Class: MWF 1:20-2:10;119 Van Hise
Email: kareynolds_AT_wisc.edu
Office Phone # 262-8240
Office: 1336 Van Hise Hall
Office Hours: MWF mornings.

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I am happy to make special appointments. Please email me the day before, and we will arrange a time and place that works for both of us.

Course Objectives:
1. To increase fluency and accuracy in reading biblical Hebrew literature through (a) vocabulary building, and (b) reading and discussion of the grammar and syntax of selected texts from the Hebrew Bible
2. To gain an appreciation and critical understanding of various literary genres in the Hebrew Bible

Course Requirements:
1. Attendance: You are expected to attend each class. Three unexcused absences are allowed. Each absence in excess of three will result in a 5% reduction of your daily assignments grade.
2. Assignments: You are expected to complete the assignments for each class. Failure to do so will exclude you from participating in the class discussion that day and will be reflected in your daily assignments grade.
3. Quizzes: A quiz will be given at the beginning of class each Friday. Please see the quiz schedule, which I have posted online. Missed quizzes will be recorded as a zero. There are no make-ups except by special permission. The lowest quiz grade will be dropped when calculating your final grade.
4. Exams: Midterm on Wed Mar 16, and Final on 7:45 AM, Tues May 10. The exams will cover the texts read in class, Hebrew Grammar, and vocabulary. You must take the final at the scheduled time.
5. Readings: You must present two oral readings. The first must be 20+ verses of a poetic text. The second must be a memorized recitation of either Deuteronomy 6:4-9 or Psalm 23. These are due before March 18 and April 29 respectively.

Textbooks:
Brown, Francis, S. R. Driver, and C. A. Briggs. The New Brown-Driver-Briggs Gesenius Hebrew-English Lexicon. (Hendrickson)
K. Elliger and W. Rudolph, eds. Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. 3d ed. (Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft)

If you have trouble accessing this page, contact: Chris Dargis  (cadargis@wisc.edu)
Latest revision date: 1/14/2005 (cad)

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