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101.515 BIBLICAL HEBREW: INTRODUCTION
Course Assessment and Delivery Outline
Campus: HSN
Lecturer/Tutor: Clare Knowles
Semester 1, 2016
NQF Level 5, 15 credits
CONTENT OVERVIEW
This course is an introductory study of the grammar and vocabulary of Biblical Hebrew, and its
application in translation and exegesis.
ASSESSMENT SCHEDULE
Assessment
Word count
Online Quiz
Revision Assignment 1
Revision Assignment 2
Major test
Weekly Quizzes
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
Exam
N/A
% Final
Grade
5%
5%
5%
35%
1% each, 10%
total
40%
Due Date
12 March
14 May
28 May
Week 7
Weeks 3-12
TBA
COURSE SCHEDULE
Week/Date Topic
1
The Hebrew Alphabet
The Hebrew Vowels
2
Syllabification and pronunciation
Hebrew Nouns
3
Definite article and conjunction waw
Hebrew prepositions
4
Hebrew adjectives
Hebrew pronouns
INTENSIVE WEEK
5
Hebrew pronominal suffixes
6
Hebrew construct chain
Hebrew numbers
7
Introduction to Hebrew verbs
Introduction to the Hebrew Bible (BHS)
MID-TERM BREAK
8
Qal Perfect – Strong Verbs
Qal Perfect – Weak Verbs
9
Qal Imperfect – Strong Verbs
Qal Imperfect – Weak Verbs
Assessment Task
Online Quiz
Weekly Quiz 1
Weekly Quiz 2
Weekly Quiz 3
Weekly Quiz 4
Major Test
Weekly Quiz 5
Weekly Quiz 6
Revision Assignment 1
Weekly Quiz 7
101.515 Biblical Hebrew: Introduction Course Assessment and Delivery Outline (HSN) 2016
10
Waw consecutive
Translating the Hebrew Bible
Qal imperative, cohortative and jussive
11
12
13
Pronominal suffixes on verbs
Revision / catch up
Study and Examinations
Weekly Quiz 8
Revision Assignment 2
Weekly Quiz 9
Weekly Quiz 10
ASSESSMENT TASKS AND DUE DATES
1. Online Quiz
Length:
Learning outcomes:
Percentage weighting:
Due date:
15 minutes
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
5%
11.59pm, Saturday 12 March
This quiz on Moodle will test material covered up to the due date. You will have 15
minutes to complete the quiz. You can attempt the quiz multiple times with the best score
being recorded.
Criteria for Assessment
1
Correct answers selected of the given options
2. Revision Assignments
Length:
N/A
Learning outcomes:
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
Percentage weighting: 5% each, 10% total
Due date:
11.59pm, end of week 9, Saturday 14 May (Revision
Assignment 1)
11.59pm, end of week 11, Saturday 28 May (Revision
Assignment 2)
These two revision assignments are open book assignments, and are designed to make
students work with the textbook to find the answers.
Criteria for Assessment
1
2
3
4
5
Explain key concepts from the course textbook
Vocalise Hebrew words correctly
Translate simple Hebrew words and phrases into English
Complete Hebrew paradigms
Correctly conjugate verbs
3. Major test
Length:
Learning outcomes:
Percentage weighting:
Due date:
60 minutes
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
35%
Week 7
101.515 Biblical Hebrew: Introduction Course Assessment and Delivery Outline (HSN) 2016
This 60 minute test will take place in class. It covers all aspects of the course covered in
the preceding weeks. More information about the test will be provided by your
lecturer/tutor closer to the time.
Criteria for Assessment
1
2
3
4
5
6
Explain key concepts from the course textbook
Vocalise Hebrew words/consonants
Translate simple Hebrew words and phrases into English
Complete Hebrew paradigms and conjugate verbs
Alter Hebrew words by adding suffixes etc.
Divide Hebrew words into syllables
4. Weekly Quizzes
Length:
Learning outcomes:
Percentage weighting:
Due date:
3 minutes
1
10%
Weeks 3-12
There will be ten weekly vocabulary quizzes during the semester. Each quiz will contain
ten Hebrew words taken from the lessons for the previous week, to be translated into
English. Each quiz is worth 1% of the final grade.
Criteria for Assessment
1
Correct English translation given as per textbook
5. Exam
Length:
Learning outcomes:
Percentage weighting:
Due date:
90 minutes
1, 2, 3, 4, 5
40%
Exam week
This 90 minute exam will cover all aspects of the course. More information about the
exam will be provided by your lecturer/tutor closer to the time. The date and time of the
exam will be disclosed by Student Services.
Criteria for Assessment
1
2
3
4
5
Explain key concepts from the course textbook
Vocalise Hebrew words/consonants
Translate Hebrew words and phrases into English
Complete Hebrew paradigms, conjugate verbs, and parse verbs
Divide Hebrew words into syllables
101.515 Biblical Hebrew: Introduction Course Assessment and Delivery Outline (HSN) 2016
LEARNING HOURS
Class time
48 hours
Self-directed learning
48 hours
Online Quiz
2 hours
Revision Assignments (x2)
11 hours
Weekly Quizzes
6 hours
Major Test
15 hours
Exam
20 hours
150 learning hours (15 credits)
TEXTBOOKS
Pratico, Gary D. and Miles V. Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar, second
edition. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Zondervan, 2008.
_______. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Workbook, second edition. Grand Rapids, Mich.:
Zondervan, 2008.
Van Pelt, Miles V. Biblical Hebrew: A Compact Guide. Grand Rapids, Mich.:
Zondervan, 2012. (Highly recommended but not essential for the course.)
Zondervan Biblical Hebrew Study Guide (laminated sheet).
Additional required and recommended readings supplied in Moodle.
NOTES
Additional notes for students about the course. For example:
 Students are required to download and install the Tyndale fonts. The fonts
are freely available with installation instructions from
www.tyndalehouse.com/Fonts/index.htm.
 Please consult the Guidelines for Written Assignments on Moodle for
information about Laidlaw’s honesty/plagiarism policy and policy on late
submissions and extensions.
 Students who take 102.615 Biblical Hebrew: Intermediate in the second
semester will be provided with a Hebrew Bible (the Biblia Hebraica
Stuttgartensia [BHS]) from the Bible Society of New Zealand.
SELECT BIBLIOGRAPHY
Holladay, William B. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament.
Grand Rapids, Mich: Eerdmans, 1971.
Koehler, Ludwig and Walter Baumgartner. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the
Old Testament. 5 volumes. Leiden: Brill, 1993-2000.
Walker-Jones, Arthur. Hebrew for Biblical Interpretation. Atlanta: SBL, 2003.
Waltke, Bruce K. and Michael P. O’Connor. An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
Syntax. Wynona Lake, Ind.: Eisenbrauns, 1990.
101.515 Biblical Hebrew: Introduction Course Assessment and Delivery Outline (HSN) 2016