Details for Old Testament Hebrew I

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: ANL401
Credit points: 10
Subject coordinator: Emma Austin

Prerequisites

The following courses are prerequisites:

BIB401—Introduction to the Bible OR BIB402 Introduction to Israel's Scriptures (Old Testament) OR BIB403 Introduction to the New Testament OR BIB404 Old Testament Foundations OR BIB405 New Testament Foundations

Awards offering Old Testament Hebrew I

This unit is offered as a part of the following awards:

Unit Content

Curriculum Objective

This course unit provides the essential elements needed to understand and read Biblical Hebrew.

Outcomes

Demonstrate a working knowledge of biblical Hebrew, including sentence structure, binyanim, and basic aspects of syntax
Explain basic issues in interpreting the Hebrew Bible;
Demonstrate use translation tools, such as dictionaries and concordances;
Exegete simple portions of the OT;
Translate simple Old Testament Hebrew texts into English.

Subject Content

Hebrew aleph-bet; dagesh and begad-kepat letters; vowels and matres lectionis
Masoretes and the MT
Nouns and adjectives
Case, number and gender
The triliterality of Hebrew words; definite article
Prepositions
Verbal patterns and aspect
Object suffixes; independent personal pronouns and particles
Construct chains
wqtl and ‘past-tense’ narration
Principles in translatio

This course may be offered in the following formats

Face to Face (on site)
Distance/E-learning (online)

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis University College.

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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