Content

Unit content includes: learning the particularities of Hebrew grammar and syntax and biblical vocabulary with a view to being able to read Hebrew and translate into English; developing the skills to employ standard resources (lexicon, Hebrew grammar) in the translation of texts from the Hebrew Bible.

Unit code: AL2202L

Unit status: Archived (Major revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 2

Unit discipline: Languages

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Australian Lutheran College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Have a sound working knowledge of the basic vocabulary and grammatical forms of biblical Hebrew

2.

Translate from any part of the Hebrew Bible

3.

Use a Hebrew lexicon and grammar to assist in translation

4.

Indicate the enhanced theological understanding of the Old Testament that comes from a working knowledge of Hebrew

Unit sequence

AL1001L Hebrew 1

Pedagogy

Interactive lectures to introduce new material, group work on drills and translations and regular quiz exercises and feedback.

Indicative Bibliography

  • Bartelt, Andrew H., and Andrew E. Steinmann. 2004. Fundamental Biblical Hebrew/Fundamental Biblical Aramaic. St Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House.
  • Bartelt, Andrew H., and Andrew E. Steinmann. 2003. Workbook and supplementary exercises for Fundamental Biblical Hebrew and Fundamental Biblical Aramaic. St Louis, MO: Concordia Publishing House.

Either:

  • Brown, Francis, Samuel Rolles Driver, and Charles Augustus Briggs. 1996. The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon: with an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson.

Or:

  • Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner. 1994-2000. The Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of the Old Testament. Translated by M. E. J. Richardson. Leiden: Brill.

Or:

  • Holladay, William L. 1998. *A concise Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of the Old Testament. 14th corrected impression. Grand Rapids, MI: Eerdmans.
  • Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph, eds. 1997. Biblica Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 5th rev. ed. Stuttgart, Germany: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft.
  • Kohlenberger, John R. 1998. The Hebrew English concordance to the Old Testament: with the new international version. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan.

Or:

  • Wigram, George V. 1995. The Englishman's Hebrew Concordance of the Old Testament: coded with Strong's Concordance Numbers. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson.
  • Williams, Ronald J. 2007. Williams’ Hebrew Syntax, 3rd edition: revised and expanded by John C. Beckman. Toronto: University of Toronto Press.

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Essay

Weekly homework exercises 900 words equivalent

900 20.0
Written Examination

3 tests covering morphology, syntax, translation, and vocabulary 2160 words equivalent

2160 48.0
Short Answer Tests

Vocab and grammar/morphology quizzes 1440 words equivalent

1440 32.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by John Capper on 1 Nov, 2017

Unit record last updated: 2021-06-07 08:43:51 +1000