The Lower-Egyptian Bohairic dialect is only one of several Coptic dialects, and had begun to supplant the Upper-Egyptian Sahidic dialect as the dominant form of Coptic in the 9th century. Consequently, there exists of rich repertoire of Early Medieval manuscripts of martyrdoms, saints’ lives, sermons, and liturgical texts transcribed in Bohairic. Today, Bohairic Coptic is still of vital importance as the liturgical language of the Coptic Church. This unit introduces students to the basic morphology, syntax, grammar and vocabulary of Bohairic Coptic language. Throughout the unit selected Coptic texts will be studied from Coptic liturgical books and the Bible.
Unit code: AL8200A
Unit status: Approved (New unit)
Points: 24.0
Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational
Unit discipline: Languages
Delivery Mode: Blended
Proposing College: St Athanasius College
Show when this unit is running| 1. | Read Coptic script and phonetic structure |
| 2. | Recognise and memorise foundational Bohairic Coptic vocabulary |
| 3. | Identify Coptic grammatical structures at an elementary level |
| 4. | Integrate knowledge of grammar and vocabulary in reading and/or writing simple Coptic texts |
| 5. | Explore relevant grammatical and lexical reference tools |
12 weekly sessions, synchronous and asynchronous. Each session consists of the teacher’s multi-media lessons augmented by the set texts, online quizzes and tasks. The unit will include a blended combination of 12 weekly zoom and face to face tutorials (3 hours each).
Anonymous. The Holy Euchologion of the three anaphora’s of Sts Basil, Gregory and Cyril. Cairo: Dār ālǧyl llṭbāʿh, 1993.
Labib, Kladios. Alābṣlmwdyh ālsnwyh ālmqdsh (The Holy Annual Psalmodia). Cairo, 1908.
Mallon, Alexis. Grammaire Copte. Translated by Boulos Ayad. Boulder: Colo, 2004.
Younan, Sameh. So, You Want to Learn Coptic?: A Guide to Bohairic Grammar. Sydney: St Bakhomious & St Shenouda Coptic Orthodox Church, 2005.
Crum, W. E. A Coptic Dictionary. Oxford & New York: Oxford University Press, 1990.
Daoud, Mouawad. A Coptic Dictionary, Coptic-Arabic, 2ed. Edition. Cairo, 2000.
Horner, G. The Coptic Version of the New Testament in the Northern Dialect. 4 vols. London: Clarendon Press, 1969.
Houghton, Herbert Pierrepont. The Coptic Verb: Bohairic Dialect. Leiden: Brill, 1948.
Kasser, Rodolophe. "Language(s), Coptic. In Clarement Coptic Encyclopedia, online: https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cce/id/2025/rec/8
Shisha-Halevy, Ariel. “Bohairic”. In Clarement Coptic Encyclopedia, online: https://ccdl.claremont.edu/digital/collection/cce/id/2011/rec/1
Shisha-Halevy, Ariel. “Pluridimensional Oppositions: Three Case Studies in Scripture (Pentateuch) Bohairic.” In Coptology: Past, Present, and Future. Studies in Honour of Rodolphe Kasser. Edited by S. Giversen, M. Krause, P. Nagel. Leuven: Peeters 1994, 225-248.
| Type | Description | Word count | Weight (%) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Short Answer Tests | 8 short exercises (of 300 words each) that include vocabulary, translation of phrases, sentences and larger portions of text, grammatical questions. |
2400 | 40.0 |
| Written Examination | Exam (2 hours = 2000 words), including vocabulary from weeks 1 - 8. |
2000 | 30.0 |
| Written Examination | Exam (2 hours = 2000 words), including vocabulary from weeks 9 - 12. |
2000 | 30.0 |
Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 25 Sep, 2023
Unit record last updated: 2023-09-25 09:16:46 +1000