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Is the first semester of the two-semester sequence in intermediate biblical Hebrew. This course focuses on prose portions of the Hebrew Bible from the Pentateuch and historical books. Attention is now paid to the finer points of Hebrew syntax, the proper use of the textual apparatus provided by the standard form of the Hebrew Bible (the Masoretic Text), and basic principles of exegesis. Vocabulary will be developed to include all words occurring 50 or more times in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible.
is the second semester of the two-semester sequence in intermediate biblical Hebrew. This course focuses largely on the Psalms and a few instances of embedded poems in the biblical Hebrew narrative. The particular challenges of translating Hebrew poetry will be addressed. Vocabulary will be developed to include all words occurring 10 or more times in the Old Testament/Hebrew Bible. An exegetical paper will be required. This course fulfills an upper-level elective requirement for the Theology Major, as well as for the Classics Major.