Undergraduate Course: Biblical Hebrew Texts B (DIVI10052)
Course Outline
| School | School of Divinity |
College | College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 10 (Year 3 Undergraduate) |
Availability | Available to all students |
| SCQF Credits | 20 |
ECTS Credits | 10 |
| Summary | In this course, you will deepen your Biblical Hebrew skills to an advanced level. The focus will be on analysing selected texts from the Hebrew Bible. These texts will be of varied genres and types, and they will be filled with interesting linguistic and exegetical issues which you will explore in depth. |
| Course description |
Academic description
In this course, you will deepen your Biblical Hebrew skills to an advanced level. The focus will be on analysing selected texts from the Hebrew Bible, which will be varied in their genres and natures. You will read and translate these texts and explore the issues which emerge in depth, such as linguistic issues of grammar and syntax, exegetical issues of tone and style, and text critical issues of varied manuscript traditions. This course is a companion to Biblical Hebrew Texts A, and may be taken either in isolation or alongside that course.
Syllabus/outline content
This course is structured to work through several biblical texts in turn, which are varied in nature and come from different sections of the Hebrew Bible. The specific texts analysed vary from year to year. Rather than having specific sections of the course dedicated to topics like grammar and translation, these skills are applied and used throughout the course via the textual discussions.
Student learning experience information
This course is taught in weekly two-hour seminars, joint with level 11 students. Prior to each class, students must prepare a portion of text by reading it, translating it, analysing the grammar, and considering exegetical issues. Time in class is spent discussing the text as a group, considering different possibilities of interpretation and translation.
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Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students must have passed a University/College level course which demonstrates their skills in biblical Hebrew at an intermediate level or higher. |
| High Demand Course? |
Yes |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2024/25, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 2 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Seminar/Tutorial Hours 22,
Feedback/Feedforward Hours 1,
Summative Assessment Hours 2,
Revision Session Hours 1,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
170 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
80 %,
Practical Exam
20 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
20% - Seminar participation
30% - Essay on a linguistic topic (1000 words)
50% - Final Essay (3000 words): students will be required to submit an essay plan for approval several weeks before the deadline |
| Feedback |
Not entered |
| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Read and translate biblical Hebrew texts of varied nature;
- Parse and explain a wide range of biblical Hebrew grammatical and syntactic features;
- Understand and adjudicate text critical issues, including first-hand examination of relevant evidence;
- Conduct detailed exegesis of biblical Hebrew texts, considering (for example) literary, historical, and theological issues.
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Additional Information
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
- Self-discipline
- Self-direction
- Ability to engage critically with the meaning of documents and recognise that meanings may be multiple
- Ability to read texts in a different language |
| Keywords | Hebrew,Bible |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Suzanna Millar
Tel: (0131 6)50 8904
Email: Suzanna.Millar@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | Miss Olga Szekrenyes
Tel:
Email: oszekren@ed.ac.uk |
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