A7242/A8143 – Syriac 2

Unit Code

A7242 (undergraduate)
A8143 (postgraduate)

Unit Name

Syriac 2

Unit Weighting

9 Credit Points

Type of Unit

Foundational

Prerequisites, corequisites or exclusions

Syriac 1: Reading and Grammar (prerequisite)

Academic Staff

Professor Rifaat Ebied, FAHA, BA (Hons), Ain Shams University Cairo,
Foundation Professor of Semitic Studies, University of Sydney

Curriculum Objectives

This Course Unit is a continuation of Syriac 1. It consolidates and builds on students’ knowledge of the Syriac Bible and texts of the Fathers, enabling them to translate texts from Syriac into English.

For graduate students, frequent extra assignments will be given, and a major paper to be completed by the end of the semester.

Learning Outcomes

At the end of this unit students will be able to:
1) Expand their memorization of biblical key words, expressions, and idioms.
2) Recognize more advanced Syriac grammar and syntax.
3) Translate, parse and analyse more complex Syriac texts.
4) Use Syriac and concordances with greater facility.
5) Read critical exegetical commentaries of the early and medieval Church Fathers.

Content

1. More advance forms of Syriac grammar and syntax.
2. Lexical and grammatical study of selected Syriac texts.
3. Translation of selected Biblical and exegetical texts.
4. Independent use of Syriac/English dictionaries and concordances