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 115-008 Beginners Syriac

Note

Formerly available as 104-262/362/462. Students who have completed 104-262/362/462 are not eligible to enrol in this subject.

Credit Points

12.5

HECS Band

1

Coordinator

Dr G Jenkins

Semester

Not Offered (view timetable)

Subject Description

This subject is an introduction to the Syriac language and its literature. It examines the vocabulary, syntax and accidence of Syriac and provides students with a reading knowledge of classical Syriac prose, referring particularly to translations of the New Testament into Syriac from Greek. Students should complete the subject with a reading knowledge of classical Syriac prose texts, in particular translations of the New Testament from Greek; and have an understanding of the place of Syriac in the family of Aramaic and the wider family of western Semitic languages.

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