MTS B 321 Introduction to Hebrew Exegesis I Fall 2017

Paula S. Hiebert T and F 9:00-10:50 AM; RoomTBA

Aim

This course is the first half of an introduction to the Biblical Hebrew language. The second half is Introduction to Hebrew Exegesis II, offered during the spring semester. Together these courses are designed to provide a basic knowledge of Biblical Hebrew grammar and vocabulary, as well as the skills to study and interpret the text of the Hebrew Bible in the context of ministry.

Textbook

Jo Ann Hackett, A Basic Introduction to Biblical Hebrew, with CD. Peabody, Massachusetts:

Hendrickson, 2010. (ISBN: 978-1-59856-028-2)

Requirements

  1. Attendance and participation in class (10%). You should plan to arrive on time and be prepared to participate in all class sessions.
  2. Written exercises (20%). The exercises assigned in each class should be completed by the following class session. A deduction in the grade will be made for exercises that are late. Please contact me if circumstances prevent your completion of a particular assignment on time.
  3. Quizzes (20%). Beginning Tuesday, September 12, each class session will begin with a quiz. Though each quiz will emphasize material covered in the previous class, you should keep in mind that language learning is cumulative by nature. Therefore, the quizzes will always be cumulative. Your two lowest quiz grades, based on the total number of quizzes given, will be dropped before I calculate your quiz average.

Information to keep in mind concerning the Quizzes:

  • Arriving on time for each class is imperative as it is only the first 15 minutes of class that will be allotted for the quiz. Arriving late for class means that you will have less time to complete the quiz.
  • If you miss a quiz because of an absence, you may make it up. Contact me as soon as possible (but no later than the day you return to class) to make arrangements to take the missed quiz.
  • Tardiness, especially a pattern of tardiness, is not a legitimate reason for requesting to make up a quiz.Please do let me know if your lateness for a particular class is due to circumstances beyond your control, in which case you will be allowed to make up the quiz.
  1. Exams (15%, 15%, 20%). There will be three exams during the semester. The first and second exams are each worth 15% and the third exam is worth 20%. The dates for the exams are identified on the course schedule. Like the quizzes, the exams will be cumulative.

Teaching Team

Instructor:Paula ffice: TBA

EA: TBA

B321 Introduction to Hebrew Exegesis I

Course Schedule Fall 2017

Tuesday, September 5Introduction to Biblical Hebrew (Lesson 1)

Friday, September 8The Hebrew Alphabet, Part 1 (Lessons 2 and 3)

Tuesday, September 12The Hebrew Alphabet, Part 2 (Lessons 4 and 5)

Friday, September 15Hebrew Words and Syllables (Lesson 6)

Tuesday, September 19Independent Pronouns and Adjectives (Lesson 7)

Friday,September 22Nouns and the Definite Article (Lesson 8)

Tuesday, September 26Review of Lessons 1-8 for Examination 1

Friday,September 29Examination 1

Tuesday, October 3Prepositions, Part 1; the Rule of Shwa (Lesson 9.1-4, 9)

Friday,October 6Prepositions, Part 2; the Relative Pronoun (Lesson 9. 5-8)

Tuesday, October 10The Construct Chain, Part 1 (Lesson 10)

Friday, October 13The Construct Chain, Part 2; Demonstratives (Lesson 10)

Tuesday, October 17NO CLASS: READING WEEK

Friday,October 20 NO CLASS: READING WEEK

Tuesday, October 24Nouns With Pronominal Suffixes (Lesson 11)

Friday, October 27Qal Prefix Conjugation and Imperative; Direct Object Marker

(Lesson 12); Parsing (Lesson 24.3);

Qal Prefix Conjugation With Variant Verb Patterns; Resumptive

Pronouns (Lesson 13)

Tuesday, October 31Review of Lessons 1-13 for Examination 2

Friday, November 3Examination 2

Tuesday, November 7Indirect Imperatives; Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs; Particles נָא-

and-הֲ(Lesson 14)

Friday,November 10The Consecutive Preterite (Lesson 15)

Tuesday, November 14Qal Suffix Conjugation; the vǝ-qatal Form; Pronominal Suffixes

on the Qal Suffix Conjugation (Lesson 16)

Friday,November 17Qal Infinitive Construct; Infinitive Absolute (Lesson 17.1-5, 10-

11)

Tuesday, November 21NO CLASS: THANKSGIVING BREAK

Friday,November 24 NO CLASS: THANKSGIVING BREAK

Tuesday, November 28Infinitive Construct in Temporal Sentences (Lesson 17.6-9)

Friday, December 1Qal Participles; Forms of Possession with לְ,יֵשׁ, and אֵין(Lesson

18)

Tuesday, December 5Review of Lessons 1-18for Examination 3

Friday, December 11Examination 3