Objectives:
1. Learn basic Hebrew syntax and build a vocabulary of about 3000 words.
2. Read from Psalms through the end of the writings, Chronicles, by the end of the course.
3. Be able to speak Modern Hebrew in conversations comfortably in simple conversations.
4. Review all Hebrew grammar in the first 12 weeks of class, and learn Hebrew syntax in the last 12 weeks, emphasizing the construct state, conditional sentences, case uses, verb stem uses, and preposition uses, and an introduction to Hebrew poetry.
Method:
The method of teaching will be to mix equally three elements: 1)the oral teaching of Modern Hebrew, 2)the conventional teaching of Biblical Hebrew with a conventional textbook, 3)and reading Hebrew Bible.
Requirements:
1. Attendance at 85% of class times or more.
2. A grade of at least 70% on written and oral tests.
Time Requirements Per Week:
2 hours class time.
2 hours individual time.
Course Length:
24 weeks.
Required Texts:
BHS or BHK Hebrew Bible
C. L. Seow, A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew; Abingdon Press; Nashville, Tennessee; 1995.
Ben-Yehuda, Ehud and Weinstein, David; Ben-Yehuda’s English-Hebrew Hebrew-English Dictionary; Pocket Books; New York; 1964.
Arnold, Bill T. and Choi, John H.; A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax; Cambridge University Press; 2003.
Prerequisites:
Hebrew I and II or six semester credits of Biblical Hebrew at the college level and Modern Hebrew experience.
Call 406-672-7450 for class times and schedules.
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