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ARAMIC 201 Biblical Aramaic (5) A&H
Fundamentals of Aramaic grammar and the differences that distinguish Aramaic from Hebrew; includes select Aramaic portions of the Bible. Emphasis on grammar and comprehension. Designed for students with some knowledge of Hebrew. Prerequisite: either BIBHEB 103 or BIBHEB 105.
ARAMIC 202 Aramaic Texts from Antiquity (5) A&H/SSc
Language, style, and literary sophistication of Aramaic texts. Texts represent a long historical development in the language: Old Aramaic inscriptions of Sefire and Tell Fekheriya, Biblical book of Daniel, Imperial Aramaic letters from Elephantine, select passages from the Dead Sea scrolls, Targumim, the Talmud, and Late Antique magic bowls. Prerequisite: BIBHEB 103. Offered: Sp.
ARAMIC 423 Readings in Syriac (3) A&H
Readings from selected passages in Biblical and Christian literature with emphasis on writings of late antique and medieval Christian communities of Syria, Iraq, and Iran until the Mongol invasions. Prerequisite: ARAMIC 412. Offered: Sp.
ARAMIC 521 Biblical Aramaic (5)
Fundamentals of Aramaic grammar and the differences that distinguish Aramaic from Hebrew; includes select Aramaic portions of the Bible. Emphasizes grammar and comprehension. Designed for students with some knowledge of Hebrew. Prerequisite: either BIBHEB 513 or BIBHEB 515.
ARAMIC 522 Aramaic Texts from Antiquity (5)
Language, style, and literary sophistication of Aramaic texts. Texts represent a long historical development in the language: Old Aramaic inscriptions of Sefire and Tell Fekheriya, Biblical book of Daniel, Imperial Aramaic letters from Elephantine, select passages from the Dead Sea scrolls, Targumim, the Talmud, and Late Antique magic bowls. Prerequisite: BIBHEB 513 or evidence of knowledge of biblical Hebrew at the appropriate level as administered by a test. Offered: Sp.