922-127 MCD-Biblical Hebrew: The Book of Ruth

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922-127 MCD-Biblical Hebrew: The Book of Ruth
Note	This subject is offered by the United Faculty of Theology (UFT) and the Evangelical Theological Association (ETA) as part of the Melbourne College of Divinity and special entry conditions apply. Students should approach the teaching institution of the coordinator for further details.
Availability	1st and 2nd year
Credit Points	12.5
HECS Band	1
Coordinator	Dr H Wallace & Dr M Brett
Prerequisites	922-126 MCD-Introduction to Biblical Hebrew or equivalent.
Semester	2 (view timetable)
Contact	A 2-hour lecture and a 1-hour tutorial per week
Subject Description	This subject continues the introduction to Biblical Hebrew begun in Semester 1. It covers further elements of grammar and vocabulary and consolidates translation skills by focusing on the Book of Ruth. On completion of the subject students should be able to translate basic prose texts of the Hebrew Bible; have mastered about 500 basic words in Biblical Hebrew; be able to read the Hebrew script well; and be able to discuss elementary points of grammar and textual criticism.
Assessment	Written work totalling 4000 words, comprising weekly exercises and vocabulary tests, two 150-word papers on grammatical and translational aspects of a text and a 2-hour examination.
Prescribed Texts	P Broughton, Biblical Hebrew Grammar. Whitley College, 1991.

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