ASSEMBLIES OF GOD THEOLOGICAL SEMINARYBHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. Cotton Fall, 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.Recommended:Holladay, William L. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988.BASIC OUTLINEClass Lessons in BBH1. Weds Sept. 3 teach chap 1--the alphabet2. Fri 5 drill chap 1; teach chaps 2 and 33. Weds 10 drill chaps 2 and 34. Fri 12 drill chaps 2 and 3BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 25. Weds 17 QUIZ 1 over chaps 1-3; teach chap 46. Fri 19 drill chap 4; teach chaps 5 and 67. Weds 24 drill chaps 5 and 68. Fri 26 QUIZ 2 over chaps 4-6; teach chaps 7and 89. Weds Oct 1 drill chaps 7 and 810. Fri 3 QUIZ 3 over chaps 7-8; teach chap 911. Weds 8 drill chap 9; teach chap 1012. Fri 10 drill chap 1013. Weds 15 QUIZ 4 over chaps 9-10; teach chap 1114. Fri 17 drill chap 11; review chaps 1-1115. Weds 22 MID TERM EXAM over chaps 1-1116. Fri 24 teach chaps 12 and 1317. Weds 29 drill chaps 12 and 1318. Fri 31 QUIZ 5 over chaps 12 and 13; teach chaps 24-34 evens19. Weds Nov 5 drill stems in the perfect20. Fri 7 QUIZ 6 over stems in the perfect; teach stems inimperf.21. Weds 12 drill stems in the imperfect and w-conv and interrog.chaps 15, 17, and part of 822. Fri 14 QUIZ 7 over stems in the imperf., w-conv., interrog. teach chap 1823. Weds 19 drill chap 1824. Fri 21 drill chap 1825. Weds 26 QUIZ 8 over chap 18; teach chap 19Fri 28 THANKSGIVING BREAK26. Weds Dec. 3 drill chap 1927. Fri 5 drill chap 1928. Weds 10 Review chaps 1-19 for Final Exam29-30 Fri 12 FINAL EXAM over chaps 1-19 from 10:15-12:45METHODOLOGYDetailed, 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 REQUIREMENTSBHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 3Class 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 BIBLIOGRAPHYBarr, James. Comparative Philology and the Text of the Old Testament. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1968.Basics of Biblical Hebrew website: www.basicsofbiblicalhebrew.comBiblia 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.BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 4Clines, 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.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.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.BHE 530 Hebrew IARoger D. CottonPage 5Koehler, 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.Long, Gary A. Grammatical Concepts 101 for Biblical Hebrew. Peabody, MA: Hendrickson,2002.(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.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: