Advanced Biblical Hebrew (AL2600A) – St Athanasius College

Semester: 1, 2022 (21 Feb – 27 May)

Time: 6:30pm-9:30pm

Campus: N/A

Mode: Online

Level: Undergraduate Level 2

Credit: 18

Lecturer: Fr Dr Nebojsa Tumara

Census: 15 March 2022

13 weekly sessions offered in asynchronous and synchronous modes combining live and pre-recorded lectures, group discussions, readings and online forums

This unit focuses on phonology, morphology and syntax of the Classical Biblical Hebrew. Prose and poetic texts from different literary genres (narratives, laws, psalms, wisdom literature) will be studied with an aim of understanding their grammar. The development of Hebrew language will be addressed, through the comparative reading and translation of archaic Biblical poems, classical and late Biblical texts. The students will be introduced to electronic and library tools that will help them to engage in textual criticism of the Hebrew Bible.

Learning outcomes

Translate prose and poetic texts from Hebrew into English, using standard lexicographical (Dictionaries and Grammars) and electronic (software programs) tool
Demonstrate knowledge of Biblical Hebrew vocabulary
Identify the syntax and system of verbal tenses in Biblical Hebrew Grammar
Read simple unvocalised text
Engage in original biblical exegesis based on their own translation of the Hebrew text

Assessment

Type	Description	Word count	Weight (%)
Invigilated exam	Exam	1,000	20
Invigilated exam	Exam	1,500	40
Other	Vocabulary quizzes	2,000	40

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