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Reading Source Texts

Course
2017-2018

Admission requirements

Regular MA admission requirements.
A working knowledge of Biblical Hebrew or another ancient Semitic language (e.g., Akkadian, Aramaic, Classical Arabic) would be very advantageous but not strictly mandatory.

Description

An introduction to the Phoenician language on the basis of a grammatical introduction and a detailed philological study of selected inscriptions.

Course objectives

Upon completion of this course, students have familiarized themselves with the linguistic features of Phoenician and its cultural-historical background and have acquired general philological skills to study unvocalized texts independently. They are able to explore this independently in a broader historical-comparative context by consulting the available literature.

Timetable

Timetable to be arranged between student(s) and instructor.

Please consult the Classics and Ancient Civilizations website.

Mode of instruction

  • Seminar.

Course Load

Total course load 10 ec x 28 hours = 280 hours:

  • 13 tutorials of about 2 hours (26 hours);

  • preparing lectures, including reading and assignments (127 hours);

  • preparing written exam or writing a paper (127 hours).

Assessment method

  • Oral participation and preparation of texts to be studied in class (40%)

  • Paper (60%)

Weighing

The final grade for the course is established by determining the weighted average.

Resit

Should the overall mark be unsatisfactory, the paper is to be revised after consultation with the teacher.

Blackboard

Blackboard will be used for:

  • Additional study materials

Reading list

To be communicated during class.
For some background information, students should take a look at H. Gzella, “Phoenician”, in: id. (ed.), Languages from the World of the Bible, Berlin and New York 2011, 55-75; ResMA students should also study id., “Northwest Semitic in General”, in: S. Weninger et al. (eds.), The Semitic Languages, Berlin/New York 2011, 425-451.

Registration

Enrollment through uSis is mandatory.
General information about uSis is available in English and Dutch.

Registration Studeren à la carte and Contractonderwijs

Not applicable

Contact

Dhr. Prof. H. Gzella

Remarks

MA students will be expected also to study bibliography on more specialized grammatical and historical topics.

ResMA students will be expected to read additional secondary literature and to choose a paper topic that requires more original research than one-year MA students.