ASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYBHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. Cotton Fall, [email protected] Tuesday and Thursday 9:00 a.m. – 10:15 a.m.COURSE SYLLABUSCOURSE DESCRIPTIONThe essentials of the Hebrew of the Old Testament with an emphasis on grammar. Most of thebasic grammar is covered in IA. This course along with IB will equip the student to begin to usethe Hebrew language tools in exegesis of the Hebrew text.OBJECTIVESUpon the successful completion of this course the student should be able to:1. Explain the basic grammatical features of the Hebrew language and pronounce it onsight.2. Translate simple Biblical sentences using a lexicon.TEXTBOOKSRequired:Pratico, Gary D., and Miles V. Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Grammar. Grand Rapids:Zondervan, 2001Van Pelt, Miles V. and Gary D. Pratico. The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew. GrandRapids: Zondervan, 2003.Recommended:Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. GrandRapids: Eerdmans, 1988.Pratico, Gary D., and Miles V. Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Workbook. Grand Rapids:Zondervan, 2001.BASIC OUTLINEClass Lessons in BBH1. Tues Aug 30 teach chap 1--the alphabet2. Thurs Sep 1 drill chap 1; teach chaps 2 and 33. Tues 6 drill chaps 2 and 34. Thurs 8 CHAPEL5. Tues 13 QUIZ 1 over chaps 1-3; teach chap 46. Thurs 15 drill chap 4; teach chaps 5 and 67. Tues 20 drill chaps 5 and 68. Thurs 22 QUIZ 2 over chaps 4-6; teach chaps 7and 89. Tues 27 drill chaps 7 and 8 10. Thurs 29 QUIZ 3 over chaps 7-8; teach chaps 9 and 1011. Tues Oct 4 CHAPEL12. Thurs 6 drill chaps 9 and 1013. Tues 11 QUIZ 4 over chaps 9-10; teach chap 1114. Thurs 13 drill chap 11; review chaps 1-1115. Tues 18 MID TERM EXAM over chaps 1-1116. Thurs 20 teach chaps 12 and 13 Oct 25 and 27 FALL BREAK17. Tues Nov 1 CHAPEL18. Thurs 3 drill chaps 12 and 1319. Tues 8 QUIZ 5 over chaps 12 and 13; teach chaps 24-34 evens 20. Thurs 10 drill stems in the perfect21. Tues 15 QUIZ 6 over stems in the perfect; teach stems in imperf.22. Thurs 17 drill stems in the imperfect and w-conv and interrog.chaps 15, 17, and part of 823. Tues 22 same as above Thurs 24 THANKSGIVING24 Tues 29 QUIZ 7 over stems in the imperf., w-conv.,interrog.teach chap 1925. Thurs Dec 1 drill chap 1926. Tuesday 6 drill chap 1927. Thurs 8 QUIZ 8 over chap 1928. Tuesday 13 Review 29 Thurs 15 FINAL EXAM over chaps 1-19 METHODOLOGYDetailed, coverage of the lessons in the grammar book, with daily homework consisting mainlyof study of the lessons and memorization of grammar and selected vocabulary. This will bepracticed in class orally and then by quizzes and exams.COURSE REQUIREMENTSClass attendance is expected; maximum allowable absences is four (4) class periods. Please talkto the professor about your absences.1. Be prepared each day to answer questions orally on the lessons including pronouncing theHebrew.2. Write the quizzes and exams on the scheduled dates.Late WorkWork completed after the class it was due may be credited for less than full credit at theprofessor’s discretion.Grading ProcedureClass participation and any homework 10%Quizzes 35%Exams Mid Term 20 %Final 35% SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYArnold, Bill T. and John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Cambridge, UK:Cambridge, 2003.Barr, James. Comparative Philology and the Text of the Old Testament. Oxford: ClarendonPress, 1968.Basics of Biblical Hebrew website: www.basicsofbiblicalhebrew.com Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Edited by K. Elliger, and W. Rudolph. Stuttgart: DeutscheBibelstiftung, 1977.Bible Works. Hermeneutika. Big Fork, MT.Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction. Grand Rapids:Baker, 1994.Chisholm, Robert B., Jr. From Exegesis to Exposition: A Practical Guide to Using BiblicalHebrew. Grand Rapids: Baker, 1998.Clines, David J. A., ed. The Dictionary of Classical Hebrew. (incomplete). Sheffield, England:Sheffield Academic Press, 1993-.Cotterell, Peter, and Max Turner. Linguistics and Biblical Interpretation. Downers Grove, IL:Intervarsity, 1989.Einspahr, Bruce. Index to Brown Driver and Briggs Hebrew Lexicon. Chicago: Moody, 1977.(New) Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance.Even-Shoshan, Avraham, ed. A New Concordance of the Bible. Jerusalem: Kiryat Sepher,1982.Gesenius, William. A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Translated byEdward Robinson. Edited by Francis Brown, S. R. Driver, and Charles A. Briggs.Harris, R. Laird, Gleason L. Archer, Jr., and Bruce K. Waltke, eds. Theological Workbook of theOld Testament. 2 vols. Chicago: Moody Press, 1980.Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. GrandRapids: Eerdmans, 1971.Hunter, A. Vanlier. Biblical Hebrew Wookbook: An Inductive Study for Beginners. Lanham,MD: University Press of America, 1988. Kautzsch, E., and E. E. Cowley, eds. Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar. 2d ed. Oxford: TheClarendon Press, 1910.Jouon, Paul. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Vol. 2, Part Three: Syntax. Trans. and Rev. T. Muraoka.Rome: Editrice Pontificio Istituto Biblico, 1991.Kelley, Page H. Biblical Hebrew: An Introductory Grammar. Grand Rapids: Wm. B.Eerdmans, 1992.Kelley, Page H., Terry L. Burden, and Timothy G. Crawford. A Handbook to Biblical Hebrew:An Introductory Grammar. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994.Klein, Ernest. A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readersof English. New York: Macmillan, 1987.Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the OldTestament. (5 vols.) Revised by Walter Baumgartner and Johahn Jacob Stamm.Translated and ed. By M. E .J. Richardson. New York: E. J. Brill, 1994-00.Lambdin, Thomas O. Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. New York Charles Scribner's Sons,1971.Long, Gary A. Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Hebrew. Peabody, MA:Hendrickson,2002.Nida, Eugene A., and Charles R. Taber. The Theory and Practice of Translation. Leiden: E. S.Brill, 1974.Owens, John Joseph. Analytical Key to the Old Testament. 4 vols. Grand Rapids: Baker,1989-93.Scott, William R. A Simplified Guide to BHS. 2d ed. Berkeley, CA: Bibal Press, 1990.Seow, C. L. A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. Revised. Nashville: