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Aramaic - Period 5
Social Sciences & Humanities Program
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Dates: 1/31/20 - 5/30/20
Aramaic - Period 5
OVERVIEW
CEA CAPA Partner Institution: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam
Location: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Primary Subject Area: Other Languages & Literature
Instruction in: English
Course Code: L_GOBAALG009
Transcript Source: Partner Institution
Course Details: Level 300
Recommended Semester Credits: 3
Contact Hours: 84
Prerequisites: Hebrew 1 (G_HEBR1JB) and Hebrew 2 (G_HEBR2JB) or similar level, to be assessed by the teaching staff.
DESCRIPTION
Aramaic was 'the English of the ancient Near East' in the centuries leading up to Alexander's conquests, and to some extent it was able to maintain this status even later. This course is an introduction to the Aramaic of the Persian and early Hellenistic periods. The main corpus treated is the Aramaic of the biblical book of Daniel. This forms an excellent basis for further explorations of the language. We will discuss the basic grammar of the older forms of Aramaic (Biblical Aramaic and Old Aramaic / Official Aramaic) and read a number of Aramaic texts (including passages from the biblical book of Daniel, the letter on the Temple from Elephantine, and some inscriptions).
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.
Contact hours listed under a course description may vary due to the combination of lecture-based and independent work required for each course therefore, CEA's recommended credits are based on the ECTS credits assigned by VU Amsterdam. 1 ECTS equals 28 contact hours assigned by VU Amsterdam.