Undergraduate Course: Aramaic (BIST10025)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Humanities and Social Science |
| Course type | Standard |
Availability | Available to all students |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Credits | 20 |
| Home subject area | Biblical Studies |
Other subject area | None |
| Course website |
None |
Taught in Gaelic? | No |
| Course description | A study of Biblical Aramaic grammar and the text of the Book of Daniel chapters 2-7. |
Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
Students MUST have passed:
Hebrew 2 (BIST08003)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
| Additional Costs | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
| Displayed in Visiting Students Prospectus? | Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Delivery period: 2011/12 Semester 2, Available to all students (SV1)
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WebCT enabled: Yes |
Quota: None |
| Location |
Activity |
Description |
Weeks |
Monday |
Tuesday |
Wednesday |
Thursday |
Friday |
| New College | Lecture | | 1-11 | | | 11:10 - 13:00 | | | | New College | Seminar | | 1-11 | | | | | 09:00 - 09:50 |
| First Class |
Week 18, Wednesday, 11:10 - 13:00, Zone: New College. McIntyre Room |
| Exam Information |
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| Main Exam Diet S2 (April/May) | | 2:00 | | |
Summary of Intended Learning Outcomes
1) to learn the grammar and vocabulary of Biblical Aramaic;
2) to read all the Aramaic passages in the Bible;
3) to interpret the Aramaic passages in Ezra and Daniel. |
Assessment Information
10% for course participation in class (readings, translations)
30% for five bi-weekly quizzes that test (vocabulary, paradigms, translations on seen and unseen passages from Aramaic to English and English to Aramaic)
60% exam. The exam will consist of three sections: a) vocabulary, b) grammar; and c) translation and exegetical comment of set and unseen passages
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Special Arrangements
| None |
Additional Information
| Academic description |
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| Syllabus |
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| Transferable skills |
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| Reading list |
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| Study Abroad |
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| Study Pattern |
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| Keywords | Armc |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Prof Timothy Lim
Tel: (0131 6)50 8919
Email: Timothy.Lim@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Mrs Joanne Cannon
Tel: (0131 6)50 8900
Email: j.cannon@ed.ac.uk |
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