An Annotated Answer Key to Alger Johns's A Short Grammar of Biblical Aramaic PDF
Preview An Annotated Answer Key to Alger Johns's A Short Grammar of Biblical Aramaic
AN ANNOTATED ANSWER KEY TO ALGER JOHNS'S A SHORT GRAMMAR OF BIBLICAL ARAMAIC AN ANNOTATED ANSWER KEY TO ALGER JOHNS'S A SHORT GRAMMAR OF BIBLICAL ARAMAIC by James N. Jumper AN D R E WS UNIVERSITY PR E SS BERRIEN SPRINGS, MICHIGAN Copyright ©2003 by Andrews University Press 213 Information Services Building Berrien Springs, MI 49104-1700 Telephone: 269-471-6134; FAX: 269-471-6224 Email: [email protected] Website: www.andrewsuniversitypress.com All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner without written permission from the publisher except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. ISBN 1-883925-43-6 Printed in the United States of America 07 06 05 04 03 5 4 3 2 1 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Jumper, James N., 1968- An annotated answer key to Alger Johns's A short grammar of biblical Aramaic / James N. Jumper, p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 1-883925-43-6 1. Aramaic language-Grammar-Examinations, questions, etc. I. Johns, Alger F. Short grammar of biblical Aramaic. II. Title. PJ5213.J6 Suppl. 492'.29-dc22 2003065249 Project Director Ronald Alan Knott Project Editor Deborah L. Everhart Copy Editor Leona G. Running Data and Clerical Assistant Eike A. Miiller Text Designer and Typesetter James N. Jumper To Michael and Elijah TABLE OF CONTENTS Preface ix Lesson L Phonology of Biblical Aramaic 1 Lesson II. Nouns and Adjectives 3 Lesson III. Independent Personal Pronouns and Suffixes on Nouns.... 7 Lesson IV. Other Pronouns 12 Lesson V. The Verbal System: The Perfect 16 Lesson VI. The Verbal System: The Imperfect, the Infinitive, Etc 19 Lesson VII. Classes of Nouns 24 Lesson VIII. The Derived Active Conjugations 29 Lesson IX. The Passive and Reflexive Conjugations 34 Lesson X. Laryngeal Verbs 39 Lesson XI. Pe Nun, Pe Yodh, and Pe Aleph Verbs 45 Lesson XIL Hollow Verbs 49 Lesson XIII. Geminate Verbs 53 Lesson XIV. Lamedh He Verbs 57 Lesson XV. Other Doubly Weak and Irregular Verbs 62 Lesson XVI. Verbal Suffixes: With the Perfect 66 Lesson XVII. Verbal Suffixes: With the Imperfect, the Infinitive, Etc... 72 Lesson XVIIL Noun Types 79 Lesson XIX. Similar Noun Classes 85 Lesson XX. The Numerals 90 Works Cited 95 Scripture Index 97 PREFACE The genesis of this project occurred at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary during an introductory course in Aramaic which I took while pursuing my Master of Divinity. Our textbook was A Short Grammar of Biblical Aramaic by Alger F. Johns (Berrien Springs, Mich.: Andrews University Press, 1972). Throughout that semester we covered all of Johns's grammar and exercises, all the Aramaic in the Old Testament, a papyri from Elephantine, and part of the Targum of Genesis. At such a brisk pace, it became apparent to me that a companion volume to Johns's grammar might prove very beneficial. From the student's perspective, a key could have helped with exam review as well as with homework preparation and comprehension. The real impetus for an annotated key, though, would not come until years later. After I had pursued Akkadian, Ugaritic, and finally Syriac, it became clear that the difficulty was not so much in acquiring a new language, but in retaining it. Thus, I realized that many students, pastors, and even teachers desired aids to help them retain their quickly eroding language skills. Therefore I began working on this project. Classroom acquisition and review are only two pieces of the picture, though. There is a third class of students who would benefit from this type of work—those taking Aramaic as independent study. Since such students do not have the advantage of consistent instructor feedback, an annotated key, in some regards, works to reinforce the lessons of the central points of the grammar. Much of this key is self-explanatory in its design. Each sentence is translated into English in a fairly literal style. Various important aspects of the translation are footnoted beneath it using standard numbers. Nonetheless, more detailed comments should be made about its design. Every work has its limitations, and this work, despite its current length, is no different. One minor limitation of the key is that it does not include the exercises themselves, and thus forces students to jump back and forth between the grammar and key. Unfortunately, space limitations are always a real obstacle. Another possible limitation is that inherent in the translation task itself. How should each exercise be rendered into English: more literally or more idiomatically? It seems to me that erring to the side of literalness is more desirable for beginners in a language. It is important for students to be IX
Description:The list of books you might like
