Ruth

UFT Code:

AL/BH2

Unit Credit Points:

Timetabling

Semester:

Second Semester

Day:

Tuesday

Time:

2:15 - 5:15

Location:

CTM

Years Offered:

2010

This unit is designed primarily as a continuation unit in biblical Hebrew, although it will also cover exegetical issues. Apart from work in grammar and textual criticism, we will also look at issues of translation and the date of Ruth from a linguistic perspective. The examination will reflect the emphases of the chosen Field – A or B.

Description

Learning Outcomes:

Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
1.         Translate and exegete selected passages from the book of Ruth
2.         Discuss text-critical issues in the book of Ruth
3.         Demonstrate a sound knowledge of Hebrew grammar and syntax
4.         Discuss the linguistic evidence for the date of writing of the book of Ruth.

Prerequisites:

AL111 Biblical Hebrew

Teaching Methods:

A three-hour weekly class for twelve weeks

Contact Hours:

36 hours

Assessment:

Weekly translation exercises (30%)
1 x 1000 word exegetical paper (30%)
1 x 2 hour written examination (40%)

Mode of Teaching:

Semester

Bibliography:

* = set texts recommended for purchase

Alter, R. The Art of Biblical Narrative. New York: Basic Books, 1981.
Beattie, D. R. G. Jewish Exegesis of the Book of Ruth. Sheffield: JSOT Press, 1977.
Brotzman, E. Old Testament Textual Criticism. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1999.
Brown, F., S. T. Driver and C. A. Briggs. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1906.
Bush, F. Ruth/Esther. Dallas: Word, 1996.
Campbell, E. F. Ruth. Garden City: Doubleday, 1975.
Clines, D. J. A. (ed.) The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. 2 vols. Sheffield: Sheffield Academic Pres, 1993 and 1995.
Holladay, W. L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Leiden: E. J. Brill, 1971; Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1972.
Hubbard, R. L. The Book of Ruth. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.
LaCocque, A. The Feminine Unconventional. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1990.
Sakenfeld, K. D. Ruth. Louisville: Westminster John Knox, 1999.
Sasson, J. M. Ruth: A New Translation with a Philological Commentary and a Formalist – Folklorist Interpretation. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1979.
Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Nashville: Abingdon, 1995.

Unit Fields

Course:

Graduate Diploma in Theology

Master of Divinity

MTS

MDiv Field:

Biblical Language

RTI:

Whitley College

Department Name:

Department of Biblical Languages and Literature

Unit Level

GradDip Field:

Foundational

MDiv Type of Study:

Foundational

MTS:

MTS

Postgraduate:

MCD

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