{"id":87125,"date":"2026-01-20T12:05:00","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/?p=87125"},"modified":"2026-01-19T15:56:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T14:56:59","slug":"shared-roots-new-perspectives-semitic-languages-as-a-space-for-interdisciplinary-learning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/en\/english\/shared-roots-new-perspectives-semitic-languages-as-a-space-for-interdisciplinary-learning\/","title":{"rendered":"Shared Roots, New Perspectives: Semitic Languages as a Space for Interdisciplinary Learning"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>The Working Group on Semitic Languages at Goethe University Frankfurt demonstrates how language can serve as a bridge between disciplines. By linking research, teaching, and early-career support, the group fosters a culture of academic exchange and diversity across theological, historical, and linguistic fields.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"450\" src=\"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/eiin-netzwerk-650x450px-web.jpg\" alt=\"Im Uhrzeigersinn ab dem geschlossenen Buch handelt es sich dabei um: 1. Koran in Hebr\u00e4isch, 2. Bibel auf Arabisch, 3. Peshitta = Bibel in Syrisch-Aram\u00e4isch (Syriac), 4. Koran, 5. In der Mitte: Hebr\u00e4ische Bibel. \u00a9 AG Semitische Sprachen\" class=\"wp-image-86791\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/eiin-netzwerk-650x450px-web.jpg 650w, https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/eiin-netzwerk-650x450px-web-300x208.jpg 300w, https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/eiin-netzwerk-650x450px-web-500x346.jpg 500w, https:\/\/aktuelles.uni-frankfurt.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/eiin-netzwerk-650x450px-web-18x12.jpg 18w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Clockwise from the closed book, the items are: 1. Quran in Hebrew, 2. Bible in Arabic, 3. Peshitta = Bible in Syriac Aramaic (Syriac), 4. Quran, 5. In the center: Hebrew Bible. \u00a9 AG Semitische Sprachen<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The first meeting at which the decision was made to establish the Working Group on Semitic Languages took place in early summer 2023, recalls Nadja Aboulenein. An Arabic instructor and research associate at the Institute for the Study of Culture and Religion of Islam at Goethe University Frankfurt, Aboulenein speaks with enthusiasm about the group\u2019s beginnings: \u201cOur first step was to identify which disciplines actually work with Semitic languages. At the time, we had no idea how many people at Goethe University were involved \u2013 and not only linguists. We sat around a large table and planned the establishment of the group with great enthusiasm. That was when the idea for a lecture series emerged. After the first round of the series in the 2024\/25 winter semester, we applied for QSL funding in spring 2025 \u2013 and were fortunate to be successful.\u201d 1 Today, the Working Group on Semitic Languages brings together researchers and students from a broad range of disciplines, including Islamic Studies, Protestant and Catholic Theology, African Studies, Ancient History, Empirical Linguistics, Jewish Studies, and Archaeology. The group pursues several key objectives: promoting cross-disciplinary collaboration, strengthening networks among researchers, and enabling joint research initiatives. A particular emphasis lies on high-quality teaching that fosters a culture of diversity and interconnected thinking among students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition, the disciplines represented in the working group actively support early-career researchers, for example by supervising interdisciplinary theses and involving them in research projects at an early stage. Semitic languages form a subgroup of the Afro-Asiatic language family and include Arabic, Hebrew, and Aramaic. Approximately 260 million people in the Middle East, North Africa, and the Horn of Africa speak a Semitic language.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Losing Sight of Shared Connections<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How did the close relationships between the Semitic languages come to be overlooked? \u201cThe study of these languages developed in divergent directions over the course of the 20th century, a process closely linked to the increasing specialization of academic disciplines,\u201d explains Dr. Johannes Diehl, a Protestant theologian. Wilhelm Gesenius, a prominent 19th-century theologian and scholar of Semitic languages, was still fluent in Arabic, Diehl notes. Over time, however, interest in and knowledge of neighboring languages diminished, and new disciplinary boundaries emerged. \u201cToday, specialization has progressed to the point where classical Hebrew and modern Hebrew are treated as entirely separate fields of research,\u201d adds Dr. Annelies Kuyt, a research associate in Jewish Studies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The founders of the working group seek to bring the shared and connective dimensions of the Semitic languages back into focus and to use them productively for both research and teaching. \u201cOur aim is to encourage young scholars in particular to broaden their perspectives and, in doing so, gain insight into other cultures,\u201d emphasizes Nadja Aboulenein. Johannes Diehl adds: \u201cMy field, Protestant Theology, is not a linguistic discipline. Yet at the most recent faculty conference, there was a clear commitment to the importance of ancient languages and to strengthening engagement with them. Such engagement enables a deeper understanding of different worldviews. Reflection on language plays a crucial role, for example, in exegesis, religious education, and even in worship.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p style=\"font-size:23px\">&#8222;Our aim is to encourage young scholars in particular to broaden their perspectives and, in doing so, gain insight into other cultures.&#8220;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Strong Interest in the Lecture<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>How does the interaction of different languages and cultures unfold in the classroom? And do political tensions \u2013 particularly in the Middle East \u2013 lead to conflict? \u201cNo, quite the opposite,\u201d reports Annelies Kuyt. \u201cStudents from different denominations show strong interest in one another.\u201d Her colleagues in the working group share this assessment. \u201cIn my courses, I have always tried to highlight connections between the Quran and the Bible through specific passages. In one reading seminar, at the students\u2019 request, we read the story of Joseph from the Quran (Surah 12) and then studied the biblical account of Joseph in Arabic translation, analyzing both texts linguistically. This often leads to real \u2018aha\u2019 moments,\u201d says Nadja Aboulenein.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the interdisciplinary lecture series on Semitic languages \u2013 now offered for the second time \u2013 a range of languages is introduced using transliteration, ensuring that all participants can follow. \u201cWe then demonstrate how similar sentence structures or conjugation patterns are across Semitic languages,\u201d explains Aboulenein. Johannes Diehl is particularly interested in spatial concepts: \u201cIn Indo-European languages, reference points are usually anchored in the speaker. In many Semitic languages, however, the reference point is more often tied to the object. Temporal distinctions between past, present, and future also play a less central role in verb forms.\u201d For the upcoming summer semester, the working group is planning a workshop introducing participants to different writing systems. \u201cQSL funding allows us to invite internationally recognized instructors. 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