BLA 521/221 Intermediate Biblical HebrewProfessor: Sara Fudge
Cincinnati Christian UniversityOffice: President’s Hall
3 credit hours, Monday 3:20-6:00(513) 244-8445 office
Spring semester
Syllabus
Required Texts
BHS Hebrew Bible
Holladay, William. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Michigan; Eerdmans Publishing Co.
Webster, Brian L. The Cambridge Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. New York: Cambridge University Press. 2009.
Course Description
This is the second semester of a one year-course that introduces the beginning Hebrew student to the basic grammatical principles and vocabulary of Biblical Hebrew. Much of the emphasis will be on the Hebrew verbal system.
Course Objectives
The course objective of Intermediate Hebrew is to meet the bible program’s competency stating that students will be able to translate selected Hebrew Biblical texts.
The student who satisfactorily completes the second semester of this course should [These objectives support bible outcome #1]:
1.be able to fluently vocalize the Hebrew text.
2.be able to reproduce the strong verb and recognize the weak verb.
3.have an increased working vocabulary from first semester to translate biblical Hebrew.
4.recognize some of the more advanced grammatical principles.
Course Requirements
1.Weekly Assignments - Weekly assignments will be given for regular review and better retention. These will be assigned in class for the next week.
2.Quizzes - Quizzes will be given each week on vocabulary and selected points of grammar.
3.Exams - There will be a midterm and a final exam. Preparation for these exams will merely be review if regular study has been consistent throughout the semester. Exams or quizzes taken late may carry a 10% penalty.
4.Attendance - Regular attendance is required.
Study hint: The demands of a language study require regular attention. It is more beneficial for your understanding and retention of the material to spread out your study-time into smaller segments throughout the week.
Class Procedure
Ideally the class will work to the following schedule. This may be altered depending on the progress and needs of the class. Class will begin with a quiz and then time will be given to review the previous week’s assignment and answer any questions from the previous week. The next section(s) will be introduced with exercises to illustrate the new material. Class participation is very important.
Grading
Homework and class participation (reading) . .20%
Quizzes ...... 25%
Mid-term Exam ...... 25%
Final Exam ...... 30%
Late Work
Please do your best to get all work completed on time. If for some reason you have an excused absence you need to contact the professor and make up the late work within one week. You may not make up work after one week.
Course Agenda (subject to revision)
Lesson Date Topics for discussion Webster Chapter
11-23Qal Imperfect and Preterite: Strong Verbs12
21-30Qal Imperfect and Preterite: Weak Verbs13
32-6Qal Volitional Forms (Cohortative, Jussive, Imperative); Inf. Abs14
42-13Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs15
52-20Derived Stems16
62-27Derived Stems: Infinitives and Participles16
3-5No Class Spring Break
73-12Midterm Vocabulary: Imperfects: Weak17
83-19Midterm Exam
93-26Imperfects: Weak18
104-2Imperfects: Weak19
114-9A-class Imperfects: Pual, Hophal20
124-16Derived Stems: Perfects Strong, R3 Weak21
134-23Derived Stems: Perfects: Weak, Rare Stems22
145-30review
5-7Final Exam
The professor reserves the right to alter the schedule including homework assignments, exams, quizzes, and lecture topics at her discretion.
Bibliography for Hebrew
Hebrew Bible
BH BibliaHebraica. 3rded. Eds. R. Kittel, et. al. Stuttgart: PrivilegierteWurttembergischeBibelanstalt, 1937.
BHS BibliaHebraicaStuttgartensia. Eds. K. Elliger and W. Rudoplh. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967.
Interlinear Bibles
Fisch, Harold, ed. (English text) The Holy Scriptures. Jerusalem: Koren Publishers, 1992.
Green, J. P., ed. The Interlinear Bible: Hebrew/English. 3 vols. Gottingen: VandenhoeckRuprecht, 1976.
Kohlenberger III, J. R. , ed. The NIV Interlinear Hebrew-English Old Testament. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1987.
Grammars
Chisholm, Robert B. A Workbook for Intermediate Hebrew: Grammar, Exegesis, and Commentary on Jonah and Ruth. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2006.
Claisse-Walford, Nancy de.Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Textbook. St. Louis, Missouri: Chalice Press, 2002.
Davidson, A. B.An Introductory Hebrew Grammar with Progressive Exercises in Reading, Writing and Pointing. 26th rev. ed. By Mauchline. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1966.
Ellis, Robert Ray. Learning to Read Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar. Waco, TX: Baylor University Press, 2006.
Fuller, Russell T. & Kyoungwon Choi.Invitation to Biblical Hebrew: A Beginning Grammar. Grand Rapids: Kregel, 2006.
Garrett, Duane A., Jason S. DeRouchie. A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. B & H Publishing Group, 2009.
Gesenius, F. W.; Kautzsch, E.; Cowley, A. E. Gesenius’ Hebrew Grammer. 2nd English ed. Oxford: Clarendon, 1910, Reprinted 1983.
**This may be old but is very useful (once you figure out how to use it).
Greenburg, M. Introduction to Hebrew. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice Hall. 1965.
Jouon, P. Paul. Grammairede l’HebreuBiblique. 2nded. InstitutBiblique Pontifical.
**CCU Library has an English translation of this grammar. 1947.
Kelley, Page H. Biblical Hebrew:An Introductory Grammar. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1992.
Lambdin, Thomas O. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. New York: Scribner’s, 1971.
**This grammar goes into more detail than Weingreen to explain some of the more difficult points of grammar.
Mansoor, Menahem. Biblical Hebrew Step by Step. vol. 1, 2nd ed. Grand Rapids: Baker Book
House, 10th printing, 1991.
Pratico, G.D. & M.V. Van Pelt.Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.
______. Basics of Biblical Hebrew; Workbook. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.
Ross, Allen. Introducing Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Academic, 2001.
Seow, C. L.A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Nashville: Abingdon Press, 1990.
Webster, Brian L. The Cambridge Introduction to Biblical Hebrew.Cambridge University Press, 2009.
Weingreen, J. A Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew. 2nded. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959.
Zvi, Ehud Ben, Maxine Hancock & Richard Beinert. Readings in Biblical Hebrew: An Intermediate Textbook. London: Yale University Press, 1993.
Hebrew Syntax
Chisholm, Robert B. From Exegesis to Exposition: A practical Guide to Using Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Baker Books, 1998.
Davidson, A. B. Hebrew Syntax. 3rd ed. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1985.
Driver, S. R. A Treatise on the Use of the Tenses in Hebrew. Eugene, Oregon: Wipf & Stock Publishers, 1892.
Fields, Lee. Hebrew for the Rest of Us. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2008.
Waltke, Bruce K. and O’Conner, M. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Winona Lake, IN. Eisenbrauns, 1990.
**This work is good for expanded answers to questions on grammar and syntax.
Williams, Ronald J. Hebrew Syntax: An Outline. 2nded. Toronto: University of Toronto, 1976.
**This user- friendly summary is very helpful and easy to read.
Lexicons
Brown, F.; Driver, S. R.; and Briggs, C. A., eds. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament with an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1979.
**A bit bulky to use but very useful.
Davidson, Benjamin. The Analytical Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers,1990.
Halladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Michigan: William B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1971.
**Easy to use giving the forms of the verb to help identify your form.
Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner. The Hebrew Aramaic of the Old Testament.Brill, 1994.
Vocabularies
Landes, George M. A Student’s Vocabulary of Biblical Hebrew: Listed According to Frequency and Cognate. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1961.
______Building Your Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary, 2001.
Mitchel, Larry A. A Student’s Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1984.
Concordances
Evan-Shoshan, Abraham.A New Concordance of the Old Testament Using the Hebrew and Aramaic Text. Jerusalem: KiryatSefer Publishing House, 1985.
Wigram, George V. The Englishman’s Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1970.
Analytical Helps & Misc.
Davidson, B. The Analytical Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon. 2nded. Peabody: Hendrickson, 1990.
Owens, J. J. Analytical Key to the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Book House, 1989.
**For an extensive bibliography on Hebrew, Aramaic, and other Semitic languages see the bibliography at the end of the Waltke and O’Conner book referred to above (Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax).
Murphy, Todd J. Pocket Dictionary: For the Study of Biblical Hebrew. Downers Grove, IL: Inter Varsity Press, 2003.