Intro to Biblical Hebrew

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The goal of the course is to provide the student with a working knowledge of biblical Hebrew. At the end of the semester, the student will have acquired the skills needed to read independently passages directly from the Hebrew Bible, with the aid of a good grammar and lexicon. The initial teaching method is deductive; focusing on rules of grammar and syntax, forms of expression, vocabulary, and meaning. After that, the student will work from selections out of the book of Genesis, preparing annotated translations. Prerequisites: THEO111 or CORE105 Course Attributes: Jewish Studies Minor, Theology Persp / Explorations, Theology - Scripture College of Arts & Sciences Theology