Biblical Hebrew B (AL1002Y)

Content

This unit will further the study of biblical Hebrew by addressing more advanced aspects of morphology and syntax. A longer consecutive text from the Hebrew Bible will be read and discussed in class.

Learning outcomes

Unit sequence

Pre-requisites: AL1001Y Hebrew A or equivalent Co-requisites: nil

Pedagogy

A combination of brief lectures, interactive exercises and personal study. Audiovisual material will be used as appropriate.

Indicative Bibliography

* = set texts recommended for purchase

• Bolozky, Shmuel. 501 Hebrew verbs fully conjugated in all the tenses in a new easy-to-follow format alphabetically arranged by root. 1996. 2nd ed. Hauppauge, NY: Barron's Educational Series, 2008.
• Brown, Francis and 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.*
• Futato, Mark D. Beginning Biblical Hebrew. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2003 [ebook available via Library Hub].
• Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Leiden: Brill, 1988.
• Joüon, Paul. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. 2nd ed. Translated and revised by Takamitsu Muraoka. Rome: Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 2006.
• Putnam, Frederic Clarke. A New Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 2010. 8
• Sáenz-Badillos, Angel. A History of the Hebrew Language. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993.
• 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