Biblical Hebrew B (AL8002Y)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

This unit continues the study of biblical Hebrew. It focuses on a particular text from the Hebrew Bible, paying attention to issues of grammar and syntax, as well as to ways in which the text has been interpreted.

Unit code: AL8002Y

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational

Unit discipline: Languages

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Yarra Theological Union

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Learning outcomes

1.

demonstrate command of the morphology and syntax of the Hebrew texts studied
2.

apply extensive knowledge of Hebrew vocabulary

3.

use lexical and other aids for the study and translation of Hebrew texts
4.

critically discuss exegetical questions in relation to the texts studied
5.

evaluate how a knowledge of Hebrew informs the interpretation of the text.

Unit sequence

Pre-requisites: AL8001Y or equivalent

Pedagogy

Lecturer-guided in-class student reading, translation, and interpretation of the set text

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bolozky, Shmuel. 501 Hebrew verbs fully conjugated in all the tenses in a new easy-to-follow format alphabetically arranged by root. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 1996; 2nd ed. 2008.
  • Brown, Francis, Samuel R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs. Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Reprint. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1999.
  • Elliger, Karl, and Wilhelm Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 3rd ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1987
  • Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Leiden: Brill, 1988.
  • Joüon, Paul. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Translated and revised by Takamitsu Muraoka. 2nd ed., with corrections. Rome: Gregorian and Biblical Press, 2011.
  • Putnam, Frederic Clarke. A New Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2010. Van Pelt, Miles V., and Gary D. Pratico. *The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2003. Walker-Jones, Arthur. *Hebrew for Biblical Interpretation. Resources for Biblical Study 48 Atlanta, GA: Society for Biblical Literature, 2003.
  • Wonneberger, Reinhard. Understanding BHS. A Manual for the Users of the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Subsidia Biblica 8. Rome: Editrice Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 1984.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Portfolio 3500 60.0
Essay 2500 40.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 29 Aug, 2025

Unit record last updated: 2025-08-29 10:25:24 +1000