Hebrew A (AL8101C)

Postgraduate, 24.0 points

Content

Through lectures and the detailed examination of selected Hebrew texts the student is introduced to the basic morphology and syntax of Classical Hebrew. A select vocabulary is to be acquired.

Unit code: AL8101C

Unit status: Approved (Major revision)

Points: 24.0

Unit level: Postgraduate Foundational

Unit discipline: Languages

Proposing College: Catholic Theological College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Demonstrate an understanding of the key grammatical elements of biblical Hebrew; in particular, the “regular” paradigms
2.

Demonstrate command of a core of frequently used vocabulary
3.

Give an English equivalent of select passages (principally prose narrative) from the Old Testament with and without the aid of lexicons
4.

Apply their knowledge of Hebrew to the exegesis of passages in the Old Testament
5.

Apply their knowledge of available resources to the examination of problems of syntax and morphology in Hebrew
6.

Demonstrate the capacity for self-directed research in a given topic in Hebrew language study.

Pedagogy

Interactive lectures

Indicative Bibliography

  • Kittel, Rudolf, Karl Elliger, and Wilhelm Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 4th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1990. (recommended for purchase)

Access to a recognized mainstream grammar of Classical Hebrew:

  • Van der Merwe, Christo H. J., Jacobus A. Naudé, and Jan H. Kroeze. A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar. 2nd ed. New York: Bloomsbury T. & T. Clark, 2017.
  • Lambdin, Thomas O. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. London: DLT, 1973.
  • Seow, Choon L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995.
  • Vance, Donald R. An Introduction to Classical Hebrew. Boston: Brill, 2004.

Access to a dictionary of Classical Hebrew:

  • Clines, David J. A., David M. Stec, and Jacqueline C. R. De Roo. The Concise Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2009.
  • Holladay, William L. and Ludwig Kohler. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, Based Upon the Lexical Work of Ludwig Koehler and Walter Baumgartner. Leiden: Brill, 1971.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Short Answer Tests

Weekly tests (10 x 200 words)

 2000 30.0
Investigation

Investigation (language) (2000 words)

 2000 30.0
Written Examination

Examination (2 hours) (2000 words)

 2000 40.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 16 Aug, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-08-16 15:00:13 +1000