Birmingham Theological Seminary



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Birmingham Theological Seminary

2200 Briarwood Way

Birmingham, Alabama 35243

205-776-5650

Summer 2020

OT1563 Advanced Hebrew Cell : 205-586-9152

Professor: Mr. Bill Stroup Email: psalm1611@

Class hours 2

COURSE PURPOSE

The purpose of this course is to equip the student with the essential vocabulary and grammatical framework with which to read and, with some degree of accuracy, to translate the Hebrew Old Testament.

Objectives of the Course

Advanced Hebrew is designed to enable the student to become familiar with the language of the Old Testament, so that he may begin to read and translate the Hebrew text, and be able to avail himself to numerous Hebrew helps, both for his private study, as well as preparation for teaching. Therefore vocabulary is an important element that must be emphasized every week, and hopefully, every day. Pronunciation will be emphasized, so that the student will be able to confidently read from his Hebrew text.

Texts for the Course

Required Texts:

Graded Reader of Biblical Hebrew by Van Pelt and Pratico

Recommended :

Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar (Dover Language Guides) Paperback – January 6, 2006 by Gesenius (Author), E. Kautzsch (Editor), A. E. Cowley (Translator)

Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax 

by Bruce K. Waltke  (Author), Michael Patrick O'Connor (Author)

The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon: With an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic ... by Francis Brown, S. R. Driver and Charles A. Briggs (Jun 1996) also found in The Logos Bible Software

Course Requirements

1. Class attendance: more than two unexcused absences drops final grade one letter grade.

2. Completion of Weekly Assignments.

3. Abiltiy to read, translate and parse in class

4. Collateral reading in Hebrew grammar books to support his translations for class, noting which grammars were consulted (page or section number). See translation format below.

5. Exegetical Paper - Using the resarch from the translation work, the student will write an 8-10 page research paper about any passage that may have caught his special interest within the Graded Reader. He should average two citations per page and at least five-seven reference works other than your textbooks. Paper should contain the following constituent parts: title page, table of contents, introduction, research question (what are you investigating?), discussion and conclusion, bibliography. (The 8-10 pages begin with the introduction and end with the conclusion).

BTS FORMAT AND STYLE STANDARDS

Note:

BTS uses the Turabian style of formatting as a standard for papers. However, students should regard individual professor preferences if they communicate any variance in outlining their requirements for papers. Professors retain discretion in determining how “formal” a paper must be. Times New Roman 12-point font is the BTS standard. In this technological age, information is readily available; make sure that you understand about giving reference sources the proper recognition. Please refer to the BTS Student Handbook section on plagiarism for guidance.

|A to A- |B to B- |C to C- |D to D- |

| | | | |

|Correct spelling and |Minor errors in spelling or |Many errors in spelling or |Difficult to read due to |

|grammar/punctuation |grammar/punctuation |grammar/punctuation |English writing errors |

| | | | |

|Smooth writing that provides for |Writing is acceptable, but not as |Writing is not smooth, sometimes |Writing lacks clarity, focus, |

|effective and efficient reading |organized and coherent |confusing and inconsistent |structure, and is incoherent |

| | | | |

|Person and format are proper for |Person and format are inconsistent |Person and format are not |Person and format are totally |

|assignment | |appropriate |inappropriate |

|Scripture, paraphrases, quotes, and |Scripture, paraphrases, quotes, and |Scripture, paraphrases, quotes, and |Scripture, paraphrases, quotes,|

|summaries are appropriately used, |summaries are appropriate but need |summaries are inadequate for main |and summaries are improperly |

|cited, and clearly supports main |more depth and use of critical |argument and do not reflect |used, overused, under used, or |

|argument |thinking |understanding |cited in error |

| | | | |

|Paper completely conforms to |Paper generally conforms to |Paper somewhat conforms to |Paper does not conform to |

|Turabian’s Manual for Writers |Turabian’s Manual for Writers |Turabian’s Manual for Writers |Turabian’s Manual for Writers |

| | | | |

Course Grading

1. Class attendance and participation 25 points

2. Collateral reading 25 points

3. Translation 25 points

4. Exegetical Paper 25 point

Course Outline

These verses from the Grader Reader will be covered on the given dates. The student will be responsible for translating the verses before class.

May 27 Gen 1:1-5 Gen 2:1-3

June 3 Gen 26:1-6

June 10 Gen 35:9-15

June 17 Exodus 6:1-8

June 24 Exodus 34:1-6

July 1 Dt 6:1-15

July 8 Dt 11:18-23

July 15 Dt 31:1-8

July 22 Josh 24: 14-18

July 29 Judges 10:10-15

Aug 5 Jer 31:31-34

Aug 12 Ps 121:1-8

Translation format

Within the Graded Reader the student will translate the sections using only a lexicon (either within Logos or Accordance) or in book form. Should the student choose to use Logos, the main text must be set to Hebrew. When translating, the student will do the following:

1. Rough translation so that the teacher will know if you have looked up the Hebrew word.

2. He will parse all verbs and verb forms and note so on the translation.

3. Consult the index in at least 3 grammars to see if the verse has been mentioned. The page numbers within the consulted grammar should be noted in the students translation. Any insight concerning the syntax on the verses should be noted, too. 4. Finally, the student will consult 2 or more commentaries and will note any grammatical insight that he may have missed.

Note: Interlinears should not be consulted. All translation work will be corrected in class

Bibliography

Grammars

Gesenius' Hebrew Grammar (Dover Language Guides) Paperback – January 6, 2006 by Gesenius (Author), E. Kautzsch (Editor), A. E. Cowley (Translator)

Introducing Biblical Hebrew

by Allen P. Ross  | Nov 1, 2001

A Practical Grammar for Classical Hebrew, 2nd Edition (English and Hebrew Edition)

by J. Weingreen

Introduction to Biblical Hebrew Syntax 

by Bruce K. Waltke  (Author), Michael Patrick O'Connor (Author)

Hebrew Syntax by Ronald J. Williams (1992-11-05)

ENGLISH GRAMMAR to ACE BIBLICAL HEBREW – Miles Van Pelt

Lexicons

The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon: With an Appendix Containing the Biblical Aramaic ... by Francis Brown, S. R. Driver and Charles A. Briggs (Jun 1996)

Index To Brown Driver and Briggs Hebrew Lexicon

by Bruce Einspahr | Jun 1, 1982

Genenius's Hebrew And Chaldee Lexicon To The Old Testament Scriptures

by Wilhelm Gesenius and Samuel Prideaux Tregelles | Aug 8, 2015

The Analytical Hebrew and Chaldee Lexicon

by Benjamin Davidson | Mar 1, 1981

Old Testament Parsing Guide: Revised and Updated Edition

by Todd S. Beall , Colin S. Smith, et al. | May 1, 2000

Vocabulary

Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary by Conceptual Categories: A Student's Guide to Nouns in the Old Testament

by J. David Pleins and Jonathan Homrighausen  | Jun 13, 2017

A Student's Vocabulary for Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, Updated Edition: FrequencLists with Definitions, Pronunciation Guide, and Index

by Larry A. Mitchel  | Mar 28, 2017

Building Your Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary: Learning Words by Frequency and Cognate (Resources for Biblical Study) (English, Hebrew and Hebrew Edition) (Hebrew) 2nd Edition

by George M. Landes  (Author)

Software

Accordance - Bible Software for Windows, Mac, Android & iOS

The Biblical Hebrew Companion for Bible Software Users – Michael Williams

Biblical Hebrew by Curtis Clements (flashcard app for phone or iPad)

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