HCL 6/410 Biblical Hebrew I

Lectures: Mondays & Wednesdays at 11:00am - 1:00pm Eastern Time

Credit Hours: 4

Cost: $720 Audit; $2,780 Credit

Recorded Lectures: Yes

Description

This course assumes no prior knowledge of Hebrew and teaches the student the basics of classical Hebrew phonology, morphology, and syntax, including the fundamentals of the writing system. The most basic vocabulary will be learned, including the 500 most frequently occurring words in the Hebrew Bible. The student will also be introduced to some of the basics of translation theory.

Objectives

By the end of the course, a student should be able to:

• correctly pronounce the Hebrew words in a verse of the Bible;
• have a basic idea of Hebrew grammar;
• know all of the vocabulary occurring 500 or more times in the Hebrew Bible;
• know all of the binyanim of the strong verb; and
• use commentaries and tools that assume a knowledge of biblical Hebrew.

Equivalencies

• Language - Hebrew

Instructor

Dallas Paetzold: B.S. in Secondary Math Education and Physical Education, West Texas State (A&M) University; M.A. in Biblical History and Geography, Jerusalem University College. Published author. Began teaching at JUC in 2023.