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 not being organized in 2019-2020 !
Teacher(s)
SOMEBODY;
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 poetical Masoretic biblical Hebrew.
Alternating with the course LGLOR2631, the course deals with:
1. Reading of biblical prose texts with special attention being given to:
- textual criticism (practical initiation);
- linguistic study linked to the other Semitic languages;
- the main mods of expression of the Hebraic poetry;
- the historical position of the text, and its place in the development of bible thinking.
2. Reading of ancient Hebrew inscriptions (non biblical).
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 LGLOR2631, the course deals with:
1. Reading of biblical prose texts with special attention being given to:
- textual criticism (practical initiation);
- linguistic study linked to the other Semitic languages;
- the main mods of expression of the Hebraic poetry;
- the historical position of the text, and its place in the development of bible thinking.
2. Reading of ancient Hebrew inscriptions (non biblical).
The exercises (15 hours) are integrated into the lectures (30 hours) and provide the basis of the presentation of textual, linguistic and historic criticism.
Aims
At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to : | |
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At the end of this course, the student will be capable of translating and giving philological commentaries (vocabulary, morphology, and syntax) of poetical Hebrew texts. If he has already followed the course LGLOR2631, he will be able to explain the principal differences in the usage of biblical Hebrew, between prose and poetry. |
The contribution of this Teaching Unit to the development and command of the skills and learning outcomes of the programme(s) can be accessed at the end of this sheet, in the section entitled “Programmes/courses offering this Teaching Unit”.
Content
From year to year, the poetical texts chosen for study will be taken from the Psalms, Isaiah Amos and Hosea but also from Proverbs, Qohelet or Job.
The study of one or other more recent non-vocalized text (Ecclesiastics, Qumran, Mishna, etc.) will enable the student to acquire a first notion of the evolution of the Hebrew language at the end of the first millennium B.C.
The study of one or other more recent non-vocalized text (Ecclesiastics, Qumran, Mishna, etc.) will enable the student to acquire a first notion of the evolution of the Hebrew language at the end of the first millennium B.C.
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.
Other information
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Online resources
Bible Works (available as monopost in BTEC)
Bibliography
Ouvrages fondamentaux :
- 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.
- W.G.E. Watson, Classical Hebrew Poetry : a guide to its techniques, Sheffield, Academic Press, 1984
- L. Alonso Schökel, A manuel of Hebrew Poetics, Rome, P.I.B., 2000.
Ouvrages complémentaires :
- F. Brown, S.R. Driver, C.A. Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1975.
- F. Zorell, Lexicon hebraicum et aramaicum Veteris Testamenti, Rome, P.I.B., 1968.
- 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.
- D.J.A. Clines (éd.), The Dictionnary of Classical Hebrew, Sheffield, University Press, 1994-
- 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.
- W.G.E. Watson, Classical Hebrew Poetry : a guide to its techniques, Sheffield, Academic Press, 1984
- L. Alonso Schökel, A manuel of Hebrew Poetics, Rome, P.I.B., 2000.
Ouvrages complémentaires :
- F. Brown, S.R. Driver, C.A. Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament, Oxford, Clarendon Press, 1975.
- F. Zorell, Lexicon hebraicum et aramaicum Veteris Testamenti, Rome, P.I.B., 1968.
- 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.
- D.J.A. Clines (éd.), The Dictionnary of Classical Hebrew, Sheffield, University Press, 1994-
Faculty or entity
GLOR
