| CODE | SHG1008 | ||||||||||||
| TITLE | Biblical Hebrew: Introduction | ||||||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | ||||||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | ||||||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | ||||||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Sacred Scripture, Hebrew and Greek | ||||||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | After a brief overview of the languages of the Bible (within the context of the Ancient Near East) and the development of Biblical Hebrew over the centuries, the study-unit commences right from the alphabet and proceeds to tackle the basic concepts of the language. A significant deal of vocabulary is covered in order to provide the student with the building blocks necessary. The basics of syntax and morphology are covered and students start familiarising themselves with simple Hebrew phrases or sentences even from Scripture. Study-Unit Aims: This study unit introduces students to the linguistic world of the Ancient Near East and zooms in immediately into Biblical Hebrew. It offers a basic knowledge of the language such that students will become acquainted with it and prepared for the next level of Hebrew, namely the study-unit entitled Biblical Hebrew - Intermediate. Learning Outcomes: 1. Knowledge & Understanding: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - memorise a number of words from a vocabulary list; - define the meaning of certain linguistic features of words or phrases; - distinguish between different components of a sentence; - identify and use the basic Hebrew terminology adopted in theological studies. 2. Skills: By the end of the study-unit the student will be able to: - read texts in Hebrew with a basic level of understanding; - analyse the morphology of words; - dissect simple sentences on the basis of their syntax; - translate simple phrases and sentences; Main Text/s and any supplementary readings: Main Texts: - Van Pelt, Miles V., and Gary Davis Pratico. Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Workbook. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2019. - Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan, 2019. - Weingreen, Jacob. A Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew ... Second Edition. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959. - Anderson, Joseph, and Linda Motzkin. Prayerbook Hebrew: The Easy Way. Berkeley, California: EKS Publishing, 2003. Supplementary Readings: - Walker-Jones, Arthur. Hebrew for Biblical Interpretation. Atlanta: Society of Biblical Literature, 2003. - Feyerabend, Karl. Langenscheidt鈥檚 Pocket Hebrew Dictionary to the Old Testament: Hebrew-English. Berlin: Langenscheidt, 1985. |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture and Independent Study | ||||||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Stefan Attard |
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The availability of optional units may be subject to timetabling constraints. Units not attracting a sufficient number of registrations may be withdrawn without notice. It should be noted that all the information in the description above applies to study-units available during the academic year 2025/6. It may be subject to change in subsequent years. |
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