Advanced Hebrew Reading

UFT Code: 
AL310
Unit Credit Points: 
15
Timetabling
Semester: 
All Year
Lecturer Profile: 
Howard Wallace
Location: 
United Faculty of Theology
Years Offered: 
2010

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.

Description
Learning Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to demonstrate:
1.       an intermediate level of skill in translating Biblical Hebrew
2.       a growing body of vocabulary
3.       an intermediate level of understanding of Hebrew grammar.
 

Assessment: 

1 x 1000 word essay 40%
1 x 2 hour written examination 60%

Bibliography: 

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

Unit Fields
Course: 
Graduate Diploma in Theology
Master of Divinity
MTS
BTheol Field: 
Field A Humanities
BTheol Discipline: 
Biblical Languages
MDiv Field: 
Specialised Biblical Studies
RTI: 
United Faculty of Theology
Department Name: 
Department of Biblical Languages and Literature
Unit Level
GradDip Field: 
Elective
MDiv Type of Study: 
Specialised
MTS: 
MTS
Postgraduate: 
No

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