Beginners Handbook of the Aramaic Alphabet -Language: aramaic

The text of this book is in Aramaic and English.The last book in Aramaic came out great. Thank you!Have a Merry Christmas, RG

Michael Bazzi was born in northern Iraq in the beautiful city of Tilkepe, 10 kilometers north of Mosul. He was ordained a Catholic priest in Baghdad in 1964 and later went to Rome where he earned a Master's Degree in Pastoral Theology in 1974 from the Lateran University. Fr. Bazzi also has degrees in mass media and group dynamics.That same year, 1974, Fr. Michael came to the United States and began serving as a priest in the Green Bay Diocese in Wisconsin. He also began what was to become a lifelong love of teaching the Scriptures and the Aramaic language by teaching workshops throughout the regionFr. Michael served a central role in establishing three Chaldean Catholic parishes in the United States: in Michigan, and California. Since 1985, Fr. Michael has served at St. Peters Catholic Church in El Cajon. In 2015, Fr. Michael was made Pastor Emeritus at St. Peter's Cathedral. Professor Bazzi taught classical and modern Aramaic from 1994-2020 at Cuyamaca College.

EducationClaremont Lincoln UniversityMasters of Interfaith Action 2020Capstone: Preserving the Chaldean Aramaic LanguageCalStateTeachMulti-Subject Teaching Credential (CA)2012U.C. San DiegoB.A. Urban Studies and Planning1994Languages StudiedAramaic, French, Greek, Hebrew, Latin, SpanishBooks and Publications, EditorChaldean Catholic Church by Jacob Bacall2025Travels with Sally by Sally Gessford2024The Jews of Babylon by Dr. Amer Hanna Fatuhi2023Chaldean Nation by Fr. Michael Bazzi2022Anatomy of a Champion by Dick Gould2022The Life of Tilkepnaye by Fr. Michael Bazzi2021Classical Aramaic II by Fr. Michael Bazzi and Dr. Rocco Errico2020Tilkepe: Past and Present by Fr. Michael Bazzi2017Advanced Handbook of Modern Aramaic by Fr. Michael Bazzi2016Beginners Handbook of the Aramaic Chaldean Alphabet by Fr. Michael Bazzi 2015Classical Aramaic I by Fr. Michael Bazzi and Dr. Rocco Errico2015Aramaic Language Chaldean Dialect by Fr. Michael Bazzi2015Read and Write Aramaic by Fr. Michael Bazzi 2014Articles"Fighting for the soul of a resilient people."Christian Science Monitor. 3 November 2022."Recalling great teachers." Christian Science Monitor. 9 March 2019."A bus-stop tennis clinic." Christian Science Monitor. 3 April 2013."Bible translations: Old & New." Christian Science Sentinel. 14 January, 2013."A healing presence at a marathon." Christian Science Sentinel. 21 May, 2012."Kehadiran Yang Menyembuhkan Di Sebuah Maraton." Indonesian Herald. 1 September, 2012."Surfing and Christian Science, Your Insights." Christian Science Sentinel. 1 July, 2002.Radio Broadcasts / PodcastsInterview with John Danise, FHSTCAJune, 2015Interview John Zia Oram ShowSeptember, 2020Interview Junior Jawad - (in Aramaic)September 2020The Path of Consciousness with Weam NamouNovember 2022 Bible Speaks to You #155 with James EarlySeptember 2022Interview with Weam Namou (Chaldean News)November 2023MEA TV & Radio with Wally Jadan2020-2024Conferences / SymposiaNorth American Syriac Symposium(Yale, Vendor)2023Beth Nahrain Writer's Conference (Co-Founder, Presenter)2022-25"Why Chaldeans Must Write" (Detroit, MI)Society For Biblical Literature Annual Meeting (Attendee)2012,14,18, 20Parliament of the World Religions (Attendee, online)2020Asilomar Bible Conference (1995-2014, attendee; 2015, vendor)1995-2015Teaching ExperienceAramaic Teacher, Let in the Light PublishingHead Instructor1/2014- PresentTaught Classical and Modern Aramaic to adults throughout U.S., Canada, and Japan; Lectured on "A Comparison of The Lord's Prayer From Three Texts: Peshitta (Aramaic), The King James Version, Mary Baker Eddy's spiritual sense in Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures, in churches, libraries, nursing facilities, conference centers, camps, and private homes in Fayetteville, AR; Flagstaff, Sedona, and Scottsdale, AZ; Berkeley, Carmel, Carlsbad, Encinitas, Escondido, Riverside, Rancho Mirage, CA; Fort Walton Beach, FL; Atlanta and Macon, GA; Hilo, Kauai, Kona, and Maui, HI; Wichita, KS; Lexington, KY; New Orleans, LA; Boston, MA; Grosse Pointe Farms, Leelanau, and Rochester Hills, MI; Jackson, MS; Kalispell and Missoula, MT; Omaha, NB; Asheville, NC; Princeton, NJ; Albuquerque and Santa Fe, NM; Brookings, Eugene, Klamath Falls, and Medford, OR; Philadelphia, PA; Charleston and Columbia, SC; Murfreesboro and Knoxville, TN; San Antonio, TX; Richmond and Williamsburg, VA, Spokane, WA; Green Bay, WI; and Washington D.C., U.S.A. Ottawa, Calgary, and Victoria, Canada; and Tokyo and Kyoto, Japan.Doshisha University Seminary, Kyoto, JapanGuest Lecturer4/2023"Intro to Chaldean Aramaic" + "Lord's Prayer"Chaldean Cultural Center, Bloomfield Hills, MIAramaic Teacher2022 / 2023Intro to Aramaic class to 100 Sixth GradersEnglish Learning Lab, Highland Elementary Instructor2012, 2013 (Summer) Monterey, CA, Taught 4th Grade ELL Students;