Professor Michael Wingert
Professor Michael Wingert
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What is a Defective Script or Writing System? The Semitic Languages Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew
A defective writing system is a type of orthography or script that lacks a one-to-one correspondence between phonemes (sounds) and graphemes (written symbols). This mismatch means that certain sounds in the spoken language may not have a dedicated symbol in the writing system, or the system may have ambiguities where one symbol can represent multiple sounds.
Arabic, Aramaic, and Hebrew are considered defective writing systems primarily due to their incomplete representation of vowels. These languages use abjad scripts, which are primarily composed of consonants.
There are several ways in which a writing system can be considered defective:
Incomplete Representation: Some sounds present in the spoken language are not represented in the writing system. For example, early Greek alphabetic writing did not initially include symbols for all vowel sounds, which could lead to ambiguities.
Ambiguity: A single written symbol represents multiple sounds. This is common in English, where the letter "c" can represent both the /k/ sound (as in "cat") and the /s/ sound (as in "cent").
Redundancy: Multiple symbols represent the same sound, as seen in English where the sounds /f/ can be written as "f" (as in "fish") or "ph" (as in "phone").
Context-Dependent Rules: The pronunciation of a symbol changes depending on its context, which can add complexity and ambiguity. For example, in English, the letter "a" can be pronounced differently in "cat," "cake," and "call."
These defects can make learning to read and write more challenging, as users must learn additional rules and exceptions to accurately interpret and produce written text.
#arabic #aramaic #hebrew
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The Real Error: The Last Supper in the Paris Olympics vs. Da Vinci vs. Syriac Orthodox Iconography
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The Last Supper scene from the opening ceremonies of the Paris 2024 Olympics set off a public conversation about Christianity and the imagery of the Last Supper more broadly. Rather than focus on the irreverence of the depiction or 5th Element interpretation of Da Vinci, we will discuss one of the overlooked aspects of Leonardo Da Vinci's interpretation of the Last Supper against the traditiona...
Some comments on Aramaic dialects after reading an article about machine learning and Aramaic.
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In this video, I give some thoughts on Aramaic dialects in light of a recent article I read entitled, "Rashi was right: Machine learning confirms unique status of some Talmudic tracts. New study shows that the ‘special tractates’ of the Babylonian Talmud have distinct linguistic features, as commented on by medieval sages." By Gabriel Fiske. You can read the article in full here: www.timesofisr...
-UM Endings on Akkadian Nouns - Why Do Akkadian Words End in "um"?
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This video answers two questions that were posted in the comments section regarding the Akkadian language: Question 1: How do you explain the extra "-um", for example - Hebrew "nissan" vs Akkadian “nissanUM"? Question 2: If the Canaanite and Akkadian languages were in our current era, how would loanwords such as UA-cam, television, and the like be conjugated? I look at a few common words in Syr...
Comparing the Akkadian Months Across Semitic Languages - Arabic, Hebrew, Syriac
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In this video, I go over the traditional names of the months of the year in the Akkadian language and compare them with the Semitic languages Arabic, Hebrew, and Syriac. Where are they the same? Where do they differ? If you speak one of these languages, discover how easy it is to learn the other! #akkadian #arabic #hebrew
The Top 10 Reasons to Learn the Akkadian Language
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Here are my top 10 reasons why one should study the Akkadian language. Akkadian is an ancient Semitic language that was spoken in ancient Mesopotamia and the Near East more broadly. Dr. Michael Wingert teaches Akkadian at Fuller Theological Seminary and Agora University. Study Akkadian! #akkadian #top10 #polyglot
Akkadian TAXES in the Book of Ezra - Aramaic Bible Study Ezra 4:20
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We find Akkadian taxation terms the Aramaic portions of the book of Ezra. The books of Ezra and Daniel contain portions written in a Mesopotamian dialect of Aramaic that is commonly referred to as "Biblical Aramaic." As this dialect emerges from Mesopotamian administration, it is fitting that a number of administrative terms from Akkadian entered into the Aramaic as it was used by Assyrian, Bab...
Akkadian Numbers
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In this video, we will be introduced to Akkadian (and Sumerian numbers). I apologize for the video being only available in standard definition. (This is an old video from my Akkadian language course.) #akkadian #sumerian #polyglot
Head Coverings in Ancient Assyria - Women Covering Their Heads in Ancient Times
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The Middle Assyrian Laws form a collection of canons about ancient Assyrian society. They are also a fascinating look at a specific Assyrian dialect of Akkadian. This video is from one of my Akkadian courses where we spend the week looking at different Akkadian dialects. For more on ancient Mesopotamian laws, see Martha Roth's excellent work, Law Codes of Mesopotamia and Asia Minor. Dr. Michael...
Akkadian Determinatives - What is a determinative?
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The following video is taken from my introductory Akkadian course where I introduce the idea of determinatives. A determinative is an orthographic sign used to indicate what type of word is being used. If you have questions about determinatives and their usage in Akkadian, or anything else about this video, please post them in the comment below. #akkadian #polyglot #sumerian
Akkadian terms in the Syriac Aramaic Bible, 'Architect' - Aramaic Bible Study 1 Corinthians 3:10
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We find the word for 'architect' as one of the the Akkadian words in the Aramaic Scriptures. This word also exists in Hebrew I read the passage in both the Western accent written in the Serto script and commonly found among the Syriac Orthodox, Maronite Catholic, and Syrian Catholic communities (and historically the Antiochian Orthodox). I also read the text in the Eastern accent found among th...
Akkadian vs. Old Aramaic - A Comparison of Semitic Languages Using the Tell Fekheriyeh Inscription
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This video illustrates the similarities and some differences between Akkadian the language of ancient Assyria and Babylonia and Old Aramaic, the earliest dialect of Aramaic recorded. Both Akkadian and Aramaic are Semitic languages similar to Arabic and Hebrew. Image: Figure 2: Statue of Adad-yis'i. From Syrie. Mémoire et Civilisation. Institut du Monde Arabe, Paris, Flammarion, 1993, p. 260, n ...
Some Notes on the Ancient Roots of Assyrian New Year (Kha B-Nisan)
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April 1st is the Assyrian New Year Kha b-Nisan in Sureth (Northeastern Neo-Aramaic). In this short video, I make a few comments on some of the ancient Assyrian, Babylonian, and Sumerian traditions behind the holiday and otherwise introduce the holiday to those in the West who may have never heard about it before. Akkadian April #aramaic #assyrian #newyear
Pentecost: Wordplay in the Syriac Edition of the Book of Acts - Aramaic Bible Study Acts 2:1-6
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What is an example of Aramaic wordplay in the Bible? Let us look at the way in which the Aramaic of Acts 2:1-6 portrays the day of Pentecost through the use of equivocality. I read the passage in both the Western accent written in the Serto script and commonly found among the Syriac Orthodox, Maronite Catholic, and Syrian Catholic communities (and historically the Antiochian Orthodox). I also r...
Did the Disciples Think Jesus Was a Demon or a Ghost? Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 14:25-26
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Did the Disciples Think Jesus was a Ghost? The following is from my Aramaic Bible Study series, where we investigate the Syriac traditions and how they can shed light on whether or not Jesus was initially perceived by the disciples as a ghost when He walked on water, as recorded in Matthew's Gospel account (Matthew 14:25-26). We examine the Peshitta as well as the Old Syriac Curetonian Gospels ...
Greek language in the Syriac Heading of the Gospel of Luke. Aramaic Bible Study Luke 1:1-4
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Greek language in the Syriac Heading of the Gospel of Luke. Aramaic Bible Study Luke 1:1-4
Does Jesus Tell the Disciples to Bring a Staff or Not? Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 10:7-10
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Does Jesus Tell the Disciples to Bring a Staff or Not? Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 10:7-10
Abram Rescues Lot, Part 2: A Targum Commentary Translation - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 14:14-15
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Abram Rescues Lot, Part 2: A Targum Commentary Translation - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 14:14-15
Abram Rescues Lot, Part 1: A Targum Commentary Translation - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 14:12-13
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Abram Rescues Lot, Part 1: A Targum Commentary Translation - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 14:12-13
Was there a Byzantine Church on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem?
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Was there a Byzantine Church on the Temple Mount in Jerusalem?
Let There Be Light. Was the light "good" or "beautiful"? Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:3-4
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Let There Be Light. Was the light "good" or "beautiful"? Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:3-4
Was the earth "formless" and "void"? What does "tohu va vohu" mean?Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:2
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Was the earth "formless" and "void"? What does "tohu va vohu" mean?Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:2
Aramaic Professor Comments on a Scholar's Aim to learn the Jewish Neo-Aramaic of Her Ancestors
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Aramaic Professor Comments on a Scholar's Aim to learn the Jewish Neo-Aramaic of Her Ancestors
In the Beginning... Variation among the Aramaic Targums - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:1
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In the Beginning... Variation among the Aramaic Targums - Aramaic Bible Study Genesis 1:1
The Prophecy of Matthew 2:23 and the Holy Family in Galilee - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:19-23
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The Prophecy of Matthew 2:23 and the Holy Family in Galilee - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:19-23
Herod Orders the Massacre of the Innocents - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:13-18
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Herod Orders the Massacre of the Innocents - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:13-18
The Magi Present Offerings to Jesus - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:1-9 12
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The Magi Present Offerings to Jesus - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:1-9 12
The Magi Visit the Newborn Jesus - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:1-8
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The Magi Visit the Newborn Jesus - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 2:1-8
The Birth of Jesus Christ as Read from the Syriac (Aramaic) Peshitta - Luke 2:1-20
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The Birth of Jesus Christ as Read from the Syriac (Aramaic) Peshitta - Luke 2:1-20
The Birth of Jesus Christ - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 1:18-25
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The Birth of Jesus Christ - Aramaic Bible Study Matthew 1:18-25

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @Inderbaum
    @Inderbaum 8 годин тому

    Subcontinent is Originally known as Mahabharata!

  • @ArameanCrusader
    @ArameanCrusader 20 годин тому

    Assyrian is restricted for the Akkadian language, not Aramaic.

  • @emmanuelalbazi8560
    @emmanuelalbazi8560 21 годину тому

    I have a question... The word "ܕܝܚܘܢ" in verse 19 what does it mean? When i heard it the first time i thought of "dechwa" an assyrian food that is made with dried yogurt + wheat + herbs. But when i looked at the translations of this word i got confused. For example the syriac peshita used the word "food" while others used "dancers" & " musical instruments" & "joy". Which one of these is correct is not known unfortunately. So if you have information regarding this word it will be helpful...

  • @benavraham4397
    @benavraham4397 День тому

    Why does the Hebrew alphabet not have separate letters for Het and Khet, for example? I figure, the ancient scribes felt that if they can live without written vowels, they can likewise live without each consonant sound having a separate letter.

    • @katathoombz
      @katathoombz День тому

      @@benavraham4397 do you mean separate signs for ה and ח?

    • @benavraham4397
      @benavraham4397 10 годин тому

      @@katathoombz I mean ح vs خ. Like why "Rachel" is spelled with CH instead of H. It should have come down to us a ח with a dot over the right corner for ح and with a dot over the left corner for خ.

    • @katathoombz
      @katathoombz 8 годин тому

      @@benavraham4397 -that would be because the /x/ / /χ/ sound is indicated with either a ח or a כ.- -In this case the ח -כ- -is known to be pronounced like خ.- -It's one of the -_-begadkefat-_- letters, at times pronounced "harder" and at times "softer".-_ -EDIT: I had to double check if Rachel was spelled with a ח or a כ. The point still stands, except the ח is not a -_-begadkefat-_- letter. It still denotes the sounds indicated at times with a ح and at times with a خ.- EDIT2: After finally waking up and reading your comment using my brain, I finally get what you mean. Your idea is quite clever! Very Masorete-y.

    • @pierreabbat6157
      @pierreabbat6157 4 години тому

      Also ע could stand for `ayn or ghayn, which were transliterated differently in Greek. עזה ועמורה, Γαζα και Γομορρα, Gaza and Gomorrah both begin with ghayn. Aramaic had a sound written at different times with ע or ק but distinct from the usual sound of both. It is cognate with Hebrew צ (e.g. חמץ:מחמע, yeast) and Arabic ḍad.

    • @ProfessorMichaelWingert
      @ProfessorMichaelWingert 2 години тому

      Great observation! And Arabic saves us the trouble by using a superscripted dot to solve that issue. ع vs. غ

  • @benavraham4397
    @benavraham4397 День тому

    English is super defective!

  • @SrdjaJolicic
    @SrdjaJolicic День тому

    I didnt like opening Olimpics but in technical and artistic way, they tried to shock people and for me this is boring way but this opening has nothing to do with last supper and its all about greek gods and Dyonesis. I m not defending i hated it. But i cant make conspiricy about it, because i like to read books and i dont like stereotipes. Call it what it is.

    • @ProfessorMichaelWingert
      @ProfessorMichaelWingert День тому

      I agree. Art is often provocative and the artists likewise intend to get people talking. They certainly accomplished this task. I was hoping to expose more people to ancient iconography, but I think the conversation is still centered on whether people should be offended or not by the display.

  • @Moriarty22cent
    @Moriarty22cent День тому

    Look at the painting "Le Festin des Deiux" by Jan van Biljert. That painting was done 200 years after "The Last Supper" Lots of similarities between the two paintings.

  • @Maurice-Navel
    @Maurice-Navel День тому

    corpora

  • @David-dz6yh
    @David-dz6yh День тому

    It’s very clear that this was directed at Christians. Pure Hate. Very inclusive? Now we get their lies, as their cover up.

  • @LunaJo67WDHTMJ
    @LunaJo67WDHTMJ День тому

    It was NOT the Last Supper! Omg......

    • @milztempelrowski9281
      @milztempelrowski9281 День тому

      Jup. Reminds me of disciples of another religion who cry out every time they see a mohammed. Thought we were 200 years beyond that. Apparently not.

  • @katathoombz
    @katathoombz День тому

    The mention of _matres lectionis_ reminded me of why I don't visit FB too much. Many times I do I develop an aneurysm . Too many _Lašawan quadaš_ / BHI-related language debates going on in my feed.

    • @ProfessorMichaelWingert
      @ProfessorMichaelWingert День тому

      The algorithms can be toxic! 😂

    • @katathoombz
      @katathoombz День тому

      @@ProfessorMichaelWingert yes, lethally so :'D Would make the lives of language learners and historians easier, though, if the Semitic languages really only had one a-class vowel and pretty much no syncope. Or any derived stems on top of G stem. Aaaannnd there went all the fun things of the Semitic morphology :'(

  • @SilviaBorges-HandbagDesigner

    THE MANY ERRORS - Most of these scenes depict the 12 apostles still with Jesus, however Judas had left before the important part of the meal, when Jesus instituted his New Covenant (John 13). Strangely, there is a shaved man (or a woman) sitting next to Jesus, neither one is mentioned in the Bible: John was the one sitting next to Jesus. No upright tall chairs as the custom was to lounge, and Jesus was not seated in the middle position: as you said, there was a tradition of the most "important" person taking the first position then the second would be leaning on the bosom of the first, followed by the others. Sandals and shoes were taken off. Fish was not served during the Passover, and neither was fermented bread. If they were about to start the meal, where is the Passover lamb, greens and wine? A dagger at the table... to clean the fish? White table cloth? Room design & window view: they were in an upstairs room in Jerusalem! Jesus likely did not have long hair (1 Cor 11:14) as it was considered a disgrace for a Jewish man to wear his hair long like a woman. Lastly, Jesus was a strong man who at one point took up a whip and hit the tables of the money changers in the Temple. Leonardo painted well but he did not demonstrate knowlege of this subject. As for the show in Paris, it is not interesting nor beautiful, not even vulgar. It is just an out-of-place bizarre scene!

    • @danielkakish
      @danielkakish День тому

      Not according to St Ephrem and St Chrysostom

  • @emmanuelalbazi8560
    @emmanuelalbazi8560 2 дні тому

    Very interesting topic! I have never checked the middle eastern version of the last supper painting.

  • @davidthompson6636
    @davidthompson6636 2 дні тому

    Was it Graceful?

  • @EdwinPinegar
    @EdwinPinegar 2 дні тому

    Devils in the details..I fail to see 12 drag apostles or even a holy grail. Christians don't own Da Vinci's Last Supper any more than Gays own the rainbow. When you're looking fir dirt, dirt is all you'll see. Suggest perhaps a professional therapist for your addiction to social media. Thanks for showing us the historical table shape. I believe Leonardo's 'canvas' of that wall dictated the use of the linear table. It is also widely recognized that Leonardo was Gay and very religious.

    • @ProfessorMichaelWingert
      @ProfessorMichaelWingert 2 дні тому

      Glad you got something out of the table discussion! I think you do make a good point that Da Vinci's Last Supper is not exclusive to Roman Catholics or even Christians more broadly. Again, all the more reason to give folks the opportunity to experience ancient iconography that they may otherwise not have the chance to encounter.

    • @EdwinPinegar
      @EdwinPinegar День тому

      I did! Reminded me of the Caroligian and Byzantine art I had viewed as a young student.

  • @yerielyaar5028
    @yerielyaar5028 2 дні тому

    5 STUPID GIRLS IT IS TIME, He is in Daniel 10, the One who has the Tree of Knowledge and Michael fighting against Greece, Daniel 8 - Acts 11. SO, turn to His Gospel, not one jot or tittle in the Torah of Moses can be erased. COMFORT MY PEOPLE, No one on Earth understands FATHER's Alpha Omega Plan for Israel. When the Righteous One from the East, Isaiah 41, parallels all the Holy Scriptures of the Descendants of Shem, Ham, Japheth, Genesis 9, the Bible, the Quran, the Vedas into ONE. The Four Corners of the Earth will be shaking. Does anyone understand There Was Evening And There Was Morning Does anyone understand Sarah, Hagar, Keturah ?. Does anyone understand the division of the Earth's hemispheres given to Shem? Does anyone understand the man in our image - the man in His image. Does anyone understand the Song of Moses And the Song of the Lamb must be One? Does anyone understand Jacob's Dream, the Ascending and Descending Ladder between Earth and Heaven? Does anyone understand Thy seed as the dust of the earth, Thy seed as the sand which is upon the seashore, Thy seed as the stars of the heaven ?. Does anyone understand the Book of Remembrance and the Book of War ? The Glory of the East must be brought back to the West. FATHER will fulfill His Promise to the 24 Elders of Israel. Does anyone know who they are ?. All that to explain the Testimony of Yahshua is the Spirit of Prophecy, Revelation 19. SO BEWARE, A Basket Of Summer Fruit is being prepared by the remaining descendants of Joseph in the East. Does anyone understand "Lobo" in Jewish communities of Spain and Portugal ?. The ships of Tarshish brought, the ships of Tarshish will also bring back. The East 🙏🙏🙏

  • @melissasites1044
    @melissasites1044 2 дні тому

    Prof. Wingert, thank you for sharing your knowledge of the semicircular table used by Romans at the time. I see that you are a scholar of languages including Aramaic. My uncle took his master's at Fuller back in the 1990s. :) I was searching to find an art historian who could compare/contrast the depiction of the Last Supper with the depiction of the Feast of the Gods. But this was also informative! Peace be with you!

  • @michaelmoore5220
    @michaelmoore5220 2 дні тому

    Well, I guess it is completely understandable that the Parisians are just stupid and ignorant in their understanding of the intricacies of spirituality, because they abandoned reason for the absolute ignorance of temporality!

  • @barefoot.affiliate.marketing

    Thanks so much for making an intelligent, informed comment. It's extremely refreshing.

  • @MegaDonzee
    @MegaDonzee 2 дні тому

    I found the Paris last supper refreshing! The Owelympics is really just a jock-fest, so this was a nice distraction from all that sweat and testosterone.

    • @alde1611
      @alde1611 2 дні тому

      50% of the olympics is women competing against women.

  • @waeljallad671
    @waeljallad671 2 дні тому

    The Lord's Supper food+table from god , celebration

  • @zpy-nq7wv
    @zpy-nq7wv 2 дні тому

    THIS IS ABSOLUTE UNADULTERATED BLASPHEMY ... PERIOD !!!

    • @TheBeauBot
      @TheBeauBot 2 дні тому

      Too bad blasphemy is a fundamental right in France as it should be in any country that pretends to be laic

    • @RushingRiverSmoothStones
      @RushingRiverSmoothStones 2 дні тому

      ​@@TheBeauBotwho cares if it is a right. The Olympics stood for unity until this.

    • @TheBeauBot
      @TheBeauBot 2 дні тому

      @@RushingRiverSmoothStones I personality don't see it as blasphemy but as unity, between the classicism of Da Vinci's art and the modernism of inclusivity and I think that was the intention.

    • @RushingRiverSmoothStones
      @RushingRiverSmoothStones День тому

      @@TheBeauBot as a Christian, I don't believe in the values that the secular world has placed on our society. I don't see it as unity at all, and I see it as mocking my religion. Sin is sin. Unity is not more important than our God. This is blasphemy, plain and simple.

    • @TheBeauBot
      @TheBeauBot День тому

      @@RushingRiverSmoothStones Could you explain to me how it was mockery ? Honest question

  • @sanaist
    @sanaist 2 дні тому

    They thought they want to get updated to the new wave of the western world. I hope they will not correct it in the next Olympics and make a semi circular table with whatever new genders will appear until then 😔

  • @alelgnmasresha7762
    @alelgnmasresha7762 2 дні тому

    I recently was watching videos comparing languages, I was amazed by the similarities b/n Assyrian aramaic and Ge'ez(the root of all Ethiopic languages) which is the official language of Ancient Aksum and I assumed that Ge'ez may trace back to the time of Babylon. If you compare this to Languages side by side mainly with old script like bible it's like one language with different dialect.

  • @fortynine3225
    @fortynine3225 2 дні тому

    The french they just love blasphemy and sin. They even put a guy in charge, Macron, who is married with a woman who at age 39 seduced her 15 year old student Macron.

  • @LiqorGunsBaconTitsQuickies-s4g

    In my personal opinion, the anti christ employs Wokeism to undo what is good and what is godly. Like blurring the distinction of man and woman, destroying the family unit, the institution of marriage, removing Christian symbols and Christian education and then replacing with and hate inducing critical race theories & deviant sexual behaviors.

  • @MarsSTG
    @MarsSTG 3 дні тому

    brother, the painter is from Italy, Not from Syrian Orthodox Just like Mother Mary, there are Asian, European and Eastern icons

  • @wo6130
    @wo6130 3 дні тому

    More faux outrage from religious nut jobs. Do an internet search. Where was your outrage when South Park did it or Star Wars or many other examples.. this just upset you because they are drag queens which you assume are all gay or trans … and not Christian lol

  • @oyoter9ox
    @oyoter9ox 3 дні тому

    The West has gone cuckoo 😅😅😂

    • @Hollice1922
      @Hollice1922 2 дні тому

      This was in france 🇫🇷 by the way

  • @Opal_Spectrum
    @Opal_Spectrum 3 дні тому

    good vid

  • @reginaldodonoghue9253
    @reginaldodonoghue9253 3 дні тому

    I do hope you haven’t forgotten about your Zechariah Sitchin video. Is that still happening?

    • @ProfessorMichaelWingert
      @ProfessorMichaelWingert 3 дні тому

      ha! Yeah, presumably. I just got overwhelmed with administrative duties lately and haven't had a chance to post much. Thanks for the reminder.

  • @elkeve2742
    @elkeve2742 3 дні тому

    Isn't it just the same image als Elisabeth Ohlson Wallin's Last Supper? And isn't the point of such images that in a modern context, Jesus of Nazareth, who took sometimes illiterate fishermen and craftsmen as his apostles and who had a deep care for the otthered, the forgotten, the reviled... would not surround himself with white middle-aged men (as Da Vinci's iconic image would have us believe) but with the homless, the imprisoned, the sans papiers and - yes - the queer? As such, I think it's a very good image to make us think on what the actual stories of the gospel represent.

    • @ProfessorMichaelWingert
      @ProfessorMichaelWingert 3 дні тому

      Thanks so much for taking the time to reply. Could you elaborate a little more?

    • @tsemayekekema2918
      @tsemayekekema2918 3 дні тому

      Jesus' disciples were only INCIDENTALLY less privileged - obsession with ending marginalization of minorities is a modern phenomenon. The kingdom of God was meant to eschatologically replace political governments with a literal global kingship of Jesus-and those poor people who were Jesus companions would be converted to the highly privileged status you associated with white male cis, etc

    • @elkeve2742
      @elkeve2742 2 дні тому

      @@ProfessorMichaelWingert Sure. I came across your video looking for criticism of the tableau and I found you analyses of the older iconography insightful. However, every recontextualisation of Biblical iconography has to be looked at as its own story: what has been removed from the original context and what has been added, and for whom is it being retold. Modern version of the story of the birth of Jesus will often place it in a setting of homeless people during a budy shopping season, or sans papiers looking for shelter. What is stripped is the historical context of the demographic count, and what is added is a modern context of being marginalized. The story is retold in a way that makes us consider not the epic specialness of the infant, but the very ordinary people to whom he is born. It makes it clear to us what would be clear to contemporary readers when they read that shepherds are the first to be told of the birth of Jesus, and that the family of Joseph is by no means poor, but also by no means rich or privileged.

    • @elkeve2742
      @elkeve2742 2 дні тому

      ​@@ProfessorMichaelWingert In a similar way, a recontextualisation of the Last Supper (like Elisabeth Ohlson Wallis' version, which also features queer people) could be a way to tell the story of the last moments of Christ and what he wants to communicate to his apostles (or what his followers want to communicate to us). In the gospels Jesus is portrayed as a very subversive person: working on the shabat, opposing stonings that are canonically sanctioned by jewish law, breaking bread and even touching sinners that to his contemporaries would have been untouchables. In the vein of John the Baptist and many of the jewish preaches of his time, he criticizes the established practice of judaism as focused on the already great, and not on the marginalized. By using the iconography of da Vinci's Last Supper - the central Christ figure announcing his betrayal, the scared and distraught reactions of his apostles - one is reminded of a stereotypical portrayal of those who Jesus surrounds himself with: mostly older, definitely white men. But in our current society, those people signify wealth and power. And Jesus did not pick the wealthy or the powerful as disciples: he chose fishermen, and probably one taxman in Matteus. He chose at least three sinners: Simon Kefas, who was given a new name, Matteus and Judas Iskariot, who is about to betray him. He surrounded himself with the marginalized: the sick, the mentally ill (or in biblical terms: the possessed), the disabled, the poor... To his contemporaries those people were to be avoided, because their impurity was seen as a sin. But when Jesus eats, when he sits at a table, he does so with these very imperfect people. And when he give the instructions for the eucharist, knowing he will die and these are the people who will have to lead his cause without him, he allows Judas, the biggest sinner of all, to stay there.

    • @elkeve2742
      @elkeve2742 2 дні тому

      @@ProfessorMichaelWingert How does one convey to contemporary christians that Jesus did not come for those of us who have perfected our faith, but for those of us who haven't? You cannot simply put 12 white bearded men there. But you can put a very marginalized group at the table. Signalling that they are welcome at Jesus table. That whereever christians are, community happens, and in that community we do not judge, we do not cast the first stone, we follow the double commandment of love. For those who lived in Jesus' time, his hanging around with blind people and tax collectors created as much of an outrage as this image of drag queens and trans people does right now. But one has to ask if that is not exactly the point of the gospel: we are too comfortable in our prejudice. We are so certain that we are morally superior, that we are allowed to look down on others, that we forget to actually read what the gospel says. The idea of representing Jesus as a DJ is also not a bad one: a DJ creates community. Music is a spiritual way, to many, to bridge the gaps of societal perception. When we dance on a festival, at a rave, at a wedding reception... we forget to ask eachother about political affiliation, sexual mores, past mistakes... we simple allow ourself to be uplifted by our community. Jesus Christ at the table of the Last Supper, about to sacrifice himself so his work can continue without him, breaks bread with very common, imperfect people and makes them his representatives. He shows us how christian community is made: leadership is service not power (the washing of the feet), it is not violence (Jesus asks to be spared in prayer but doesn't fight back or encourage anyone to hurt Judas), it is bringing together people, making space for them, having faith in them so they are free to have faith in themselves and feel themselves worthy of God. I think the iconography of that table is very poignant, and not only to liberal or queer christians, but to every christian. It asks us whether our table is welcoming, whether we are willing to break bread with all of God's creatures, to whom we are a good neighbour. And the violence of the reactions shows that, just like the jews of Jesus' own time, we don't like asking those questions of ourselves.

  • @partqfavor
    @partqfavor 3 дні тому

    i cannot believe this is making people freak out so much lol

    • @ProfessorMichaelWingert
      @ProfessorMichaelWingert 3 дні тому

      I hear ya. It is impressive how the world gets worked up insults but less so the hungry, the thirsty, the homeless, the naked, or the imprisoned. As a naughty Chicago politician would say, "never let a crisis go to waste," I'll modify to "never let an opportunity to educate go to waste."

    • @partqfavor
      @partqfavor 3 дні тому

      @@ProfessorMichaelWingert Exactly 🤝🏼 it's cool to learn some interesting history

    • @tsemayekekema2918
      @tsemayekekema2918 3 дні тому

      ​@@ProfessorMichaelWingertNo one in early Christianity cared about a hungry person that was not affiliated to their religious group. There is no need to project modern westernised ideas of hyper-entitlement to freedom from poverty onto early christians.

    • @samjubran7315
      @samjubran7315 2 дні тому

      What enraged many were the undertones of pedophilia...a closer look reveals a highly disturbing attempt at normalization. A child is present at the table and children are seen dancing with those who would violate them.

  • @victoremman4639
    @victoremman4639 3 дні тому

    Thanks you ! I'm french, the mate of macron is a tra(ns), and he procudes only sha(me) upon sha(me) in our country. Macron is the most (ha)(tred) historical president by french people ever. We ask Allah, Jesus's God, to stop his (male)(fic) agenda.

  • @aphremdanha5158
    @aphremdanha5158 3 дні тому

    Vomit is a little kind. Lol what a terrible thing they allowed to be shown.

  • @woubshetwoldemariam9574
    @woubshetwoldemariam9574 4 дні тому

    Very interesting ❤

  • @alexanderkrolikowski8776
    @alexanderkrolikowski8776 5 днів тому

    Thank you. The Guidestones was work of art. I think it is good idea to restore it.

    • @ProfessorMichaelWingert
      @ProfessorMichaelWingert 3 дні тому

      I would have liked to have seen them. I'm a sucker for multilingual inscriptions!

  • @ErwinMager
    @ErwinMager 5 днів тому

    That's not Aramaic, that's Hebrew

  • @ErwinMager
    @ErwinMager 6 днів тому

    That's not Aramaic. That's Hebrew.

  • @user-tb1lq5gw4x
    @user-tb1lq5gw4x 8 днів тому

    I understand evry word in The Hebrew writen in the Bibyl. Its like Sheksoir Ebglish for you. I know Aramaic fluentlu.

  • @user-tb1lq5gw4x
    @user-tb1lq5gw4x 8 днів тому

    The Hebrew Bible. (Old tastambt) was writen Origenliy in Hebrew. I'm a Native Levant Jewish. Gos back more then 2400 years ago. My Father are from Babylon Jew. Today Iraq. Jewish. The Talmud bavli. Blong to as. The yellow star was the idea of the Colonialist from the Arab Paninsula. Who force themselvs and the Islam it was saying derty Jew Yahudi Nagis. And. Justa littel bit was writen in Arameik like book of Daniel. But you cant say what is a women. Wom man I gave you maby one of 💯 on 💯 of knoulge. Why are you egnoribg the Hebrew.And about the Christian in the the Lavant and Mesopotemia. Israel is the only place. Thet Christian are moltiply. It was a real genoside agiast them in Syria and Iraq.1000000 daid in The Syrian civel war. Lots of them Christian. Ma alole but no Jew No neas. 😡

  • @vivaviv3108
    @vivaviv3108 8 днів тому

    Hideg in tigrigna leave

  • @vivaviv3108
    @vivaviv3108 8 днів тому

    Melki in tigrigna dominion

  • @vivaviv3108
    @vivaviv3108 8 днів тому

    Lahma means cattle/meat in tigrigna

  • @guyyosef3504
    @guyyosef3504 9 днів тому

    פשרה = פתרון (exist in Hebrew as well)

  • @IonutPaun-lp2zq
    @IonutPaun-lp2zq 10 днів тому

    Hi, if it's not too much to ask, could you please make a video on how to recite Ave Maria (the catholic version) in Biblical Aramaic ? Thank you in advance.

  • @therealtonedef
    @therealtonedef 12 днів тому

    gu gal=gate master , as in the panama canal. with the "locks/loch's-sluice-sluice gate"

  • @yemanebeyene7484
    @yemanebeyene7484 12 днів тому

    Intersting, i am eritrean tigrinya speaker.

  • @efremtesfai1743
    @efremtesfai1743 13 днів тому

    Geez is not ethiopic language.I don't where did u get the word ethiopic.geez gives rise to Tigre,Tigryna and Amharic.Out of wc Tigre is the most similar to geez(85%) next is Tigryna and then Amharic.Better to say eritean /ethiopian language than Isolated ethiopic.

  • @AxelMegaton
    @AxelMegaton 13 днів тому

    All "Aramaic dialects" were Assyrian. Who the hell thinks the nomadic Aramaeans themselves developed a language? Completely illogical and therefore false.