Spring 2025
This course is designed to prepare students for further exegetical work in the Old Testament and presupposes a working knowledge of two semesters of Hebrew grammar. Students will translate Hebrew texts selected from the various genres of the Old Testament, including law, prophecy, and wisdom. In addition to learning how to make use of standard reference works and lexicons, students will also learn the basics of Hebrew verb syntax and discourse analysis. The class will also incorporate review of the important Hebrew verb paradigms covered in the prerequisite for this course.
The Rev. Dr. Don Collett bio.
Brotzman, E. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Approach. Grand Rapids: Baker, 2016. ISBN 978-1-4934-0475-9.
Elliger, K., and W. Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1977, 1997. ISBN: 978-3-4380-5224-7. (Hardback, but paperback is also acceptable—and usually cheaper).
Holladay, W. A Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1988. ISBN: 978-0-8028-3413-3.
Those who use BibleWorks will not need to purchase Holladay, since it is integrated into that program’s lexicon. A copy of the Hebrew Bible (BHS) will be necessary since BibleWorks does not offer full access to the Masorah parva, the Masorah magna, or the critical apparatus found in BHS.
Recommended Texts:
Futato, Mark. Beginning Biblical Hebrew. Winona Lake, IN: Eisenbrauns, 2003.
Joüon, P., and T. Muraoka. A Grammar of Biblical Hebrew. Rome: Pontifical Bible Institute, 2005. Revised English edition in one volume.
Kelley, Page H., Daniel S. Mynatt, and Timothy G. Crawford. The Masorah of Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia: Introduction and Annotated Glossary. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1998.
If this is your first credit class at Trinity, or you are not taking the course as part of a degree, please complete the non-matriculated application. A bachelor’s degree is required to obtain credit.
To register to audit a Master’s Level course, please complete an audit application.
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