DESCRIPTION: This is the second part of an introduction to biblical Hebrew.
Students enrolling in the Fall quarter are expected to complete their study in
the Winter quarter with the same instructor. No transferring between sections
is permitted. The course will seek to develop the mastery of elementary Hebrew
grammar and vocabulary, and translation of exercises from Lambdin's
Introducción al hebreo bíblico, as well as provide an
introduction to the use of reference material for the reading and translation
of Hebrew. In this quarter we will continue learning basic Hebrew grammar and
reading large portions of the Hebrew Bible.
LEARNING OUTCOMES: The students will (1) memorize basic vocabulary for prose
readings of the Hebrew Bible; (2) understand and recognize the different
grammatical categories present in Hebrew: nouns, adjectives, adverbs,
prepositions, verbs, and verbal forms; (3) learn to read aloud biblical
sections of the Hebrew Bible according to the Sephardite tradition;
(4) translate Hebrew texts and interact with reference books and
commentaries for biblical exegesis; (5) understand a basic introduction to
exegesis of Old Testament texts.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY: The study of biblical Hebrew will help students to
better handle the word of truth (2 Timothy 2:15). Almost two thirds of the
Scriptures were written in Hebrew. Learning this language will open a window
into the culture and history of the biblical text, enabling us to deal with
Scripture more correctly. In this introductory course the students will lay the
linguistic foundations for future exegetical courses.
COURSE FORMAT: This course will meet twice a week for two hour sessions. We
will introduce two new lessons from the textbook in each class by means of
class presentations. Each lesson will be followed by selected exercises, which
will be examples for students' homework.
REQUIRED READING: