Course Descriptions

Courses numbered 1000-1999 are open to freshmen; 2000-2999 to sophomores; 3000-3999 to juniors; 4000-4999 to seniors. It is recommended that students elect courses in the years for which they are listed. Freshmen will be admitted to courses above the 2000 level only with the consent of the instructor and the student’s advisor. Juniors and seniors taking freshman courses may be expected to do additional work. Any course above 4999 is a graduate course.

NOTE:
The number in parentheses following the course title indicates the semester hours of credit assigned to the course.
An H following the course number indicates an honors level course.

GHEB 5100
Biblical Hebrew [Lecture] (3)
This course takes a unique approach to introducing Old Testament Hebrew to those preparing for ministry in the 21st century.It builds on the availability of other tools (e.g., BibleWorks) that provide users with lexical and parsing information on the Hebrew text of the Old Testament. A basic assumption underlying this approach to the introduction of Old Testament Hebrew is that the student’s goal is not to teach Hebrew as a scholar, but to use it in the study of the Old Testament as a minister. The focus in this course is to gain a conceptual understanding of Old Testament Hebrew, not on memorizing all the paradigms, specific details, “rules”, and “exceptions” involved. Students will be required to memorize a basic vocabulary.

GHEB 5950
Independent Study in Hebrew [Independent Study] (1 - 3)
"Students do reading or exegesis of Hebrew under the direction of a faculty member. [Prerequisite: advisor and instructor approval required]"

GHEB 6100
Biblical Hebrew II [Lecture] (3)
This course will focus primarily on a selection of readings in Hebrew texts, representing different OT authors and books. Continued expansion of Hebrew vocabulary is another primary objective. The course will also provide an introduction to available tools, including their use in reading the Hebrew OT, exegeting texts, and pursuing word studies. Prerequisite: GHEB 5100.