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HEB 5110/2610
Old Testament Hebrew I
J-Term 2010
Monday - Friday
0900-1200
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Shawn Madden |
e-mail:
smadden@sebts.edu |
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Office hours:
Mondays 1:00 - 5:00 pm |
Web Page:
http://library.sebts.edu/smadden |
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Office
761-2250 |
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I. Course Description
An introduction to the
fundamentals of classical Hebrew with primary emphasis on the strong verb and basic
vocabulary.
II. Course Objectives
The purpose of HEB 2610 is to
achieve a knowledge of the elements of biblical Hebrew necessary for exegesis
and exposition of the Hebrew Bible. The following
specific course objectives obtain:
At the end of this semester the
student will
1. Have been
taught a working knowledge of Hebrew vocabulary.
2. Have been
taught Biblical Hebrew morphology, phonology, grammar, syntax and the
Massoretic accent system.
3. Have been
taught the Hebrew verb system, particularly the regular verb and its stems.
4. Have been
taught to apply elementary Hebrew syntax in understanding and translation,
particularly aspects of heirarchy, coordination, subordination, and word order.
5. Have been
taught to use the classical lexicon and grammar for independent study and
research and to employ those tools for an accurate exegesis of the Hebrew
Bible.
6. Have parsed
all of the words from Genesis 1 and produced a Genesis Chapter 1 parsing
chart/translation notebook.
III. COURSE REQUIREMENTS
1. Students
will be responsible for all daily assignments as listed in the schedule which
follows in this syllabus. It is the
student’s responsibility to keep up with these assignments and to make up those
which may be missed for ANY reason.
2. Class
attendance in the study of a foreign language is very important. Regardless of a student’s average, attendance
will be considered as a factor in the computation of the final average. Students who have excessive absences will
receive a reduction of the final grade by at least one letter regardless of the
reason for the absences.
3. Major exams
will be administered at appropriate intervals through the semester. The student should take note of these exam
dates as listed in the schedule which follows in this syllabus. The exams are
cumulative.
4. In addition
to the major exams, daily quizzim will also be administered. One quiz of 5 to 10 minutes duration will be
administered each class week except the day of the scheduling of a major
exam. There will be approximately 15
(maybe more) of these quizzim during the semester. NO MAKE UPs will be given on these quizzim.
IV. GRADING
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Quizzes/Translations/Exercises |
¼ |
A=95-100 |
B=87-94 |
C=77-86 |
D=70-76 |
F=<70 |
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Tests
(2) |
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Complete
Mastery of the Subject |
Solid
Command of the Subject |
Basic
knowledge of the Subject |
Minimal
knowledge of the subject |
No
comprehension of the subject |
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Translation
notebook |
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Final |
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V. TEXTBOOKS
Required:
NOTE:
The preferred version of this is the one listed above-it contains the entire
Word of God, not part of it-one ought not walk around with less than the whole
counsel of Holy Writ. It used to sell for about $135.00 but it can be found HERE for much
less. If strapped for cash, you can find a BHS in paperback at our bookstore.
Weingreen, J. A Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew.
2d ed. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1959.
ISBN 19-815422-4.
Brown, F., S. R. Driver, and
Charles A. Briggs, eds. A Hebrew and
English Lexicon of the Old Testament. Oxford: Clarendon Press. There is
also a version at our bookstore from Hendrickson publishers. Same book, different
publisher, several bucks less.
Gesenius, William, E. Kautsch and
A. E. Cowley, eds. Gesenius’ Hebrew
Grammar. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1983. ISBN 0-19-815406-2. There is a
paperback version of this also.
Notes to the Wise:
Vocabulary is a major part of
learning a foreign language. As such, vocabulary quizzes and tests will be
comprehensive.
Practice writing everything,
everyday. Many times, every day. Over and over. Practice makes closer to
perfect than not practicing does. Brain Muscle memory is real handy in this
class.
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VI. Class Schedule (tentative) |
Read
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SUBJECT
(subjects in italics are found in GKC) |
Wein.
chapts |
GKC §s |
Quiz/Vocab |
Exer |
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Aug.
25 |
Course Introduction. Grammatical Reminders. Introduction to the
Books, esp. GKC. Intro to Orthography, grammar, and syntax. The Hebrew Alphabet and Phonetic Values of Letters, practice in
writing and oral pronunciation of Hebrew alphabet. Vowel Signs and Explanation of Writing, practice in writing and oral
pronunciation of vowel sounds. |
A-B |
5.1-4f |
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Biblical Alphabet handout Reminders |
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26 |
C-D |
§1 Semitic Languages; 5.4f,h, 6.2e, 6.4 |
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Sept. 1 |
Vowel Letters, Open and Closed Syllables, Methegh, Milra’ &
Mil’el, Sewa; Introduction to BDB. |
1-4 |
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Hebrew Alphabet &Transcription Quiz |
W.,11; Gn. 1.1-5 |
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5 |
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pp. 13-14 |
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8 |
Maqqeph, Quames-Hatuph, Daghes, Mappiq The Conjunction, Article, The Prepositions, Gutturals, Accents.
Quiescent Letters, the, Pause, Kethhibh & Qere. |
6-9 |
§15 |
Gen. Vocab 1-20 |
Common Things App’d |
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16, 17, 12,
13, 8-11, 14, 15 |
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15 |
Nouns and Adjective; Gender and Number of Nouns and Adjectives, pp.
35-37. Dual Number, pp. 38-40; also Ex. 4, vocab. and 1-15 H/E |
18-20 |
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Genesis Vocab 21-40 |
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16 |
The Conjunction, Interrogative The Absolute and Construct States. |
21-23 |
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22 |
Absolute and Construct States continued, Know definition and form.
Pronominal Suffixes and Prepositions with Suffixes. |
24-26 |
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Genesis Vocab 41-60 |
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TEST 1 |
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29 |
Sign of the Definite Object, Personal Pronouns.The Regular Verb
(Perfect Tense) pp. 56-57. |
27-28 |
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Genesis Vocab 61-80 |
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30 |
Nouns, Absolute and Construct, pp. 58-60; Feminine Singular Suffixes,
pp. 58-62. |
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Oct. 6-7
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Fall
Break |
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Oct.
13 |
Prepositions with Suffixes, pp. 63-65; Demonstrative Adjunctives. Active
Participle and Old Accusative Ending, pp. 65-67. |
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Genesis Vocab 81-103 |
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Oct.
14 |
Plural Nouns with Suffixes, pp. 69-71. Possession, pp. 72-73. |
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20 |
The Imperfect of the Regular Verb, pp. 75-76; Imperative, p. 76. |
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Madden V. 1-20 |
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21 |
Negative Commands or Prohibitions, pp. 77. |
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27 |
Infinitive and He Interrogative, pp. 79-80. Segholate Nouns, pp.
82-84; “With”, p. 84; Passive Participle, pp. 84-85. |
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Madden V. 21-40 |
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TEST 2 |
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Nov.
3 |
Prepositions with suffixes and Cohortative and Jussive, pp. 87-88.
Waw Consecutive, pp. 90-02. |
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Madden V. 41-60 |
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Stative Verbs, pp. 95-97. |
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Ex. 17, vocab. and 2, 7, 10, 11, 13, 15. General Description of the
Regular Verb, pp. 99-100. |
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Madden V. 61-80 |
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11 |
The Niphal Verb, pp. 101-103. |
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The Piel Verb, pp. 105-107. |
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Madden V. 81-100 |
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The Pual Verb, pp. 109-110. |
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24-25 |
thanksgiving
break |
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Dec.
1 |
The Hiphil Verb, pp. 113-114. |
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Madden V. 101-120 |
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2 |
The Hophal Verb, p. 115. Ex. 21, vocab. and 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11. |
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The Hithpael Verb, pp. 118-120. |
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Madden V. 121-140 |
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9 |
Genesis Parsing Review |
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Review |
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FINAL |
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