Undergraduate Course: Advanced Biblical Hebrew A (DIVI10136)
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 | An extended portion of Hebrew Bible: introduction, translation, and textual and exegetical commentary.
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| Course description |
Academic Description:
The course offers a close study of extended selections from the Hebrew Bible: introduction, translation, and exegetical commentary. It is a companion course to Biblical Hebrew Texts B and may be taken either in isolation or along with that course for students, who want to build a focus in Hebrew Bible.
Syllabus/Outline Content:
The course has two aims: First of all, it focuses on enhancing primary-text language skills for Honours students and on introducing them to historical-critical exegesis, while, secondly, it gives an introduction to key texts from different parts of the Hebrew Bible.
Student Learning Experience Information:
The first session gives an introduction into the chosen parts of the Hebrew Bible. The further sessions will concentrate on translation and analysis of texts as well the discussion of motifs and themes. Interactive elements will enhance the student experience, while the different forms of assessment will help them to demonstrate the learning outcomes.
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Information for Visiting Students
| Pre-requisites | Visiting students should have at least 3 Divinity/Religious Studies courses at grade B or above (or be predicted to obtain this). We will only consider University/College level courses. |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2025/26, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
200
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Lecture Hours 22,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 4,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
174 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
60 %,
Coursework
40 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Additional Information (Assessment) |
40% essay (2000 words)«br /»
60% final exam |
| 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 different genres, including ¿unseen¿ texts.
- Analyse, parse, and explain a range of regular and irregular gramma:cal and syntac:c forms in biblical Hebrew
- Understand text critical issues emerging from biblical Hebrew texts
- Incorporate language skills into exegesis of texts of the Hebrew Bible.
- Understand debated issues around the translation, linguistics, and interpretation of biblical Hebrew.
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Reading List
Cook, John/Holmstedt Robert, Biblical Hebrew: A Student Grammar, Baker Academic, 2013.
Jouon, Paul/Muraoka, Takamitsu, A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew, Rome: Ponteficio Instituto Biblico, 2006.
Garrett, Douane A./DeRouchie, J.S., A Modern Grammar for Biblical Hebrew, Nashville: B&H Academic, 2019.
Seow, Choon-Leong, A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew, Nashville: Abingdon, 1995. |
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 | Not entered |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Anja Klein
Tel: (0131 6)50 8960
Email: Anja.Klein@ed.ac.uk |
Course secretary | |
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