Fall 2020  |  HEBR 4104 Section 001: Beginning Biblical Hebrew I for Graduate Student Research (33241)

Instructor(s)
http://levinson.umn.edu/" target="lookup">Bernard Levinson, PhD
Class Component:
Discussion
Credits:
5 Credits
Grading Basis:
Student Option
Instructor Consent:
No Special Consent Required
Instruction Mode:
Completely Online
Class Attributes:
Online Course
Enrollment Requirements:
Graduate Student
Meets With:
HEBR 1101 Section 001
Times and Locations:
Regular Academic Session
 
09/08/2020 - 12/16/2020
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri 11:15AM - 12:05PM
Off Campus
UMN REMOTE
Enrollment Status:
Open (0 of 5 seats filled)
Also Offered:
Course Catalog Description:
The Hebrew Bible is one of the most important literary texts in world history, and one of the most culturally and morally influential in the development of western civilization. Most of this influence, however, has been via translation. Have you ever wondered if you can trust the translation? Does the Adam and Eve story really say what you think it does? Does the Hebrew Bible really include all the strict moral pronouncements and prohibitions that are attributed to it? This course offers the tools you need to read simple narrative texts in the Bible for yourself, while also introducing you to multiple approaches in biblical scholarship. Biblical Hebrew also satisfies the CLA Language requirement.
Class Notes:
This course is completely online in a synchronous format. The course will meet online at the scheduled times.
Class Description:

Hebrew 1101/4104
Beginning Biblical Hebrew



The Hebrew Bible is one of the most important literary texts in world history, and one of the most culturally and morally influential in the development of western civilization. Most of this influence, however, has been via translation. Have you ever wondered if you can trust the translation? Does the Adam and Eve story really say what you think it does? Does the Hebrew Bible really include all the strict moral pronouncements and prohibitions that are attributed to it? This course offers the tools you need to read simple narrative texts in the Bible for yourself, while also introducing you to multiple approaches in biblical scholarship.


Biblical Hebrew also satisfies the CLA Language requirement.

Who Should Take This Class?:
Graduate students in Comparative Literature, Religions of Antiquity, Linguistics, English, Classics, History, Medieval Studies, Law, Middle Eastern Studies. wanting the opportunity to read the Hebrew Bible in the original and to gain experience with a language that is foundational to Western civilization.
Learning Objectives:

Student Learning Objectives: Can Communicate Effectively


1. How addressed:


This course is the first of a two-semester sequence of learning elementary Biblical Hebrew, and provides a systematic introduction to the grammar, vocabulary, and syntax of the classical language of ancient Israel. By the end of the semester, students will have mastered participles, as well as regular and irregular verbs in the basic stem (Qal. They will have learned 450 key vocabulary words, the means for expressing possessive (genitive) relations, and the rules of syntax and word order. Students will be able to translate individual sentences and increasingly longer narrative passages in progressive stages. Students will be working not only on grammatical exercise but gradually exposed to selections of modified narrative material from the literature of ancient Israel in the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament.


2. How assessed:


This outcome will be assessed through the completion of (1) weekly quizzes, monthly exams, and a final exam; (2) in-class exercises (such as vocabulary drills and homework reviews that require students to write their Hebrew answers on the classroom board for discussion); (3) regular oral reading and recitation, both individually and in group contexts. Students translate both from Hebrew to English and from English to Hebrew.

Grading:

Grading

11 short quizzes (drop the lowest) 25%

13 homework assignments (randomly collected/drop 3lowest) 10

Oral recitations 5

Exam 1

20

Exam 2

20

Final Exam 20

TOTAL

100%
Exam Format:
grammar and translation exercises
Class Format:
70% Lecture
30% Discussion
Workload:
As with any language class, regular preparation is essential. The class carries 5 credits and the university guidelins is to plan 2-3
hours of preparation outside of class for each class hour.
10 Pages reading per week
3 Exam(s)
Weekly vocabulary and grammar quizzes; regular homework assignments
Textbooks:
https://bookstores.umn.edu/course-lookup/33241/1209
Instructor Supplied Information Last Updated:
16 August 2019

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