A7110
Course Unit Outline
Unit Code
A7110
Unit Name
Introduction to Biblical Hebrew
Unit Weighting
9cps
Type of Unit
Foundational
Prerequisites, corequisites or exclusions
Nil
Academic Staff
Dr Michele A. Connolly, BA, ANU 1976; Dip Ed, UNE 1982; BTh(Hons) YTU 1990; MA(Theol) CTU
Chicago, IL 1991; PhD, GTU Berkeley, CA 2008. The SCD Registry of Teachers lists all teachers accredited
to teach this course unit.
Curriculum Objectives
This Course Unit introduces students to the basic elements of Biblical Hebrew. It enables students to read
Hebrew Biblical texts with the use of dictionaries and grammars.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit students will be able to:
1)
Memorize sufficient vocabulary to translate selected Biblical Hebrew passages.
2)
Recognize basic Biblical Hebrew grammar and syntax.
3)
Translate, parse and analyse simple Biblical Hebrew into English.
4)
Use Biblical Hebrew dictionaries and concordances.
5)
Employ their knowledge to read critical exegetical commentaries on biblical texts.
Threshold concept to be acquired in this unit
Nil
Content
1. Hebrew alphabet, basic Biblical Hebrew grammar and syntax.
2. Lexical and grammatical study of selected Hebrew texts.
3. Translation of selected Biblical Hebrew texts.
4. Introduction to the use of Biblical Hebrew /English dictionaries and concordances.
Learning Activities
Lectures, exercises in translation, parsing and analysis, quizzes.
Required Specialist Facilities or Equipment
Nil
Assessment Profile
Assessments tasks are designed both to help students attain the unit outcomes and to enable teachers to
assess student attainment. In this unit, the required assessment tasks will enable students to demonstrate
how successfully they can:
1.
Memorise required Hebrew grammar paradigms and vocabulary. [Outcomes 1, 2]
2.
Translate, parse and analyse basic Biblical Hebrew texts. [Outcome 3]
3.
Consult dictionaries, concordances and grammars to enhance study of Biblical Hebrew texts.
[Outcomes 4, 5]
Representative References
1. Brown, F., Driver, S.R., and Briggs, C.A. Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford: OUP,
1975.
2. DeClaiss-Walford, Nancy L. Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Textbook. St. Louis, MO: Chalice Press,
2002.
3. Kelley, Page H. Biblical Hebrew. An Introductory Grammar (and Handbook). Grand Rapids: Eerdmans,
1992.
4. Landes, George Building Your Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary. Atlanta: SBL, 2001.
5. Long, Gary A. Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Hebrew: Learning Biblical Hebrew Grammatical Concepts
through English Grammar. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson Publishers, 2002.
6. Ross, Alan P. Introductory Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
7. Sobb, J. Beginning Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar and Workbook, Strathfield: St Pauls, 2003.