| CODE | HBW2011 | ||||||||
| TITLE | Biblical and Jewish Aramaic | ||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 02 - Years 2, 3 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||
| EQF/MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Middle Eastern and Asian Languages and Cultures | ||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | This study-unit offers an introduction to the grammar of biblical and Jewish Aramaic. Lectures will cover the basic elements of various Aramaic dialects, and students will translate a number of sentences and short passages extracted from the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Targumim, and rabbinic literature. Study-unit Aims: - To offer an introduction to the grammar of biblical and Jewish Aramaic; - To train students to read and translate short texts in Aramaic adapted from the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Targumim, and rabbinic literature. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Identify, describe, and analyze grammatical elements of biblical and Jewish Aramaic; - Read and translate short texts in Aramaic adapted from the Hebrew Bible, the Dead Sea Scrolls, the Targumim, and rabbinic literature. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - Integrate their knowledge of Aramaic with their knowledge of biblical Hebrew; - Compare and contrast different Semitic languages; - Acquire insights into a new language and a new worldview. Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: View reading list |
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| ADDITIONAL NOTES | Pre-requisite Study-units: NES1002, NES1003 | ||||||||
| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | ||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Dennis Mizzi |
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