Vocabulary
Coptic: Frequency Vocabulary (29-5 Occurrences)
The exercise contains words that occur between 29 to 5 times in the Sahidica. Mastering this vocabulary will increase your ability for a more fluent reading of the Sahidica in the Coptic language.
Coptic: Frequency Vocabulary (4-1 Occurrences)
The exercise contains words that occur between 4 to 1 times in the Sahidica. Mastering this vocabulary will increase your ability for a more fluent reading of the Sahidica in the Coptic language.
Syriac: Basic Vocabulary (300 Most Frequent Words)
The exercise contains words that occur 50 times or more in the Peshitta. Mastering this vocabulary will give you an ability for basic reading of the Peshitta in the Slanguage.
Genesis
The book of Genesis is the first book of the Bible and is considered to be one of the five books of Moses, also known as the Pentateuch. It is primarily concerned with the creation of the world, the first humans (Adam and Eve), and the early history of humankind. The first 11 chapters of Genesis...
Man and woman are one flesh (Genesis 2:24)
The content of this passage describes the establishment of the institution of marriage and the creation of a new family unit. It sets forth the foundational principle that when a man and a woman enter into the covenant of marriage, they are to leave their parents and become united, both physically...
Cain and Abel (Genesis 4:1-16)
The story of Cain and Abel is the first following right after the events of the fall. The story of the fall is full of despair and fear of the uncertain future. Humanity lost everything: relationships (God and among themselves), home, and future. However, here a new story begins with a bright and...
Call of Abraham (Genesis 12:1-9)
God is calling Abraham as an origin of new people of God, who will know true God and worship Him. These people will be founded upon trust in promises given by Lord. The whole abrahamic narrative will be about test of this trust. God is sending Abraham out of his birth land to a...
Moses and the Burning Bush (Exodus 3:1-4:17)
Moses is a person who spoke with God face to face (Dt 34:10). On the first account, when God met Himself with Moses (Ex 3), God introduced Himself with the name: אֶֽהְיֶ֖ה אֲשֶׁ֣ר אֶֽהְיֶ֑ה "I am who I am". It was always difficult for translators to rightly translate this phrase. Key Hebrew word...
Announcement of Judgement over Egypt (Exodus 7:1-7)
God has commanded Moses to lead the people of Israel out of Egypt. However, Pharaoh does not comply with such a demand. Pharaoh's uncooperative mind is partly the work of God which is mentioned many times throughout the whole discourse (Ex 7:3-4). The plagues are not meant to be disasters in...