Details for Old Testament Hebrew 1
Have you ever wanted to read the bible in its original language? Have you ever wondered about the context, culture and worldview of the Old Testament and how its language contributes to this? Have you wanted to see how a great story telling language works? The study of Old Testament (OT) Hebrew will provide you with these insights. OT Hebrew 1 presents you with the foundational tools, vocabulary and grammar to not only understand OT Hebrew, but also enable you to translate simple OT Hebrew texts into English. Further, by having these tools, you will gain foundational knowledge of the richness, light and shade, and wonder of the story-telling nature of the Hebrew language (which can be hidden in our English translations).
Quick Info
- Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
- Course code: ANL101
- Credit points: 10
- Subject coordinator: Emma Austin
Awards offering Old Testament Hebrew 1
This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:
- Associate Degree in Ministry
- Bachelor of Arts
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Applied Social Science
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Education (Secondary)
- Bachelor of Business
- Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Theology
- Bachelor of Ministry
- Bachelor of Theology
- Diploma of Arts
- Diploma of Business and Diploma of Entrepreneurship
- Diploma of Business and Diploma of Leadership
- Diploma of Business and Diploma of Ministry
- Diploma of Chaplaincy
- Diploma of Chaplaincy and Diploma of Leadership
- Diploma of Chaplaincy and Diploma of Ministry
- Diploma of Entrepreneurship and Diploma of Leadership
- Diploma of Entrepreneurship and Diploma of Ministry
- Undergraduate Certificate in Arts
- Undergraduate Certificate in Ministry
Unit Content
Curriculum Objective
This course unit enables the student to begin confidently to read/exegete the Masoretic Text, by working through an introductory grammar and examining illustrative texts or textual units.
Outcomes
Students should be able to:
- Demonstrate an elementary working knowledge of biblical Hebrew
- Display a knowledge of basic language learning techniques;
- Reflect on the benefit of learning biblical Hebrew for the study of the Hebrew Bible;
- Read and translate simple portions of the MT, demonstrating working knowledge of sentence structure and basic aspects of syntax.
Subject Content
- Hebrew Alphabet; Hebrew Vowels
- Syllabification and Pronunciation
- Hebrew Nouns; Definite Article and Conjunction Waw
- Hebrew Prepositions; Hebrew Adjectives
- Hebrew Pronouns; Hebrew Pronominal Suffixes
- Hebrew Construct Chain; Hebrew Numbers
- Qal Perfect and Qal Imperfect
- Waw Consecutive
- Qal Imperative, Cohortative and Jussive;
- Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs
- Qal Infinitive and Qal Participle;
- Issues of Sentence Syntax
This course may be offered in the following formats
- Face to Face (on site)
- Distance/E-learning (online)
Assessment Methods
- Quizzes (Cumalative) (30%)
- Translation Assessment (30%)
- Final Exam (40%)
Prescribed Text
- Fuller, Russell T. and Kyoungwon Choi. Invitation to Biblical Hebrew: A Beginning Grammar. Invitation to Theological Studies Series. Grand Rapids, MI: Kregel Publications, 2006.
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