An introduction to Aramaic / by Frederick E. Greenspahn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Greenspahn, Frederick E., 1946-

Series:

Resources for biblical study ; no. 38.

Resources for biblical study ; no. 38

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Old Testament.

Aramaic language.

Bible. Old Testament--Language, style.

Bible.

Physical Description:

xi, 230 pages ; 28 cm.

Place of Publication:

Atlanta, Ga. : Scholars Press, [1998]

Contents:

Chapter 2 A Brief History of Aramaic 5

Chapter 3 The Aramaic Language; Matthew 27:46, Mark 15:34, Jeremiah 10:11, Ezra 4:8-11 8

Chapter 4 Consonants; Ezra 4:12-16 13

Chapter 5 Vowels; Ezra 4:17-24 19

Chapter 6 Nouns, Definite Article; Ezra 5:1-5, Mark 14:36 (Romans 8:15, Galatians 4:6) 25

Chapter 7 Verb System; Ezra 5:6-10 32

Chapter 8 G Perfect; Ezra 5:11-15 36

Chapter 9 G Participle; Ezra 5:16-6:5 42

Chapter 10 Vocabulary; Genesis 31:47, Ezra 6:6-12 47

Chapter 11 Independent Pronouns, [characters not reproducible]; Ezra 6:13-18 54

Chapter 12 Prepositions; Ezra 7:2-26 61

Chapter 13 Pronominal Suffixes; 1 Corinthians 16:22, Daniel 2:4-13 66

Chapter 14 Demonstrative, Relative, and Interrogative Pronouns; Daniel 2:14-24 73

Chapter 15 G Imperfect; Daniel 2:25-36 78

Chapter 16 Adjectives and Genitive Constructions ('[characters not reproducible]); Daniel 2:37-49 84

Chapter 17 Numbers; Daniel 3:1-12 89

Chapter 18 G Imperative and Infinitive; Daniel 3:13-23 95

Chapter 19 D Conjugation; Daniel 3:24-33 100

Chapter 20 H Conjugation; Daniel 4:1-9 106

Chapter 21 Weak Verbs (Initial [characters not reproducible], ' and [characters not reproducible], Gutturals, Hollow Verbs, Final [characters not reproducible] and [characters not reproducible], Geminates); Daniel 4:10-20 112

Chapter 22 Unusual Verbs [characters not reproducible] Daniel 4:21-34 120

Chapter 23 Syntax; Daniel 5:1-12 123

Chapter 24 Passive Conjugations; Daniel 5:13-29 129

Chapter 25 Reflexive Conjugations; Daniel 5:30-6:10 135

Chapter 26 Other Conjugations (af'el, shaf'el, itpe'el); Daniel 6:11-29 142

Chapter 27 Daniel 7:1-28 149

Chapter 28 Inscriptions: Bar Rakib, Uzziah, Ein Gedi Synagogue 167

Chapter 29 Letters: Elephantine and Bar Kochba 176

Chapter 30 Dead Sea Scrolls: The Genesis Apocryphon 186

Chapter 31 Midrash: Genesis Rabbah 191

Chapter 32 Targum: Pseudo-Jonathan 197.

Notes:

Bibliographical references in Afterword (pages 207-210).

ISBN:

0788504630

OCLC:

38879346