Old Testament LG1100 - Hebrew

2008 Spring                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                         Diane Jacobson, prof

first six weeks                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       Bockman 104C, ext. 268

Tue, Thu 8:30-9:50                                                                                                                        

                                                                                    Joe Hilgenkamp,

                                                                                    teaching assistant, 612-710-0706

 

COURSE DESCRIPTION

Reading and analysis of selected Old Testament texts explores the nature of translation and its relation to interpretation.  Help is given in effective use of resources such as BibleWorks, grammars, lexicons, concordances, parsing guides, and inter-linears.  Mastery of basic vocabulary is stressed.

 

TEXTS

    Jacobson, Diane Hebrew  LG1100 Introduction to Hebrew Powerpoint Pages

    Kelley, Page H., Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992.

    Pratico, Gary and Pelt, Miles.  Zondervan Study Guide: Biblical Hebrew. 2005.

    Scott, William, A Simplified Guide to BHS. Berkeley: Bibal, 1987.

    Either BibleWorks or

        1. Either Biblia Hebraica or an Interlinear

        2. A Hebrew Lexicon such as one by Brown, Driver, Briggs or Holliday

 

OBJECTIVES

      1. To facilitate the reading of secondary literature that refers to Hebrew.

 

 

*Each student is to form a partnership with one other student.  Your role as partner is to help each other to keep up, to clarify points of confusion, to check each other’s work when helpful, and to answer questions asked in class in partnership with one another.

 

 

CLASS SCHEDULE

 

Each student is expected to come to class prepared to offer a credible translation of the text of the day as well as correct parsing of verbs, analysis of other words, and interesting observations about what you have learned from reading the text in Hebrew.

 

February

Thu.,7         Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (6 verses)

 

Tue.,12        Review Midterm; Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (cont)

Thu.,14       Vocab Quiz #5 - 50 words; Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (cont)

 

 

Tue.,19        Genesis 22:1-14 (14 verses)

Thu.,21       Genesis 22:1-14 (cont.)

 

Tue.,26        Genesis 21:14-21 (12 verses)

Thu.,28       Genesis 21:14-21 (cont.)

 

March

Tue.,4          Vocab Quiz #6 - 50 words; Psalm 121 (8 verses)

Thu.,6         Psalm 121 (8 verses)

 

Tue.11         Introduction to Text Criticism

Thu.,13       Vocab Quiz #7 - 50 words; Genesis 1: 1-5 (5 verses)

 

Tue.,18        Finish Genesis 1

 

Final Oral Exam: Read aloud, translate, and answer questions about either

                              Psalm 121 or Genesis 1:1-5. 

                             Students will sign up in groups of six for time slots on Tuesday, March 18

                             and Wednesday, March 19.

 

Those who wish to continue translating Hebrew at this same time for the next six weeks are invited to register for LG6112DS Basic Hebrew Reading, an elective designed for just this purpose!