Units timetabled for 2013 and 2014 are provisional only, and details of semester and time will change. The official timetable for each year is released on 1 September of the prior year.

Archived unit descriptions for 2011 are available here.

Advanced Hebrew Reading

Unit Code: 
AL310
RTI: 
United Faculty of Theology
Unit Value: 
15 points

This unit will help students who have a basic understanding of Biblical Hebrew grammar to consolidate their knowledge of the language and develop their translation skills. A variety of texts from the Hebrew Bible will be read.

Learning Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:

  1. demonstrate an intermediate level of skill in translating Biblical Hebrew
  2. demonstrate a growing body of vocabulary
  3. demonstrate an intermediate level of understanding of Hebrew grammar.
Lecturer/s: 
Howard Wallace
Timetabling
Semester: 
Year-long
Location: 
Centre for Theology and Ministry
Unit Frequency: 
Annual
Years Offered: 
2010
Years Offered: 
2011
Notes: 

Students who wish to take this unit should consult directly with the lecturer in the first instance.

Unit Fields
Courses: 
Graduate Diploma in Theology
Courses: 
Master of Divinity
Courses: 
Master of Theological Studies
Field: 
Field A Humanities
Disciplines: 
Biblical Languages
MDiv Field: 
Biblical Studies
Department Name: 
Department of Biblical Studies
Unit Level
GradDip Field: 
Elective
MDiv Type of Study: 
Specialised
Prerequisites: 

AL111 & AL210 or equivalent

Assessment
Assessment TypeWeightingLearning Outcomes Assessed
Assessment Type: 

1 x 1000 word essay

Weighting: 
40%
Assessment Type: 

1 x 2 hour written examination

Weighting: 
60%
Recommended reading: 

* = set texts recommended for purchase

Set texts

Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1990.
 
Kelley, P. H. Biblical Hebrew: an introductory grammar. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.
 
 
Bibliography
 

Brown, F., S. R. Driver, and C. A. Briggs. Hebrew and English lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Clarendon, 1906.

Holladay, W. L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic lexicon of the Old Testament.  Leiden: Brill, 1971.

Lambdin, T. O. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. London: Darton, Longman & Todd, 1973.

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