LA003A  BIBLICAL HEBREW

3 hours per week semester 1

Aims: This subject is offered every year. The subject aims to impart a solid working knowledge of Biblical Hebrew that will form the foundation for the faithful and skillful exegesis of the Old Testament Scriptures for preaching and teaching. Experience will be gained in translating Biblical Hebrew, including the use of lexical aids. Translation from the book of Jonah will be included.

Method: Classroom instruction with regular exercises.

Textbooks:

C L Seow, A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew (Revised Edition; Abingdon, 1995).

Francis Brown, S R Driver and C A Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (Oxford, 1977).

K Elliger and W Rudolph (eds.), Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 1977).

 

LA003B  BIBLICAL HEBREW

3 hours per week semester 2

Lecturer: Greg Goswell

Aims: This subject is offered every year. The subject aims to impart a solid working knowledge of Biblical Hebrew that will form the foundation for the faithful and skillful exegesis of the Old Testament Scriptures for preaching and teaching. Experience will be gained in translating Biblical Hebrew, including the use of lexical aids. Translation from the book of Jonah will be included.

Method: Classroom instruction with regular exercises.

Textbooks:

C L Seow, A Grammar for Biblical Hebrew (Revised Edition; Abingdon, 1995).

Francis Brown, S R Driver and C A Briggs, A Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament (Oxford, 1977).

K Elliger and W Rudolph (eds.), Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 1977).

 

LA004A  NEW TESTAMENT GREEK

3 hours per week semester 1

Lecturer: Tony Bird

Description: To introduce the student to the basic elements of the Greek language of the New Testament.  This subject aims to cover at least the first half of the basic text book.

Textbook: J. Duff, The Elements of New Testament Greek,  3rd edition (CUP, 2005).

Recommended Reading: Eric Jay, New Testament Greek: An Introductory Grammar (SPCK, 1961).

 

LA004B  NEW TESTAMENT GREEK

3 hours per week semester 2

Lecturer: Tony Bird

Description: Completion of the basic text book, translation of the first four chapters of Mark’s Gospel, and familiarity with textual critical apparatus.

Textbook: J Duff, The Elements of New Testament Greek, 3rd edition (CUP, 2005).

Recommended Reading: The Greek New Testament, UBS 4th edition.