REL 176 - Beginning Biblical Hebrew II

Credits: 1

Graded Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory. Prerequisite: REL 175. In this course, students develop an introductory knowledge of classical (biblical) Hebrew grammar and vocabulary, and of how biblical language expresses itself in selected biblical passages. Student learn to read and translate simple narrative prose from the Hebrew Bible, and gain a more nuanced understanding of the life and thought of the ancient Israelites through their own language.