Biblical Hebrew 1B

Code

LANG1095

School

Modern Languages and Cultures

Level

1

Credits

10

Semesters

Spring UK

Summary

This module is designed for students with little prior knowledge of Hebrew and will expand their understanding of the grammar, syntax and vocabulary of the Hebrew language, as found in the Hebrew Bible. 

The focus of the module will be on reading printed, pointed Hebrew (i.e. Hebrew with vowels), both aloud and for the purposes of understanding and translating. The primary textual focus will be the Hebrew Bible, with graded reading exercises introduced from the start, for those with academic and/or religious interests in the text. 

Secondarily, the module will serve as an introduction to Hebrew grammar and syntax for those who wish to acquire modern Hebrew at a later date.

Target Students

Students with academic and/or religious interests in the Hebrew Bible. Primary target will be undergraduate and postgraduate students in TRS who wish to have original language support for their degree study. Students must have previously taken LANG1094 Hebrew 1A or an equivalent.

Co-requisites

Modules you must take in the same academic year, or have taken in a previous year, to enrol in this module:

• Biblical Hebrew 1A (LANG1094)

Classes

• One 1-hour seminar each week for 11 weeks
• One 2-hour seminar each week for 11 weeks

Students will be instructed via a series of seminars throughout term

Assessment

• 100% Coursework 1: Translation and commentary

Assessed by end of spring semester

Educational Aims

Learning Outcomes

Students will acquire the ability to read texts from the Hebrew Bible in their original language.

Students will develop interpretative skills, historical understanding and independence of mind.

Students will understand the relationship between translation and interpretation.

Conveners

• Mr Stephen Ballentyne