About This Course
During this course, students will learn Biblical Aramaic while studying ancient scriptures from the books of Daniel and Ezra, gaining a basic vocabulary and understanding of the ancient language.
This course is 1 credit towards smicha
Course Objectives
By the end of the course, students should have basic mastery of:
- The historical background of this language
- Aramaic nouns, masculine/feminine form and pronouns
- Verb and word structure
- The basic grammar tools that are foundational for independent reading of Daniel and Ezra
- An introduction to Aramaic that build a later understanding of the Aramaic used in prayer, gett and ketubah.
This course is offered through the Israel Institute of Biblical Studies, part of the eTeacher Group and in conjunction with the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. Students will receive a full credit for this course.
Supplemental Materials
Need supplemental materials? Here are some things to help you.
Biblical Aramaic video series (one video in nine parts)
A great textbook (sold on Amazon) based on those videos
Further free resources
This course is provided by a third party and is unaffiliated with Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary. There may be a cost associated with this course. Pluralistic Rabbinical Seminary does receive an affiliate fee by recommending this course to students.
