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ASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYBHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. Cotton Summer I, 2002COURSE 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 use theHebrew 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 covered in the first 17chapters of Kelley and pronounce it on sight.2. Translate simple Biblical sentences using a lexicon.TEXTBOOKSRequired: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.Recommended: (needed for Hebrew IB)Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1971.BASIC OUTLINEClass Lessons in Kelley1. Mon May 6 Introduction and alphabet2. Tues " 7 1 and 23. Wed " 8 3 and 4BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 24. Thurs " 9 5 and Quiz 1 over 1-45. Fri " 10 6, 7, and 8BASIC OUTLINE (Continued)Class Lessons in Kelley6. Mon May 13 Quiz 2 over 5-87. Tues " 14 9 and 108. Wed " 15 Quiz 3 over 9-109. Thurs " 16 1110. Fri " 17 MID TERM EXAM over lessons 1-1111. Mon " 20 12 and 1312. Tues " 21 Quiz 4 over 12-1313. Wed " 22 1414. Thurs " 23 Quiz 5 over 1415. Fri " 24 1516. Mon " 27 NO CLASS Memorial Day17. Tues " 28 1618. Wed " 29 Quiz 6 over 15-1619. Thurs " 30 1720. Fri “ 31 FINAL EXAM over lessons 1-17METHODOLOGYDetailed, sequential coverage of the lessons in Kelley, with daily written homework andmemorization of grammar and selected vocabulary checked orally and then by quizzes and exams.COURSE REQUIREMENTSClass attendance is expected; maximum allowable absences is three (3) class periods. Please tellthe professor before you are absent if possible.1. Be prepared each day to answer questions orally on the lessons including pronouncing theHebrew.2. Have completed each day's written assignment from the lessons in Kelley.3. Write the quizzes and exams on the scheduled dates.BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 3Late WorkWork completed after the class it was due may be credited for less than full credit at theprofessor’s discretion.Grading ProcedureDaily homework and class participation 10%Quizzes 35%Exams Mid Term 20 %Final 35%SELECTED BIBLIOGRAPHYBarr, James. Comparative Philology and the Text of the Old Testament. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968.Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Edited by K. Elliger, and W. Rudolph. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 1977.Bible Windows. Silver Mountain Software, Cedar Hill, TX..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 Biblical Hebrew. 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.BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 4Einspahr, Bruce. Index to Brown Driver and Briggs Hebrew Lexicon. Chicago: Moody, 1977.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 by Edward 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 the Old Testament. 2 vols. Chicago: Moody Press, 1980.Harrison, R. K. Biblical Hebrew. New York: Random House, 1987.Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: 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: The Clarendon Press, 1910.Klein, Ernest. A Comprehensive Etymological Dictionary of the Hebrew Language for Readers of English. New York: Macmillan, 1987.Koehler, Ludwig, and Walter Baumgartner. The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. (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.(New) Englishman's Hebrew and Chaldee Concordance.Nida, Eugene A., and Charles R. Taber. The Theory and Practice of Translation. Leiden: E. S. Brill, 1974.BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 5Owens, 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: Abingdon Press, 1995.Silva, Moises. Biblical Words and Their Meaning: An Introduction to Lexical Semantics. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1983.Van Gemeren, Willem A., ed. New International Dictionary of Old Testament Theology and Exegesis. 5 vols. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 1997.Waltke, Bruce K., and M. O'Connor. An Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 1990.Watts, J. Wash. A Survey of Syntax in the Hebrew Old Testament. Rev. ed. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1964.Watts, John D. List of Words Occurring Frequently in the Hebrew Bible: Seminary Edition. 2d ed. Grand Rapids: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1960.Williams, Ronald J. Hebrew Syntax: An Outline. 2d ed. Toronto: University of TorontoPress, 1976.Williamson, H. G. M. Annotated Key to Lambdin's Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. JSOT Manuals 3. Sheffield, England: JSOT Press, 1989.Yates, Kyle M. The Essentials of Biblical Hebrew. Rev. ed. Edited by John Joseph Owens. New York: Harper & Row, 1954.SPECIFIC DATAPrepared by Roger D. Cotton, Th.D., April,


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