Winter 2019 / Phoenix

LG502B

Peacock

LG502B: BEGINNING HEBREW (4 Units: 160 hours). Cory K. M. Peacock.

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DESCRIPTION: This is the second quarter of a two-quarter course designed as an introduction to biblical Hebrew. Students will gain a basic understanding of the vocabulary, grammar, and syntax of biblical Hebrew and begin developing translation skills necessary for biblical exegesis.Students enrolling in this course are expected to have completed LG502A the previous quarter with the same instructor (transferring between sections is not permitted).

LEARNING OUTCOMES: Upon completing this two-quarter course, the student will demonstrate the ability to (1) read aloud from the Hebrew Bible; (2) write legibly in a standard Hebrew script; (3) recognize and use high-frequency vocabulary of biblical Hebrew; (4) identify basic word forms, grammatical structures, and syntax; (5) translate short passages from the Hebrew Bible using a standard lexicon and other tools.

COURSE FORMAT: This class meets once per week for three-and-a-half hour sessions for a total of 35 hours of classroom instruction for lecture and discussion plus 5 hours of directed learning activities for a total of 40 instructional hours. Class time will consist of lecture, reading, translating from the Hebrew Bible, translation exercises, quizzes, and tests. Attendance is very important for the successful completion of this course and acquisition of the skill of reading and using biblical Hebrew. Students should expect to spend at least two hours of outside preparation / homework for every hour of class time.

REQUIRED READING:

Brown, F., S. R. Driver, and C. A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, with an appendix, containing the Biblical Aramaic. Hendrickson, 1996 [1906]. ISBN: 978-1565632066, Pub. Price $34.95.

Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 5th ed. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1997. ISBN: 978-3438052223, Pub. Price $39.99.

Green, Jennifer S., G. Brooke Lester, and Joseph F. Scrivner. Handbook to A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Abingdon, 2005. ISBN: 978-0687008346, Pub. Price $16.99.

Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Revised Edition. Abingdon, 1995. ISBN: 978-1426789076, Pub. Price $40.00.

RECOMMENDED READING:

Kautzsch, E. Gesenius’ Hebrew Grammar. Trans. A. E. Cowley. Dover Publications, 2006. ISBN: 978-0486443447, Pub. Price $26.95.

ASSIGNMENTS AND ASSESSMENT

1. Attendance & participation. (5%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-5]. [35 hours].
2. Homework (10%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-5]. [40 hours].
3. Quizzes (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2-5]. [40 hours].
4. Two Hebrew Language Assignments (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #1-5]. [35 hours; approximately 5 of which are DLAs].
5. Midterm exam (20%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2-4]. [5 hours].
6. Final exam (25%) [This assignment is related to learning outcomes #2-5]. [5 hours].

PREREQUISITES: LG502A.

RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM: The completed two-quarter sequence LG502A/B meets the Hebrew requirement in the MDiv Program.

FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes. In class.

NOTE: This ECD is a reliable guide to the course design but is subject to modification. Textbook prices are set by publishers and are subject to change.