CLAS-HEB 130AR / HDS 1625 – Rapid Reading Classical Hebrew I

CLAS-HEB 130AR / HDS 1625 – Rapid Reading Classical Hebrew I

Semester: Fall
Offered: 2023
Course Head: Andrew Teeter   Instructor: TBA
Meeting Time: Th 12:00pm – 2:00pm

This course is designed to assist students in increasing their speed and fluency while reading biblical prose in preparation for graduate level seminars and future study. It will also deepen their knowledge of Hebrew syntax, solidify the Hebrew verbal system, and expand their biblical Hebrew vocabulary. Students will learn and practice useful skills relevant to studying Biblical Hebrew in graduate school and beyond, including reading the critical apparatus of the BHS and interpreting the Masorah. This course is designed to cover large areas of biblical Hebrew narrative while also allowing the students to engage with current scholarship within the field of Hebrew Bible.

Recommended Prep: Classical Hebrew AA/AB sequence, CH 120A, and 120B, or equivalent.

Offered jointly with: Harvard Divinity School as HDS 1625

For more details please visit the Harvard Course Catalog.