Beth Mardutho in Piscataway, NJ has expanded its Syriac summer courses to include a course on Christian Arabic:
Christian Arabic (July 11-22, 2016, 9 AM - 1 PM). Instructor: Alexander (Sasha) Treiger
The course will introduce
students to Christian literature in Arabic written from the eighth
century to the present. Students attending this course must be able to
read Modern Standard Arabic and Classical Arabic. The readings will
cover select genres of Christian literature in Arabic: biblical and
patristic translations, apologetic and polemical literature, lives of
the saints, and world chronicles. Select texts will be read in printed
editions (whenever available) and in manuscripts. Additionally, the
course will offer a general survey of Middle Eastern Christianity, its
ecclesiastical, ethnic, and linguistic divisions, and Christian Arabic
Studies as a field of research.
For more information, click here.
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