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Details for Old Testament Hebrew 1

Have you ever wanted to read the bible in its original language? Have you ever wondered about the context, culture and worldview of the Old Testament and how its language contributes to this? Have you wanted to see how a great story telling language works? The study of Old Testament (OT) Hebrew will provide you with these insights. OT Hebrew 1 presents you with the foundational tools, vocabulary and grammar to not only understand OT Hebrew, but also enable you to translate simple OT Hebrew texts into English. Further, by having these tools, you will gain foundational knowledge of the richness, light and shade, and wonder of the story-telling nature of the Hebrew language (which can be hidden in our English translations).

Quick Info

  • Currently offered by Alphacrucis: Yes
  • Course code: ANL101
  • Credit points: 10

The unit Old Testament Hebrew 1 is part of the subject area Humanities and is offered as a part of the following Awards: Bachelor of Applied Theology (Korean) (Alphacrucis College (NSW Dept. of Education)), Bachelor of Contemporary Ministry (Alphacrucis College (NSW Dept. of Education)).

Unit Content

Curriculum Objective

This course unit enables the student to begin confidently to read/exegete the Masoretic Text, by working through an introductory grammar and examining illustrative texts or textual units.

Subject Content

  1. Hebrew aleph-bet; dagesh and begad-kepat letters; vowels and matres lectionis
  2. Masoretes and the MT
  3. Nouns and adjectives
  4. Case, number and gender
  5. The triliterality of Hebrew words; definite article
  6. Prepositions
  7. Verbal patterns and aspect
  8. Object suffixes; independent personal pronouns and particles
  9. Construct chains
  10. wqtl and ‘past-tense’ narration

This course may be offered in the following formats

Face to face (Lectures, discussions, tutorials)

Please consult your course prospectus or enquire about how and when this course will be offered next at Alphacrucis College.

Assessment Methods

Weekly Tests (25%); Translation Assignment (50%, 2000 words); Exam (25%, 1 hour)

Prescribed Text

Athas, G. and I. Young. Elementary Biblical Hebrew: An introductory Grammar. Sydney: Ancient Vessel Press, 2008.

Representative References