Fall 2018  |  HEBR 3101 Section 001: Intermediate Biblical Hebrew I (33691)

Instructor(s)
http://levinson.umn.edu/" target="lookup">Bernard Levinson, PhD
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
4 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
In Person Term Based
Meets With:
HEBR 4106 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/04/2018 - 12/12/2018
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu 12:20PM - 01:10PM
UMTC, East Bank
Folwell Hall 106
Enrollment Status:
Open (1 of 15 seats filled)
Course Catalog Description:
Text of Hebrew Bible. Basic research tools/commentaries. Close reading of narrative biblical texts. Reading fluency, methods of research in biblical studies. prereq: Grade of at least [C- or S] in [1102 or 4105] or instr consent
Class Description:
This course has three aims: (1) to consolidate the student's basic mastery of the distinctive grammar, syntax, and vocabulary of Biblical Hebrew; (2) to provide a transition to reading actual biblical texts; and (3) to expose students to the complete range of literary genres in the Hebrew Bible. In practical terms, we will complete Lambdin's textbook and then move onto the intermediate level textbook by Ehud Ben Zvi. In that context, we will read biblical narrative, law, prophecy, and poetry. Literary and exegetical issues will regularly form part of classroom discussion, as will matters of Israelite religion. Students will be introduced to the use of lexicons, concordances, and grammars. In the final section of the course, students will address the source-critical analysis of the Pentateuch and come to see how biblical law provides a model for religious change and intertextuality. Important: This course presupposes succesful completion of the first year course in Introductory Biblical Hebrew (Hebr 1101/1102. Required Texts: Ehud Ben-Zvi, Readings in Biblical Hebrew: An Intermediate Textbook (New Haven: Yale University Press, 1993). ISBN 0-300-05573-0. Thomas O. Lambdin, Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (New York: Scribners, 1971). H. G. M. Williamson, Guide to Lambdin's Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (Sheffield: JSOT Press paper). Hebrew Bible (see recommended scholarly edition by Elliger and Rudolph below).
Grading:
25% Midterm Exam
30% Final Exam
10% Reports/Papers
20% Quizzes
15% Class Participation
Exam Format:
Translations from Hebrew to English and vice versa
Class Format:
75% Lecture Discuss and correct homework assignments
Workload:
14 Pages Reading Per Week
2 Exam(s)
1 Paper(s)
Other Workload: Paper is an annotated translation of a biblical text
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33691/1189
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
9 April 2008

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