Basics of Classical Syriac Video Lectures provides 23 easy-to-follow
lessons on 3 DVDs, introducing one of the most important transitional
languages of the New Testament. A working knowledge of Syriac provides a
lens through which to study early translations of the Greek New
Testament, the Peshitta (the Syriac translation of the full Bible), and
early church history texts and commentaries. Basics of Classical Syriac
Video Lectures, together with the accompanying grammar and workbook
Basics of Classical Syriac, is thus useful for students across a range
of disciplines including New Testament studies, Old Testament studies,
and church history.
Designed with the student in mind, each lecture is approximately 30
minutes in length. Useful for traditional students, students in distance
and online courses, and independent learners alike, these lectures
provide a full introduction to classical Syriac.
Session Titles and Runtimes:
1 - Introduction (11 min)
2 - Alphabet (19 min)
3 - Vowels (24 min)
4 - Nouns and Adjectives (23 min)
5 - Nominal Prefixes (17 min)
6 - Pronouns (27 min)
7 - Pronominal Suffixes (19 min)
8 - Introduction to Syriac Verbs (27 min)
9 - Peal Perfect and Hwa (32 min)
10 - Peal Participle (27 min)
11 - Peal Imperfect (25 min)
12 - Peal Imperative and Infinitive (17 min)
13 - Ethpeel (24 min)
14 - Pael (23 min)
15 - Ethpaal (22 min)
16 - Aphel (21 min)
17 - Ettaphal (17 min)
18 - I-alap Verbs (29 min)
19 - III-Weak Verbs (14 min)
20 - I-yud Verbs (14 min)
21 - I-nun Verbs (13 min)
22 - Geminate Verbs (18 min)
23 - Hollow Verbs (12 min)
24 - II-alap Verbs (8 min)
