Polis

The Jerusalem Institute of

languages

and humanities

Cultural sources of the West

Judaeo-christian source Greco-latin source

> Christian synthesis Languages for the transmission :

Greek, Latin, Hebrew, Siriac and Arabic

Unacessible inheritage

Medical treaties of Galen:

20 000 pages mostly untranslated

Alcuinus : most of the text untranslated

70 per cent of ancient and mediaeval sources untranslated

Risks and challenges

The Dan Brown syndrom

21st century man unable to understand or assimilate his own spiritual inheritage

Ancient languages: key to enter the library which is the foundation of western culture

Jerusalem1. Craddle of Europe (Bible, alphabet, week)

2. Holy city for Judaism, Christendom

and Islam

3. Meeting point between East and West

4. Spoken languages : sources of Western culture

today : Arabic and Hebrew

in the past : Greek, Aramaic, Latin

Jerusalem potential

We do not find in Jerusalem

an institution where it would be possible to study, in an international, non

confessional, and relaxed atmosphere,

Western cultural sources.

International projection

1. Formation of ancient languages teachers:Latin, Greek, Biblical Hebrew, Syriac,

Aramaic2. Development of educational tools to study those languages (textbooks, films, songs, etc.)3. Contributing to the revival of the

languages that are linked to our culture

Polis. The Jerusalem Institute of languages and humanities1. Ancient languages courses (Greek,

Latin, Biblical Hebrew, Syriac, Aramaic)

2. Modern languages courses (standard and dialectal Arabic, modern Hebrew)

3. Master programs (ancient languages, semitic languages, mediaeval philosophy, Middle East Studies)

The Polis MethodTotal physical response

Ka,qison vAna,sthqi Ka,qison evpi. th.n kaqe,dran Ka,qison evpi. th.n tra,pezan Peripa,tei brade,wj Peripa,tei tace,wj

Peripa,tei ovli,gon Peripa,tei polu, Tre,ce Sth/qi Poreu,qhti evkei/ vElqe. pro.j th.n qu,ran

Elements of the Polis Method

1. Total physical repsonse

2. Story telling

3. Story building

4. Use of images / accesories

5. Talking groups

Ti,j ei= su, *

CRISTOFOROS \ Cai,rete) vEgw. Cristo,foro,j eivmi) Ti,nej evste u`mei/j *MARQA \ `Hmei/j evsmen Ti,mwn kai. Ma,rqa) `Hmei/j evsmen oi` gonei/j tou/

Nikola,ou) Kai. ti,j ei= su, * =Ara su. ei= o` dida,skaloj tou/ Nikola,ou

*CRISTOFOROS \ Nai,( evgw, eivmi)TIMWN \ =Ara fro,nimo,j evstin o` Niko,laoj *MARQA \ Si,ga( Ti,mwn) `H e`llhnikh. glw/ssa kalh, evstin)

`Umei/j

`Hmei/j

Mele,thma A ,

1) Ti,nej evste. )))))))) * )))))))) evsmen oi` gonei/j tou/ vAlexa,ndrou) 2) Ti,nej evste. ))))))))) *3) ))))))))) evsmen Fi,lippoj kai. Nika,nwr)-4) =Ara fi,loi evsme.n )))))) *5) Nai,( ))))))) fi,loi evste. sfo,dra)6) =Ara ))))))) evste oi` gonei/j tou/ Fili,ppou *7) Nai,( ))))))))) evsmen oi` gonei/j tou/

Fili,ppou)8) =Ara fro,nimoi, evsmen )))))) *9) Nai,( ))))))))) fro,nimoi, evste)

Songs

;Alfa( bh/ta( ga,mma( de,lta( e' yilo,n) Zh/ta( h=ta( qh/ta( ivw/ta) Ka,ppa( la,mbda( mu/( nu/( xi/( o' mikro,n) Pi/( r`w/( si/gma( tau/( u- yilo,n) Fi/( ci/( yi/( w= me,ga)

Tau/ta, evstin ta. stoicei/a th/j e`llhnikh/j glw,sshj( ta. gra,mmata

Tau/ta, evstin ta. stoicei/a th/j e`llhnikh/j glw,sshj( ta. gra,mmata)

Polis 1 editions

FrenchPolis. Parler le grec ancien comme une

langue vivante, Cerf, 2009ItalianPolis. Parlare il greco antico come una

lingua viva, Edizioni San Paolo, 2010GermanPolis, Altgriechische lernen wie eine lebende

Sprache, Helmut Buske, 2011

Next textbooks

Polis 1, 2nd edition

Polis 2 Polis 3

Less. 20 / 120 h. 20 / 120 h. 20 / 120 h.

Cont. 1st /2nd decl.

Present Part aorist

Imperatives

3rd decl.

Part aorist

Imperfect

Subjunctive

Future

Perfect

Optative

Level Simplified Text

Simple narrative Text

Koine Texts

Pub. 2014 2015 2017?

Other textbooks

Latin (2014) : Forum (Daniel Blanchard, Eduardo Engelsing)

Biblical Hebrew (2014) : Salem (Jan Joosten, Eran Shuali, Eyyal Nahum)

Dialectal Arabic (2015) : No name (Christy Bandak, Hiba abu Rammoz)

Master in ancient philologyI Languages

Greek: 310 hours / 3 levels Biblical Hebrew: 310 hours / 3 levels Optional: Latin / Modern Hebrew / Aramaic / Arabic / Syriac

Master in ancient philologyII Other subjects

General linguistics Greek philology Semitic philology Paleography and textual criticism Theory of translation History of the alphabet and of the book History of the Middle East Topography and toponymy of the Holy Land

Agreements

Any university may establish an agreement with Polis

According to the agreement students would get the first year of Master in Polis

and the second one in their former university

The title of the Maste rwould be given by the former university

Intensive summer coursesPolis Method

Rome, Universidad Santa Croce, July 2013

Languages: Griego I, II and III : 70 hours Biblical Hebrew I and II: 70 horas Latin I, II, III and IV: 70 hours Methodology course: 15 hours

Last courses

Piura University, Lima Agosto January 2013

Avemaria University, Florida June 2013

Polis, Jerusalem July-September 2013Al Muwafaqa, Rabat

October 2013- January 2014

Talking ancient Talking ancient GreekGreek

Understanding it Understanding it directlydirectly

Reading it without Reading it without translatingtranslating