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Faculty of Arts

Hebrew

Department of Archaeology and Classical Studies
Christopher Simpson, PhD, Chair

HB101 Introductory Biblical Hebrew I 0.5

Biblical Hebrew for beginners. A study of the alphabet, and some of the basic vocabulary and grammar of the language. (Students who desire a minimal reading competence in Hebrew should continue to HB102.)

Exclusion: RE140*.

HB102 Introductory Biblical Hebrew II 0.5

A continuation of HB101. Most of the rules of grammar will be covered in this course and students will begin to read texts in the original language.

Prerequisite: HB101 (or permission of the department).
Exclusion: RE140*.

HB201 Intermediate Biblical Hebrew 0.5

Reading and grammatical analysis of selected passages from the Hebrew Bible.

Prerequisite: HB102 (or permission of the department).
Exclusion: RE260.

HB202 Ancient Semitic Texts and Inscriptions 0.5

Reading and analysis of Iron Age inscriptions and ostraca in Hebrew or closely related Canaanite dialects, including the Siloam and Mesha inscriptions and the Lachish letters, plus a selection from the Dead Sea Scrolls.

Prerequisite: HB102 (or permission of the department).
Exclusion: RE261.


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