Code
Undergraduate: AL1005W (Classroom) or AL1705W (Online)
Postgraduate: AL8005W (Classroom) or AL8705W (Online)
Postgraduate: AL8005W (Classroom) or AL8705W (Online)
Level
Undergraduate and Postgraduate
Discipline
Biblical Languages (AL)
Field
Humanities (A)
Prerequisites
Undergraduate: cannot be taken after passing any other biblical language unit
Postgraduate: cannot be taken after passing other biblical language units
Postgraduate: cannot be taken after passing other biblical language units
Online
Yes
Faculty
Stephen Field and Megan Turton
Class Time
Weekly:
Online pre-recorded lecture (1.5 hours), plus
Zoom discussion session (1.5 hours)
Online pre-recorded lecture (1.5 hours), plus
Zoom discussion session (1.5 hours)
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Learning outcomes
Upon successful completion of this unit, it is expected that students will be able to:
Undergraduate
- Recognise and reproduce the Hebrew and Greek alphabets
- Demonstrate an understanding of basic Hebrew and Greek grammar
- Demonstrate recognition of elementary vocabulary in biblical Hebrew and Greek
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of relevant grammatical and lexical tools
- Translate simple phrases from biblical Hebrew and Greek into English
- Utilise the resources of bible software for translation and interpretation
- Articulate issues that impact on the translation and interpretation of historical languages and their impact for exegesis.
Postgraduate
- Recognise and reproduce the Hebrew and Greek alphabets and articulate an understanding of basic Hebrew and Greek grammar.
- Identify and translate key vocabulary in Biblical Hebrew and Greek.
- Demonstrate a working knowledge of relevant grammatical and lexical tools, including the resources of Bible software, for translation and interpretation.
- Translate simple phrases from Biblical Hebrew and Greek into English with an awareness of both literal and vernacular possibilities, and of textual variants in the manuscripts.
- Articulate issues that impact on the translation and exegesis of Biblical texts and their implications for interpretation.
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Assessment
Undergraduate Classroom:
- Weekly tests (2,000 words) (50%)
- Translation and commentary on a short NT text (1,000 words) (25%)
- Translation and commentary on a short OT text (1,000 words) (25%)
Undergraduate Online:
- Weekly tests (2,000 words) (50%)
- Translation and commentary on a short NT text (1,000 words) (25%)
- Translation and commentary on a short OT text (1,000 words) (25%)
Postgraduate Classroom:
- Weekly tests (3,000 words) (50%)
- Translation and commentary on a short NT text (2,000 words) (25%)
- Translation and commentary on a short OT text (2,000 words) (25%)
Postgraduate Online:
- Weekly online tests (3,000 words) (50%)
- Translation and commentary on a short NT text (2,000 words) (25%)
- Translation and commentary on a short OT text (2,000 words) (25%)
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Recommended reading
Set texts recommended for purchase are highlighted in blue
- Accordance Bible Software (with College discount)
- Duff, Jeremy. The Elements of New Testament Greek. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 3rd ed, 2005
- Silzer, Peter James and Thomas John Finley, How Biblical Languages Work: A Student’s Guide to Learning Greek and Hebrew, Grand Rapids MI: Kregel Publications, 2004
- Zacharias, H. Daniel, Assorted online language teaching aids and apps for learning biblical languages