Maricopa Community Colleges  REL175   19992-20045 
Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 05/25/04
REL175 19992-20045 LEC 4 Credit(s) 4 Period(s)
The Bible In Hebrew I
Introduction to and study of the Hebrew Bible (Christian Old Testament) through the elementary study of Hebrew, the language in which it was written. Prerequisites: None.
Cross-References: HEB175
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REL175   19992-20045 The Bible In Hebrew I
1. Identify the relationship among Hebrew and other Semitic languages. (I)
2. Identify the relationship between Hebrew and English. (I)
3. Identify and pronounce characters in the Hebrew alphabet. (II, III)
4. Identify all particles and articles in biblical Hebrew. (V, IX)
5. Explain the tri-literal root system of biblical Hebrew vocabulary. (I)
6. Define the 375 most common vocabulary words in the Hebrew Bible. (V, VI, VII, VIII, X, XI)
7. Identify the perfect Qal verb form in all persons. (X, XI)
8. Identify and use various tools for translation of biblical Hebrew texts (lexicons, parsing guides, grammars and syntactical guides). (X, XI, XII)
9. Translate simple texts from the Hebrew Bible. (X, XI, XII)
10. Identify the place of biblical Hebrew in historical and literary settings. (IV, XIII)
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REL175   19992-20045 The Bible In Hebrew I
    I. Hebrew and English in Language History
      II. The Hebrew Alphabet
        III. Sounds of Hebrew
            A. Consonants
            B. Guttural letters
            C. Final forms
            D. Vowel pointing
            E. Shewa
            F. Dagesh
            G. Furtive patah
          IV. The Divine Name
            V. Representative Texts of Biblical Hebrew
                A. Biblical texts
                B. Extrabiblical texts
                  1. Pseudepigrapha
                  2. Qumran
                C. Consonantal and pointed traditions
              VI. Nouns
                  A. Gender
                  B. Number
                  C. Definite article
                  D. Particle
                  E. Prepositional prefixes
                  F. Plural forms
                VII. Construct
                  VIII. Adjectives
                    IX. Participles
                      X. Unattached Prepositions
                        XI. Pronomial Suffixes
                          XII. Non-Verbal Sentences
                            XIII. Verbs: Qal Form Perfect
                                A. Qal
                                  1. Perfect
                                  2. Participle
                                  3. Infinitive
                                  4. Imperative
                                  5. Irregular
                                B. Piel
                                  1. Perfect
                                  2. Imperative
                              XIV. Prose and Poetry in Hebrew Bible
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