Head of Department:
Professor
J
. BOWMAN,l.A., B.D. (Glas.), D.Phi1.
(Oxon).ORDINARY DEGREE
( Details for the honours degree are set out at the end of this section. ) sцвJEстS OFFERED
Hebrew part IA and parts I, II, III.
Arabic parts I, II, III.
Biblical Literature and Antiquities parts I, II, III.
Middle Eastern. Thought and Culture parts I, II, III.
Note for Country Students
Students wishing to enrol for external study in:
Biblical Literature I, II, IIT
Middle Eastern Thought and Culture I, II, III
may aпangе with the Secretary, Department of Semitic Studies, 25 Royal Parade, Parkville, N.2. for an interview with the lecturer in charge of external studies.
Seminars and tutorials for external students will be held at intervals during the year, in Melbourne. Intending students should apply for information about these arrangements to the secretary as soon as possible.
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17. HEBREW PART IA
A course of four lectures and one tutorial per week throughout the year.
This course assumes that students have some reading knowledge of Hebrew which is nor rally acquired by attendance at the Summer School conducted by the Department. It is intended for both full-time and part-time students who do not propose to proceed beyond First Year in Hebrew. It does not qualify students to proceed to Hebrew part II, but is recommended as a preliminary to Hebrew part I.
SYLLABUS
Grammar and vocabulary of Biblical Hebrew. Translation from and into Biblical Hebrew. Either an introduction to Biblical Archaeology or an introduction to Pentateuchal Criticism.
BOOKS
Prescribed texts:
Genesis, chaps. 1-4, 6-9, 40-44; Ex. chaps. 1-4. (Any edition of the Massoretic Hebrew text.)
Kenyon, K.—Archaeology in the Holy Land. (2nd ed., Benn, 1964.) Broadribb, D.—Beginning Biblical Hebrew. (Melb., 1965.)
Harrison, R. K.-Teach Yourself Hebrew. (Teach Yourself Series.) Langenscheidt—Hebrew-English Dictionary.
Recommended for reference:
Smith, N.
H. Notes
on the Hebrew Text of Genesis, I-VIII.Notes on the Hebrew Text of Genesis, XL-XLIV.
EXAMINATION. One 3-hour paper.
18. HEBREW PART I
A course of three lectures and one tutorial per week throughout the year.
Students who before their enrolment have not reached leaving or matriculation standard in Hebrew may be required to give evidence of ability to follow the course.
Sufficient knowledge can be acquired in Hebrew part IA. External studies are not available.
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SYLLAВUs
A study of Biblical texts and History will be compulsory for all students. In addition students must choose one of the following options:
( a) Modern Hebrew (b) Post-Biblical Hebrew (c) Additional Biblical Hebrew.
(a) Modern Hebrew will consist of a study of selected modern texts together with grammar and prose styles of Modern Hebrew. Tuition will be given in modern conversational idioms.
(b ) Post-Biblical Hebrew will consist of a study of selected post-Biblical material together with a study of early post-Biblical prose style.
(c) Biblical Hebrew will consist of a study of selected Biblical texts together with work on grammar and prose styles, and the study of Exegesis.
BOOKS
Prescribed texts ( general)
Judges, chaps. 7-9; II Samuel, chaps. 9-15; I Kings, chaps. 17-19.
In addition:
Option (a) : Selections from the writings of Kimhi, Bar-Joseph, Bialik (Poetry and Prose) and others according to a collection by I. Radai.
Option (b): Mishnah Rosh ha-Shanah.
Option (c) : Psalms 14, 40, 57, 60, 70, 108, 130, 137.
N.B. Hebrew Bible. (Any Massoretic text edition; Kittel edition is especially recommended.)
For History and commentaries the students are referred to the relevant material in the bibliography of the Biblical Literature and Antiquities part I course.
Recommended for reference:
Koehler, L. and Baumgartner, W.—Lexicon in V.T. Libros. (Brill, 1953.) Cowley, A.
E.—Gesenius Hebrew Grammar.
(2nd English ed, О.U.P., 1910.) Pfeiffer, R.H. Introduction to the Old Testament.
(Black, 1952.)Brown, Driver, and Briggs-Hebrew and English Lexicon of the Old Testament.
(O.U.P., 1908.)
Murtonen, A.—A Concise Grammar for Biblical Hebrew. (Melb., 1962.) Kaufman, J. S. (ed.
)—English-Hebrew Dictionary.
(Dvir, Tel-Aviv, 1929.) Weiser,A.—The Psalms. (S.C.M. Press,
Lond. )In addition students are advised to read the relevant material from the reference bibliography of the Biblical Literature and Antiquities part I course.
EXAMINATION. Two 3-hour papers.
19. HEBREW PART II
A course of three lectures and one tutorial per week throughout the yeás.
External studies are not available.
SYLLABUS
A study of Biblical texts and history will be compulsory for all students who in addition must choose one of the following options:
(a) Modern Hebrew (b) Post-Biblical Hebrew (c) Additional Biblical Hebrew.
(a) ,Modern Hebrew will continue study of selections from Modem Hebrew literature of various styles. Prose composition in Modern Hebrew, Modern Hebrew syntax, and tuition in spoken Modern Hebrew will be taken.
(b) The Post-Biblical Hebrew option will consist of a study of basic Qumran documents, Biblical exegesis of the early centuries of this era and selections from the Mishnah.
(c) The Biblical Hebrew option will continue special study of Biblical material together with syntax and prose composition in Biblical styles, and the study of Exegesis.
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FACULTY OF ARTS HANDBOOK
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Prescribed texts (general)
II Kings, chaps. 18-25; Amos; Joel; Psalms, 14, 40, 57, 60, 70, 108, 130, 137.
In addition:
Option (a) : Selections from Shamir, Tschemichowski, Bialik, and Ahad Ha-Am.
(According to a collection by I. Radai.)
Option ( b ) : Rosh ha-Shan; Zadokite Fragments; Breshith Rabba.
Option (c) : Zadokite Fragments; Deut. chaps., 28-34.
Prescribed books:
Weiser, A. The
Psalms.Streck, H. L.—Introduction to the Talmud and Midrash. ( Jewish Pub!. Soc., Philad., 1938.)
Caster, T. H.—The
Scriptures of the Dead Sea Sect. (Seeker & Warburg, 1957.)Ben-or Orinowsky, A.—Toledot
Hasifrut Hahadasha (3 vols. ). ( Tel-Aviv,1946.)
Ch. Rabin—The Zadokite Documents. (2nd ed., Oxford.) Murtonen, A.—Annotated
Translation of Zadokite Fragments.Burrows, M.—The
Dead Sea Scrolls. ( London, 1956.) The International CriticalCommentary in its relevant parts.
Students are also referred to the relevant material in the bibliography for the Biblical Literature and Antiquities part II course.
EXAMINATION. Two 3-hour papers.
20. HEBREW PART III
A course of three lectures and one tutorial per week throughout the year.
External studies are not availa
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SYLLAВUs
A study of comparative grammar, prose composition and prescribed Biblical texts will be compulsory for al students. In addition students must choose one of the following options:
(a) Mediaeval and Modem Hebrew (b ) Post-Biblical Hebrew
(c) Additional Biblical Hebrew.
(a) Mediaeval and Modem Hebrew option will consist of a study of advanced texts, advanced prose composition in Modern Hebrew and essays on mediaeval Jewish philosophers, and Israeli writers and their works.
(b) The post-Biblical Hebrew option will consist of advanced study of selected Hebraic writings of the first two centuries A.D. and essays on Dead Sea Scrolls research.
(c) The Biblical Hebrew option will continue a special study of selected Biblical literature in the original, together with work on advanced Biblical prose composition and studies on topics of Biblical literature, and Exegesis.
BOOKS
Prescribed texts (general):
Job, chaps. 1-8; Lamentations; Deut., chaps. 28-34; Nahum.
In addition:
Option (a)r Selections from writings of Barash, Shimoni, Agnon.
Option (b
) : Selections from the Dead Sea Scrolls: Habakkuk commentary;Hodayoth; Selections from Wertheimer's Batte Midrashoth.
Option (c) : Isaiah 47-53; Job 37-42.
Recommended for reference:
Barthélémу, and Milk, J. T.—Discoveries in the Judaean Desert. (O.U.P., 1955.) Sukenik, E. L.—The
Dead Sea Scrolls of Hebrew University. (Hebrew Univer-sity, Jerusalem, 1956.)
Mansoor, M.—The Thanksgiving Hymns. (Brill, Leiden, 1961.) Cross, F. M., Jr.—The Ancient Library of Qumran. (London, 1958.)
The International Critical Commentary in its relevant parts.Students are also referred to the bibliography for Hebrew part II.
EXAMINATION. Two 3-hour papers.
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21. ARABIC PART I