A8560
Course Unit Outline
Unit Code
A8560
Unit Name
Biblical Hebrew
Unit Weighting
9 credit points
Type of Unit
Foundational
Prerequisites
A8510
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 list of academic faculty qualified to teach this
unit is given in the faculty register.
Curriculum Objectives
This Course Unit is a continuation of A8510 Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. It consolidates and
builds on students’ knowledge of Biblical Hebrew, enabling them to translate and exegete Hebrew
Biblical texts.
Learning Outcomes
At the end of this unit students will be able to:
1. expand their memorized Hebrew vocabulary
2. recognize more advanced Biblical Hebrew grammar and syntax
3. translate, parse and analyse more complex Biblical Hebrew
4. use Biblical Hebrew dictionaries and concordances with greater facility
5. read critical exegetical commentaries on biblical Hebrew texts with greater facility
Threshold concept to be acquired in this unit
Nil
Content
1. More complex forms of Biblical Hebrew grammar and syntax
2. Lexical and grammatical study of selected Hebrew texts
3. Translation of selected Biblical Hebrew texts
4. Independent 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
Assessment tasks are designed both the 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 and 2]
2. Translate, parse and analyse Biblical Hebrew texts, both seen and unseen into English.
[Outcome 3]
3. Consult dictionaries, concordances and grammars to enhance study of Biblical Hebrew texts.
[Outcomes 4 and 5]
Representative References
1. Bartelt, Andrew H. Fundamental Biblical Hebrew. Saint Louis: Concordia, 2000.
2. Brown, F., S.R. Driver and C.A. Briggs. Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford:
OUP, 1975.
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. Pratico, Gary Davis and Miles V. Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar. Grand Rapids, MI:
Zondervan, 2001.
6. Ross, Alan P. Introductory Biblical Hebrew. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2001.
7. Seow, C.L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. (Rev.ed.) Nashville: Abingdon, 1995.
8. Walker-Jones, Arthur. Hebrew For Biblical Interpretation. Atlanta GA: Society of Biblical
Literature, 2003.