LA008-812 - Advanced Hebrew

  • 2,976 Standard Tuition Fee
  • 12
    Credit Points
  • 0.125 EFT 
  • 8
    AQF level
  • Category advanced unit
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Prerequisites

LA003 and LA004

Exclusions

Prior to 2020, this unit content was delivered under the unit code LA011.

Set Text Hebrew

This unit counts towards the "set text" unit requirements of courses, and the original language set text requirement of the Master of Divinity.

Learning outcomes

On successful completion of this unit, students will

A. Know and understand

1. The content of a standard Hebrew grammar

2. An enhanced range of Hebrew vocabulary

3. Select passages from the Hebrew Bible and/or comparable  Hebrew texts outside the Hebrew Bible (e.g. Dead Sea Scrolls, Rabbinic texts)

B. Be able to

1. Demonstrate proficiency with the syntactical nuances and pragmatic uses of various grammatical forms

2. Assess translation issues that influence exegetical work

3. Translate selected passages in the Hebrew Bible and/or comparable  Hebrew texts

C. Be in a position to

1. Continue translation and grammatical analysis of the Hebrew Bible and comparable  Hebrew texts
2. Make informed interpretive decisions based on grammatical and syntactical analysis
3. Evaluate translations and interpretations in modern Bibles and commentaries

Content

  1. Reading of a standard reference grammar.
  2. Translation and grammatical analysis of four chapters such as Exodus 1-4, Joshua 1-4 Judges 13-16, Ruth 1-4 or other passages of similar length and difficulty from, for example, the Dead Sea Scrolls or Rabbinic texts.

Note: This unit is delivered at undergraduate degree level, and is equivalent to the ACT’s 300 level units. It attracts the 300 level unit fee.

Set Readings

This unit's indicative bibliography is currently being revised. Students should contact their home college for further details at the time of taking this unit.

 

(Refer to LA003 and LA004 for basic texts)

 

Prescribed texts:

Kittel, R. (ed.), Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Stuttgart: Württemberg Bible Society, 1990).

Schenker, A., et al, Biblia Hebraica Quinta (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2004- ) (fascicles appearing regularly).

 

Reference works:

Brown, F., G. A. Driver and S. Briggs, A Hebrew & English Lexicon of the Old Testament (Peabody, MA: Hendrickson, 1974, 1996 repr).

Clines, D. J. A., The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (8 Vols; Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix, 1993–) [Vols. 7-8 forthcoming].

Joüon, P. and T. Muraoka, A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew (rev. ed.; Rome: Editrice Pontificio Instituto Biblico, 2006).

Koehler, L. and W. Baumgartner (rev. by Baumgartner, W. & J. J. Stamm et al), The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament (Leiden: Brill, 1994–2000).

Pelt, M., and G. D. Pratico, The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew (Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2003).

Scott, W. R., A Simplified Guide to BHS, with H. P. Ruger, An English Key to the Latin Words & Abbreviations and Symbols of BHS (North Richland Hills, TX: Bibal, 1987).

van der Merwe, C. H. J., J. A. Naudé and J. H. Kroeze, A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar (Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999).

Wonneberger, R., Understanding BHS: A Manual for the Users of Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1990).

 

Recommended readings:

Arnold, B. T. and J. H. Choi, A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (Cambridge: CUP, 2003).

Tov, E., Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible (rev.ed.; Minneapolis: Fortress, 2001).

Waltke, B. K. and M. O’Connor, An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax (Winona Lake: Eisenbrauns, 1990).

Williams, R. J., Williams’ Hebrew Syntax (3rd ed.; Toronto: University of Toronto, 2007).

Würthwein, E. and E. F. Rhodes, The Text of the Old Testament (2nd ed.; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1995).

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