Chaldean Mass Melodies
Here are some musical “settings” for a few portions of the Chaldean Mass. They’re set to the traditional melodies, but in English, with close attention given to the stress of the syllables so it sounds as not-awkward as possible. If you’re used to hearing these melodies in Aramaic, it’s a little jarring the first couple […]
Chaldeans and Assyrians in the Middle Ages
I’ve been looking for a new translation project to kill the torturous months between sending in a book and getting to see it in print. During this adventure, I translated a big chunk of the philosophical works of someone named John Bar Zo’bi before I found out other scholars were working on him already. Live […]
Chaldean Language Resources
A big part of my life has been working to preserve Chaldean, a dialect of Neo-Aramaic. This has taken the form of teaching, writing instructional materials, and now, finally, recording online lectures. Here’s what’s available so far: Introductory Chaldean book, available here. Introductory Chaldean lectures by the wonderful Fr. Daniel Shaba, available here. Chaldean Grammar […]