jcreeves@uncc.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\nCourse description<\/strong>: A\ncritical reading and translation of biblical, non-biblical, and postbiblical\nHebrew prose and poetic texts. For the\nfall semester, we will concentrate on narrative and oracular passages culled\nfrom that portion of Tanakh known as the Nevi\u2019im<\/em> or Prophets, with\noccasional attention given (where relevant) to alternative intrabiblical (or\neven extrabiblical) renditions of the assigned readings (e.g., from\nChronicles), pertinent material in the early versions (primarily Targum, but\nalso Septuagint, Vulgate, and Peshitta), Qumran and medieval manuscripts,\nrabbinic midrash, and the medieval commentaries (Rashi, Ibn Ezra, Radaq, et\nal.).<\/p>\n\n\n\nRequired textbooks:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nKurt Elliger, et al.,\neds., Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia<\/em> (Stuttgart: Deutsche Bibelstiftung, 1977), or later reprints of this\nedition. Alternatively, one may use the\nrelevant portions of the Miqra\u2019ot gedolot<\/em> or just about any other Hebrew\nedition (e.g., Koren; Kittel; Letteris) provided there is no western\ntranslation adjacent or in near proximity to the Masoretic Text.<\/p>\n\n\n\nErnst W\u00fcrthwein and Alexander Achilles Fischer, The Text of the Old Testament: An\nIntroduction to the Biblia Hebraica<\/em> (trans. Erroll F. Rhodes; 3d ed.; Grand\nRapids, Mich.: Eerdmans, 2014).<\/p>\n\n\n\nMoreover, you will also\nfind on the bookstore shelves one recommended<\/strong>\ntitle for optional purchase:<\/p>\n\n\n\nW[ilhelm]. Gesenius, E[mil]. Kautzsch, and A. E.\nCowley, Gesenius\u2019 Hebrew Grammar<\/em> (2d\ned.; Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1910). \nNumerous reprints. This is the\nstandard English-language reference grammar for biblical Hebrew. If you intend to excell in the study of\nbiblical Hebrew philology, you will need to own and frequently consult this\nbook.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSupplementary readings\nand\/or exercises will be assigned or distributed by the instructor as needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Course requirements:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\na.\nDiligent attendance and preparation<\/em>. Almost perfect attendance is an essential\nrequirement for this course. Each class\nsession builds upon the knowledge gained and skills acquired during previous\nmeetings. Moreover, oral recitation and\ngroup study comprises practically the entirety of every class session. The instructor\u2019s assessment of one\u2019s attendance,\nclass preparation, oral recitation, and verbal contribution to class\ndiscussions constitutes 100% of the final course grade for undergraduates; 80%\nof that grade for post-baccalaureates and graduates.<\/p>\n\n\n\nb.\nSeminar papers (Graduates and\npost-baccalaureates only!<\/strong>)<\/em>. Almost\nevery week during a portion of the class period, students will orally expound\nand collectively discuss the content of at least one secondary article or essay\nthat has been previously assigned by the instructor. Individual students may be asked to initiate\nand guide our discussions. The readings\nwill come from W\u00fcrthwein, the bibliography of articles provided below, and the\ninstructor. For each assigned reading, graduate and post-baccalaureate students will\nprepare and submit a written seminar paper that concisely summarizes and (if\nnecessary) critiques the major points of each assigned article or essay. Maximum length of the seminar paper will\nbe two (2) pages. The instructor\u2019s\nassessment of the seminar papers accounts for the final 20% of the course grade\nfor graduate and post-baccalaureate students.<\/p>\n\n\n\nc.\nEach student is responsible for all lectures, class discussions, assignments,\nand announcements, whether or not he\/she is present when they occur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Miscellaneous information:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\na.\nThe grading scale used in this course is as follows:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
91-95+ A = demonstrable mastery of material; can creatively synthesize<\/p>\n\n\n\n
81-90\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0B\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0=\u00a0\u00a0some proficiency in control of material & analysis<\/p>\n\n\n\n
71-80 C = satisfactory performance of assignments; little or no analysis<\/p>\n\n\n\n
61-70 D = inadequate and\/or faulty understanding of material<\/p>\n\n\n\n
0-60 F = unacceptable work<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Moreover,\na 0-70 evaluation for graduate students = U.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
b.\nOne of the requirements of this course is to complete the work of the course on\ntime. Sometimes there are legitimate\nreasons for late work\u2014an illness or other emergency. \u2018Emergency,\u2019 however, does not include your\nsocial involvements, travel plans, job schedule, disk and\/or printer failures,\nthe state of your love life, your obligations to other courses, or general\nmalaise over the state of the world. The\nworld has been in a mess as long as anyone can remember, and most of the\nworld\u2019s work is done by people whose lives are a mass of futility and\ndiscontent. If you haven\u2019t learned yet,\nyou had better learn now to work under the conditions of the world as it\nis. Therefore:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n1) All assignments are due at their announced\ndates and times. In other words (and\nplease note well!), there will be NO MAKEUP OPPORTUNITIES scheduled. All missed assignments will be averaged as a\n0 in the computation of the course grade. \nNo exceptions will be considered or granted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
2) For accounting purposes, letter grades bear the\nfollowing values: A=95; A-=92; B=85; C+=78; C=75; D=65; F,U=30. Seminar papers are assessed according\nto the following formulae: \u221a+ = A; \u221a = B; \u221a- = U. An untyped seminar paper\nautomatically receives the grade U, as do those typed submissions which violate\nthe required parameters or which the instructor deems physically unacceptable\nand\/or grammatically incomprehensible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
3) Since your diligent physical participation is\ncritical for the health of this course and its constituents, attendance at\nclass meetings will be monitored by the instructor. One or two absences are unexceptional, three\n(3) is the limit of tolerability. Each\nsuccessive absence lowers your course assessment by one letter grade; seven (7)\nor more results in an automatic F. \nPlease note that the instructor does not distinguish \u2018excused\u2019 from\n\u2018unexcused\u2019 absences. Unsanctioned late\narrivals and early departures will be tallied as absences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
4) Policy regarding Audits: the instructor\nexpects auditors (whether formally enrolled as such or not) to meet the same\nattendance, preparation, and oral participation standards as those students who\nare taking the course for credit. The\ninstructor does not expect auditors to prepare and submit any written assignments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
c.\nAssistance and solicitation of criticism is your right as a member of the\nclass. It is not a privilege to be\ngranted or withheld. Do not hesitate to\nrequest it nor wait too late in the course for it to be of help.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
HEBREW LANGUAGE AND LORE BIBLIOGRAPHY<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\nDavid H. Aaron,\n\u201cJudaism\u2019s Holy Language,\u201d in Jacob Neusner, ed., Approaches to Ancient\nJudaism, New Series: Volume Sixteen<\/em> (Atlanta: Scholars Press, 1999),\n49-107.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDavid Goodblatt,\n\u201cConstructing Jewish Nationalism: The Hebrew Language,\u201d in idem, Elements of\nAncient Jewish Nationalism<\/em> (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2006),\n49-70.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJ. A. Emerton,\n\u201cThe Problem of Vernacular Hebrew in the First Century A.D. and the Language of\nJesus,\u201d Journal of Theological Studies<\/em> n.s. 24 (1973): 1-23.<\/p>\n\n\n\nJehoshua M.\nGrintz, \u201cHebrew as the Spoken and Written Language in the Last Days of the\nSecond Temple,\u201d Journal of Biblical Literature<\/em> (= JBL<\/em>) 79 (1960): 32-47.<\/p>\n\n\n\nAvi Hurvitz, \u201cThe\nHistorical Quest for Ancient Israel and the Linguistic Evidence of the Hebrew Bible:\nSome Methodological Observations,\u201d Vetus\nTestamentum<\/em> 47 (1997): 301-15.<\/p>\n\n\n\nPaul Kahle, \u201cThe\nMasoretic Text of the Bible and the Pronunciation of Hebrew,\u201d Journal of Jewish Studies<\/em> (= JJS<\/em>) 7 (1956): 133-53.<\/p>\n\n\n\nChaim Rabin, \u201cThe\nHistorical Background of Qumran Hebrew,\u201d Scripta Hierosolymitana<\/em> 4\n(1958): 144-61.<\/p>\n\n\n\nMilka Rubin, \u201cThe\nLanguage of Creation or the Primordial Language: A Case of Cultural Polemics in\nAntiquity,\u201d JJS<\/em> 49 (1998): 306-33.<\/p>\n\n\n\nWilliam M.\nSchniedewind, \u201cQumran Hebrew as an Antilanguage,\u201d JBL<\/em> 118 (1999): 235-52.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSeth Schwartz,\n\u201cLanguage, Power and Identity in Ancient Palestine,\u201d Past and Present<\/em>\n148 (1995): 3-47.<\/p>\n\n\n\nDavid Stern, \u201cThe\nFirst Jewish Books and the Early History of Jewish Reading,\u201d Jewish Quarterly Review<\/em> 98 (2008):\n163-202.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEmanuel Tov, \u201cHebrew\nBiblical Manuscripts from the Judaean Desert: Their Contribution to Textual\nCriticism,\u201d JJS<\/em> 39 (1988): 5-37.<\/p>\n\n\n\nEdward\nUllendorff, \u201cIs Biblical Hebrew a Language?\u201d Bulletin of the School of\nOriental and African Studies<\/em> 34 (1971): 241-55.<\/p>\n\n\n\nSteve Weitzman,\n\u201cWhy did the Qumran Community Write in Hebrew?\u201d Journal of the American\nOriental Society<\/em> 119 (1999): 35-45.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Advanced Biblical Hebrew I TR 1:00-2:15 Dr. John C. Reeves 204B Macy Office hours: TR 2:30-3:30; or by appointment jcreeves@uncc.edu Course description: A critical reading and translation of biblical, non-biblical, and postbiblical Hebrew prose and poetic texts. For the fall semester, we will concentrate on narrative and oracular passages culled from that portion of Tanakh […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":454,"featured_media":0,"parent":31,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1600","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/P3kl1F-pO","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/john-reeves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1600","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/john-reeves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/john-reeves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/john-reeves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/454"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/john-reeves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1600"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/john-reeves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1600\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1611,"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/john-reeves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1600\/revisions\/1611"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/john-reeves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/31"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/pages.charlotte.edu\/john-reeves\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1600"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}