ASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYBHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. Cotton Summer 2003COURSE 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, 2001.________. Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Workbook. Grand Rapids: Zondervan, 2001.Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.BASIC OUTLINEClass Lessons in BBH1. Mon May 5 Introduction and alphabet, Chaps 1-32. Tues " 6 drill 1-33. Wed " 7 QUIZ 1 over 1-3, teach 4-64. Thurs " 8 drill 4-65. Fri " 9 QUIZ 2 over 4-6, teach 7-8BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 26. Mon May 12 drill 7-87. Tues " 13 QUIZ 3 over 7-8, teach 9-108. Wed " 14 drill 9-109. Thurs " 15 QUIZ 4 over 9-10, see 11, review for Mid Term10. Fri " 16 MID TERM EXAM over 1-11, teach 12-1311. Mon " 19 drill 12-1312. Tues " 20 QUIZ 5 over 12-13, teach 15 and Interrog. from 813. Wed " 21 drill 15 and Interrogatives from chap 814. Thurs " 22 QUIZ 6 over 15 and Interrog., teach stems15. Fri " 23 drill stems (see chaps 24,26,28,30,32,34), teach 1716. Mon " 26 NO CLASS Memorial Day17. Tues " 27 drill stems and 1718. Wed " 28 QUIZ 7 over stems and 17, teach 1919. Thurs " 39 drill 19 and review for exam20. Fri “ 30 FINAL EXAM over Chaps 1-19 and stems butnot14, 16, 18METHODOLOGYDetailed, coverage of the lessons in the grammar book, with daily homework consisting mainly ofstudy 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 three (3) 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.BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 3Grading ProcedureClass participation and any homework 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 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.Einspahr, 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.BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 4Harrison, 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.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 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.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: Abingdon Press, 1995.BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 5Silva, 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.