Note from June 29, 2020
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
Although we do not yet know how long the social distancing related to the Covid-19 pandemic will last, and regardless of the changes that had to be made in the evaluation of the June 2020 session in relation to what is provided for in this learning unit description, new learnig unit evaluation methods may still be adopted by the teachers; details of these methods have been - or will be - communicated to the students by the teachers, as soon as possible.
5 credits
30.0 h + 15.0 h
Q2
This biannual learning unit is being organized in 2019-2020
Teacher(s)
Haelewyck Jean-Claude;
Language
French
Prerequisites
LGLOR1631/1631A or LGLOR1632/1632A. In certain cases the admission to the course can be based on a practical test of competence organised by the lecturer.
Main themes
In-depth study of prose Massoretic biblical Hebrew.
Alternating with the course LGLOR2632, the course deals with:
1. Reading of biblical prose texts with special attention being given to:
The exercises (15 hours) are integrated into the lectures (30 hours) and provide the basis of the presentation of textual, linguistic and historic criticism.
Alternating with the course LGLOR2632, the course deals with:
1. Reading of biblical prose texts with special attention being given to:
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textual criticism (practical initiation);
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linguistic study linked to the other Semitic languages;
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the historical position of the text, and its place in the development of bible thinking.
The exercises (15 hours) are integrated into the lectures (30 hours) and provide the basis of the presentation of textual, linguistic and historic criticism.
Content
From year to year, the prose texts chosen for study will be taken from Genesis, Judges, Samuel but also from more recent books (for example Ruth and Esther).
The study of one or other ancient inscription (Stela of Mesha, inscription of Siloah, ostrakon of Lakish) will enable the student to acquire a first idea of Hebrew literature of the pre-exile epoch.
The study of one or other ancient inscription (Stela of Mesha, inscription of Siloah, ostrakon of Lakish) will enable the student to acquire a first idea of Hebrew literature of the pre-exile epoch.
Teaching methods
Class study of Hebrew texts which the students will have already prepared. During the study of these texts, shorts interventions by the lecturer will point out the textual criticism, morphology and syntax, as well as the historical aspects of the language.
Evaluation methods
Oral exam (20 minutes + 90 minutes preparation): translation of 2 biblical texts explained during the lessons and 1 unknown biblical text. Explanation of some morphological forms and syntactical peculiarities.
The use of working tools (textbook, dictionary, grammar) is allowed.
The use of working tools (textbook, dictionary, grammar) is allowed.
Online resources
Bible Works (available as monopost in BTEC)
Bibliography
Ouvrages fondamentaux :
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P. Joüon, Grammaire de l'hébreu biblique, Rome, P.I.B., 1965 ou P. Joüon, T. Muraoka, A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Rome, P.I.B., 2006.
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B.T. Arnorld, A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax, New York, Cambridge University Press, 2003.
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A. Niccacci, The Syntax of the Verb in Classical Hebrew Prose, Sheffield Academic Press, 1991.
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F. Brown, S.R. Driver, C.A. Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1975.
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F. Zorell, Lexicon hebraicum et aramaicum Veteris Testamenti, Rome, P.I.B., 1968.
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L. Koehler, W. Baumgartner, Hebräisches und aramäisches Lexikon zum Alten Testament, Leiden, Brill, 1967-1996 = The Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, 1994-2000.
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D.J.A. Clines (éd.), The Dictionnary of Classical Hebrew, Sheffield, University Press, 1994
Faculty or entity
GLOR