tyrb[ 1 OT506 Biblical Hebrew Exegesis, Fall 2011 General Information Name: Scott Redd Phone: 407-366-9493 Email: [email protected] Office: #3-250 Alt. Contact: Joyce Sisler ([email protected]) Class hours: Wednesday 2 – 4:00 p.m. Office hours: Monday 1– 3 p.m. Tuesday 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Thursday 11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Friday 1 – 2 p.m. Teaching Assistant: Alex Kirk [email protected] Course Purpose and Objectives The purpose of this course is to deepen our experience and understanding of God’s Word found in the Old Testament so that we can more faithfully articulate it to ourselves, our churches, and the world around us. This purpose will be pursued through an intermediate level study of Biblical Hebrew (BH), focusing on matters of syntax and lexicon, and the exegesis of selections from the BH corpus. During class gatherings, we will discuss the features of BH syntax while reading through the portions of the book of Deuteronomy. While translation will be necessary for the student’s participation in class discussion, it is not intended to be the end-product of our class work. Translation, rather, is an important by-product of interpretation, and interpretation has to do with meaning. To this end, students will be expected to engage in the linguistic, literary, historical and theological world of the biblical text and draw application from it. The product of this class will be a deeper engagement of the Hebrew text of the Old Testament as well as a short research assignment which can provide the groundwork of a larger exegetical paper. Course Prerequisites Biblical Hebrew 1 and 2OT506 Biblical Hebrew Exegesis, Fall 2011 2 Course Materials Elliger, Karl and Willhelm Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 5th ed. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1997. ISBN: 978-3438052223 (paperback) 978-3438052193 (hardback) -or- McCarthy, Carmel, ed. Biblia Hebraica Quinta, Fascicle 5: Deuteronomy. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 2007. ISBN: 978-1598561982 Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 1988. (CHALOT) ISBN: 978-0802834133 Schertz, Mary H. and Perry B. Yoder. Seeing the Text: Exegesis for Students of Greek and Hebrew. Nashville, Tenn.: Abingdon, 2001. (Seeing) ISBN: 978-0687091140 Scott, William R., and Harold P. Scanlin. A Simplified Guide to BHS: Critical Apparatus, Masora, Accents, Unusual Letters & Other Markings. 4th ed. N. Richland Hills, TX: D & F Scott, 2007. ISBN: 978-1930566682 (Scott) van der Merwe, Christo H.J., et al. A Biblical Hebrew Reference Grammar. Sheffield, England: Sheffield Academic Press, 1999. (BHRG) ISBN: 978-1850758563 Professor’s Note: I realize that the financial cost of these books is high. Please note, however, that these resources are reference materials and, if properly evaluated, will serve a student of the Hebrew text for many years to come, not only in coursework but as a part of your personal library. Optional Course Materials on Reserve in the Library Driver, S. R. Deuteronomy. 3rd ed. The International Critical Commentary on the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments. Edinburgh: T. & T. Clark, 1999. Joüon, Paul. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. 2 vols. Subsidia biblica 14. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 2000. Translated and edited by T. Muraoka. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1991. Translation of Grammarie de l’Hébrue biblique. Rome: Pontifical Biblical Institute, 1923. Koehler, Ludwig and Baumgartner, Walter, The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Boston: Brill, 2001.OT506 Biblical Hebrew Exegesis, Fall 2011 3 Due Dates Weekly Quizzes September 28 Project Topics Due October 19 Mid-term Exam November 30 Student Project December 8-13 Final Exam Period Course Assignments • Prepare for and participate in the readings for each class by analyzing, translating, and reading the passages for each day. Pay special attention to difficult verb forms, rare words, argument flow, and story logic (how the stories make sense). (10%) • Weekly quizzes will test verb parsing, vocabulary, and grasp of syntax from the first 3 verses of each week’s reading (e.g. Deut 1:19, 20, and 21 for Sept. 14). (30%) • Mid-term and final exams will test the same type of material as quizzes, though in an expanded format. (30%) • Student projects will treat a passage Deuteronomy 6, aiming to explain its meaning and significance with the book of Deuteronomy and the Scriptures as a whole. Treatments will rely on scholarly research, and a close reading of the Hebrew text. (30%) Class Schedule Class 1, Aug. 24: Introduction Class 2, Sept. 31: Deut 1:1-8 Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #1 Read pp. 15-21 in BHRG Class 3, Sept. 7: Deut 1:9-18 Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #2 Read pp. 22-50 in BHRG Class 4, Sept. 14: Deut 1:19-33 Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #3 Read Introduction and Chapter 1 of Seeing Class 5, Sept. 21: Deut 1:34-40 Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #4 Read pp. 51-65; 336-350 in BHRG Class 6, Sept. 28: Deut 1:40-46 Paper Topics Due Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #5 Read Chapter 2 of Seeing Class 7, Oct. 5 Deut 2:1-6 Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #6 Read pp. 141-173 in BHRGOT506 Biblical Hebrew Exegesis, Fall 2011 4 Oct. 12 READING WEEK Class 8, Oct. 19: Mid-term Exam Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #7 Read Chapter 3 of Seeing Class 9, Oct. 26: Deut 2:7-12 Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #8 Read pp. 294-305; 344-350 in BHRG Class 10, Nov. 2: Deut 2:13-19 Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #9 Read Chapter 4 of Seeing Class 11, Nov. 9: Deut 2:20-25 Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #10 Class 12, Nov. 16: Deut 2:26-31 Studies in Syntax and Lexicon #10 Projects Due Class 13, Nov. 23: Deut 2:32-37 Class 14, Dec. 2: Course ReviewOT506 Biblical Hebrew Exegesis, Fall 2011 5 Course Objectives Related to MDiv* Student Learning Outcomes Course: OT506 Hebrew Exegesis Professor: Scott Redd Campus: Orlando Date: August to December 2011 MDiv* Student Learning Outcomes In order to measure the success of the MDiv