HEB X80C HEB 380C Topics in Hebrew Language 3 Hours
3 Lecture Hours 0 Lab Hours
Taught in English with readings in Hebrew. Three lecture hours a week for one semester.
Pre/Corequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.
Grading: Student Option
Repeatable for credit: May be repeated for credit when the topics vary.
Academic Level: Doctoral
Topic 2: Advanced Readings in Modern Hebrew.
Topic 3: Dead Sea Scrolls: Language and Literature.
Topic 4: Biblical Aramaic.
Topic 5: Mishnaic Hebrew/Talmud Aramaic.
Topic 6: Targumic Aramaic. Examines Aramaic translations of the Hebrew bible that contain many exegetical deviations from the Hebrew text, and provide a glimpse of Jewish theology at the time of their composition. Additional prerequisite: Some knowledge of Hebrew is recommended.
Topic 7: Biblical Hebrew: Book of Job.
Topic 8: Biblical Hebrew.
Topic 9: Syriac. Study of the eastern Aramaic dialect that was spoken in the ancient Near East until the Muslim occupation. Examines the use of the dialect as a vehicle for Christianity in the East; its use in poetry, science, and philosophy; and its influence on Arabic. Covers the essentials of Syriac grammar for the purpose of reading Syriac texts.
Topic 10: Classical Ethiopic. Study of the fourth-century language of the Semitic people who lived in what is now Ethiopia and Eritrea. Covers the alphabet and grammar needed for reading translations of the Bible and other texts.
Topic 11: Ugaritic. Study of the West Semitic language from the city of Ugarit in what is now Syria, which was spoken from the fourteenth through twelfth century BC. Covers the essentials of grammar needed for reading Ugaritic texts.
Topic 12: Introduction to the Structure of Semitic Languages. Covers the grammatical structure of a number of ancient and modern Semitic languages (such as Akkadian, Biblical Hebrew, Ethiopic, and Modern Aramaic) and of the family of languages as a whole.
Topic 21: The Bible in Hebrew: Genesis through Deuteronomy. Read and analyze Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, and Deuteronomy in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew I) and 380C (Topic 21) may not both be counted.
Topic 22: The Bible in Hebrew: Joshua through Chronicles. Read and analyze the Books of Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Kings, and Chronicles in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew II) and 380C (Topic 22) may not both be counted.
Topic 23: The Bible in Hebrew: Isaiah through Book of Twelve. Read and analyze the Books of Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, and the Book of the Twelve in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew III) and 380C (Topic 23) may not both be counted.
Topic 24: The Bible in Hebrew: Psalms through Nehemiah. Read and analyze the Books of Psalms, Proverbs, Job, Song of Songs, Ruth, Lamentations, Ecclesiastes, Esther, Daniel, Ezra, and Nehemiah in Hebrew. Hebrew 380C (Topic: Bible in Hebrew IV) and 380C (Topic 24) may not both be counted.