LgJ402 Biblical Hebrew II

Faculty of Arts
Spring 2020
Extent and Intensity
1/1/0. 4 credit(s). Recommended Type of Completion: k (colloquium). Other types of completion: z (credit).
Teacher(s)
Mgr. Simona Pöder Innerhofer, Ph.D. (lecturer)
doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D. (lecturer)
Guaranteed by
doc. PhDr. Bc. Ondřej Šefčík, Ph.D.
Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Supplier department: Department of Linguistics and Baltic Languages – Faculty of Arts
Timetable
Thu 12:00–12:50 J22, Thu 13:00–13:50 J22
Course Enrolment Limitations
The course is also offered to the students of the fields other than those the course is directly associated with.
The capacity limit for the course is 40 student(s).
Current registration and enrolment status: enrolled: 0/40, only registered: 0/40, only registered with preference (fields directly associated with the programme): 0/40
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Course objectives
The aim of the course is to acquaint students with more advanced grammar of Biblical Hebrew in general, linguistic, literary and historical context. During the lessons, the students will learn about the other grammar and vocabulary of this language, they will be able to read the simpler passages from the Hebrew Bible and also translate them. Great emphasis is put on practising grammar.
Learning outcomes
After completing this course, the student will be able: • find the verb according to its root • use elementary vocabulary • use basic grammatical rules • recognize the verbal root word and derive from it the meanings of other verb forms • suffixes and their usage in Hebrew • some prepositions with pronominal suffixes • regular verb in perfect • regular verb in imperfect • imperative
Syllabus
  • The lessons will be divided into grammatical and literary part: • find the verb according to its root • use elementary vocabulary • use basic grammatical rules • recognize the verbal root word and derive from it the meanings of other verb forms • suffixes and their usage in Hebrew • some prepositions with pronominal suffixes • regular verb in perfect • regular verb in imperfect • imperative
Literature
  • Wilhelm Gesenius, Hebräische Grammatik, 28. Auflage (Neubearbeitung durch Emil Kautzsch), Vogel, Leipzig 1909:
  • Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, ISBN 978-3-438-05218-6
  • PRUDKÝ, Martin. Cvičebnice biblické hebrejštiny. 1. vyd. Praha: Scriptum, 1992. 334 s. ISBN 80-85528-17-7.
  • WEINGREEN, J. Učebnice biblické hebrejštiny. Translated by Mlada Mikulicová - Josef Hermach. 1. čes. vyd. Praha: Karolinum, 1997. 357 s. ISBN 8071843458.
  • Klíma, Otakar - Segert, Stanislav. Mluvnice hebrejštiny a aramejštiny.Praha : Nakladatelství ČSAV, 1956.
  • Pípal, Blahoslav. Hebrejsko-český slovník ke Starému zákonu. Skriptum Komenského bohoslovecké fakulty, Praha : ÚCN - Kalich, 1974.
  • Abraham Even-Shoshan. A New Concordance of the Bible (Jerusalem: Kiryat-Sefer), 1990. G. Pratico, M. Van Pelt. Basics of Biblical Hebrew (Grand Rapids: Zondervan), 2004.
Teaching methods
Součástí výuky bude vysvětlení základní gramatiky biblické hebrejštiny, čtení a interpretace literárních textů. V hodinách budou časté diskuze a skupinová práce s překlady.
Assessment methods
Text preparation for lessons (interpretation, short translations, reading of materials before the lesson etc.), 60% attendance, presentation on a chosen topic.
Language of instruction
Czech
Further Comments
Study Materials
The course is taught annually.
The course is also listed under the following terms Spring 2021, Spring 2022.
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