Winter 2005/Pasadena
LG502B
Rose
LG502B: BEGINNING HEBREW. Jeffrey T. Rose.
DESCRIPTION:
- This is the second half of a two-quarter introduction to biblical
Hebrew. Students enrolling in this course must have completed LG502A the
previous quarter with the same instructor. No transferring between sections is
permitted. The aim is to achieve, in two quarters, a command of the basic
vocabulary, grammar, syntax and sounds of Hebrew. The course will be structured
according to the Pratico/Van Pelt grammar and workbook and will combine
deductive and inductive approaches to language acquisition.
RELEVANCE FOR MINISTRY:
- Hebrew literacy brings one closer to the social, cultural and
theological world of the Old Testament, and, for that matter, of the New
Testament. But the ministerial and leadership value of Biblical Hebrew is found
not only in the exegetical tools it sharpens but also in the devotional habits
it nourishes, such as those habits described of the blessed person in Psalm
1.
COURSE FORMAT:
- The class will meet for two hours twice a week. Class time
regularly will be spent reading aloud, translating, covering the textbook's
grammatical points, and taking quizzes on previous material. Occasionally
cultural, historical, and theological topics relevant to the Hebrew of the
assigned passages will be treated as time permits.
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 [original date, 1906].
- Elliger, K. and W. Rudolph. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 5th ed.
Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1997.
- Joüon, Paul and Takamitsu Muraoka. A Grammar of Biblical
Hebrew. 2 vols. Trans. T. Muraoka. Rome: Editrice Pontificio Istituto
Biblio, 1996. (or comparable reference grammar)
- Pratico, Gary Davis and Miles Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew
Grammar. Zondervan, 2001.
- __________. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar: Workbook. Zondervan,
2001.
- See the Biblical Division bibliography "Linguistic and Exegetical Books Required in the Master of Divinity Program" available in the SOT Academic Advising office.
RECOMMENDED READING:
- Feyerabend, Karl. Langenscheidt's Pocket Hebrew Dictionary to
the Old Testament: Hebrew-English. Langenscheidt Pocket Dictionaries.
Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1990.
- Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS: Critical Apparatus, Masora,
Accents, Unusual Letters & Other Markings. 3d ed. N. Richland Hills,
TX: BIBAL Press, 1995.
- Waltke, Bruce K. and Michael Patrick O'Connor. An Introduction to
Biblical Hebrew Syntax. 7th, corrected ed. Winona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns,
1999.
- Williams, Ronald James. Hebrew Syntax : An Outline. 2d ed. Toronto:
Buffalo, 1988.
ASSIGNMENTS:
- Assignments will consist of translation passages and vocabulary
lists. Pratico's system of "verb diagnostics" prioritizes the verb forms
keeping memorization to a minimum. Students are expected to spend at least two
hours studying Hebrew outside of class for every hour of class time. Grades
will be based on consistent homework preparation, class participation and daily
quiz scores.
PREREQUISITES: LG502A, same section; no audits.
RELATIONSHIP TO CURRICULUM:
- The two-course sequence meets M.Div. core requirement in Hebrew
(HEB).
FINAL EXAMINATION: Yes.