DESCRIPTION:

An intensive introduction to biblical Hebrew, including the elements of Hebrew vocabulary, morphology, and grammar as well as opportunity to gain experience in reading the Hebrew Bible.

To be able to read the Bible in its original languages will significantly enhance one's understanding of the Bible and its message and also give one confidence in interpreting it for oneself and others.

This course is an intensive and will meet on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 1:00-4:50 p.m.

Brown, F.; S. R. Driver; and C. A. Briggs, eds. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1976.

Elliger, K. and W. Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1983.

Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkeley: BIBAL Press, 1987.

Simon, Ethelyn, Irene Resnikoff and Linda Motskin. The First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner's Path to Biblical Hebrew. Oakland: EKS Publishing, 1992.

Students will have daily homework assignments and vocabulary quizzes. Additionally, there will be a midterm and a final exam.

Good standing.

Meets the M. Div. core requirement in Hebrew (HEB).

Yes.