocryphon, Midrash Genesis Rabbah and Targum Pseudo-Jonathan.

Assessment Information

10% Presentation and participation in class
30% 5 bi-weekly quizzes
60% Final course essay

Contact and Further Information

The Course Secretary should be the first point of contact for all enquiries.

Course Secretary

Unknown

Course Organiser

Prof Timothy Lim
Tel : (0131 6)50 8919
Email : Timothy.Lim@ed.ac.uk

School Website : http://www.div.ed.ac.uk/

College Website : http://www.hss.ed.ac.uk/

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