The Class of 2005
The Class of 2005 • 6 May 2005 (sans Peter)
	The Final Vocabulary Quiz • 6 May 2005

Calendar of Assignments — Spring 2005

Homework Index

Week 11 • 2–6 May 2005

Week 10 • 25–29 April 2005

Week 9 • 18–22 April 2005

Week 8 • 11–15 April 2005

Week 7 • 21–25 Mar 2005

Week 6 • 14–18 Mar 2005

Week 5 • 7–11 Mar 2005

Week 4 • 28 Feb – 4 Mar 2005

Week 3 • 21–25 Feb 2005

Week 2 • 14–18 Feb 2005

Week 1 • 7–11 Feb 2005

Revised Class Schedule — Overview

This is the revised schedule for the remainder of the course. Of particular interest is the change in Class Exam 2,

which is now scheduled for the 10th week instead of the 11th week. Last updated: Monday, 2 May 2005

April		Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
8.	11–15	Weak Verbs Niphal	Weak Verbs Piel	Text Criticism Witnesses 1	Practice Inflection	Vocab Quiz 7 Jonah 4
9.	18–22	Weak Verbs Hiphil 1	Weak Verbs Hiphil 2	Text Criticism Witnesses 2	Consolidation of Weak Verbs	Vocab Quiz 8 Jonah 1–4 Due
10.	25–29	Pron. Suffixes Verbs — Perf	Review for Class Exam 2	Text Criticism Procedure	Class Exam 2	Vocab Quiz 9 Hebrew Poetry
May		Monday	Tuesday	Wednesday	Thursday	Friday
11.	2–6	MAY DAY. No class, so very sad.	Pron. Suffixes Verbs — Imp, Imv, Inf.	Text Criticism Jonah	Jonah 4 Hebrew Poetry Jonah 2	Vocab Quiz 10 Review for Final Celebration
REVISION WEEK (9–13 May)
EXAMINATIONS (16–25 May)

Week 11
Monday — 2 May 2005 Return to Homework Index
NO CLASS:	MAY DAY
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 9.
Tuesday — 3 May 2005 Return to Homework Index
Note:	The following is the homework to be done following Tuesday’s lecture. You do not need to come to class having done any of this although if you have time to do the reading you will be better prepared for the lecture.
Reading:	Basics — 19. Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs • 19:6–9, 14 Seow — XXII.1. The Imperfect and Imperative with Object Suffixes • pp. 247–49
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 19. Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs • Parsing: Part 2, all • Parsing: Part 3, all Verb Practice 7: Qal Imperfect, Converted Imperfect, Jussive and Cohortative Verbs With and Without Suffixes • This will be handed out in class on Tuesday. • all
Wednesday — 4 May 2005 • Text Criticism 3: Jonah Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Handouts • Baldwin has text crititical comments on both 2:4 and 2:5 • The NET bible has text critical comments on both 2:4 and 2:5 (English 2:3 and 2:4) • Sasson has text critical comments on 2:5 • Allen has text critical comments on 2:4 (By the way, Allen’s handout discusses the whole of the imbedded psalm and so will be nice preparation for Thursday’s class on Jonah 2.)
Exercises:	Text Criticism in Jonah • I want us to look at the more significant variants in Jonah (Jonah 2:4 and 2:5) and make sure that we can construct arguments for both the MT and for the proposed annotations. On Tuesday I will provide you with some handouts of discussions in commentaries on the more significant variants. Please read through these discussions and construct arguments for each position. Because time is short, I do not want us to spend time trying to convince one another about which reading is the best reading. I am more concerned with you being able to construct the best argument for both sides. Only when both sides of the argument are clearly outlined does it make sense to begin choosing which reading is best. Please write your arguments out. BHS Critical Apparatus for Jonah • There are about 14 entries in the critical apparatus of the BHS for Jonah. Go through each of these and make sure you are able to explain the text critical annotations for each entry. Scott’s A Simiplified Guide to the BHS will give you all of the Latin you need to work through this. I would encourage you to write this out.
What to Bring:	BHS if you have one.
Thursday — 5 May 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Work through your translation of Jonah 2 and spend some time considering the poetic structure of vv. 3–10. We will spend a good deal of the class looking at Jonah 2 in light of Hebrew poetry.
Grammar Quiz:	None
Friday — 6 May 2005 Return to Homework Index
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 9
Review for Final	We will spend a little time going over what you will encounter on the file and where to focus your revision.
Celebration	Bring some stuff.
Hebrew 2½	Hebrew Scrabble

Week 10
Monday — 25 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reminder:	Class Exam 2 on Thursday See Friday for Preparation of Jonah 2:3–10
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 9.
Tuesday — 26 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Pronominal Suffixes — Types A, B, and C (Click for table)
Reading:	Basics — 19. Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs • 19:1–5 • Note that our nomenclature is slightly different from that presented in Basics. We will be using the Type A, B, and C categories.
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 19. Pronominal Suffixes on Verbs • Parsing: Part 1, all Verb Practice 7. Perfect Verbs with Pronominal Suffixes — Qal and the Derived Stems • This will be handed out in class on Monday. • all
Wednesday — 27 April 2005 • Text Criticism 3: Principles and Procedures Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Handout: “Principles and Practice of Textual Criticism” from Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1994. • This is a fairly short chapter, just ten pages. So read the whole chapter, paying particular attention to the principles that are discussed in the section entitled, Evaluation of Variants on pages 126–129. Handout: “Textual Commentary on the Book of Ruth” from Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1994. • In addition, I would like you to read through Brotzman’s discussions of a handful of the textual variants in the first chapter of Ruth. This will give you some sense of how the principles of textual criticism are applied in specific situations. I will give you pages 133–39 but do not read everything in these pages, just the following variants: 1:1a, 1:1b; 1:14a; 1:19a, 1:19b. • As you follow the discussions make sure you can decipher the notations in the BHS for each variant. • I will also provide you with a copy of the first page of Ruth from the BHS.
What to Bring:	BHS if you have one.
Thursday — 28 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Class Exam:	The class exam will focus upon two main areas —translation and parsing of verbal forms, though of course a host of other skills and information will be assessed within these two main areas: ability to figure out the triconsonantal root, familiarity with the BDB. I haven’t yet decided but I think it likely that there will be a few questions on grammar and syntax and certain constructions, e.g., the function of a vav consecutive form or of an infinitive construct preceded by a bound preposition, etc. At this point, I am looking primarily at going with sight passages and providing translation helps for infrequent words or forms, for proper names, etc. The translation helps will not, however, always give you the translation but will provide you with enough information to allow you to apply your knowledge. For example, I might simply give the triconsonantal root for a verb expecting you to figure out the form and/or be able to look it up in the dictionary. I might, for instance, tell you that something is spelled defectively if it is a familiar word that looks foreign because it has lost its vowel letter. As for pronominal suffixes on verbs, I do not plan on glossing every verb form that has a pronominal suffix, even if we haven’t covered it specifically in class, but only those that are particularly confusing because in many cases I think that if you are familiar enough with your strong verb conjugations you will be able to see that a verb form has a pronominal suffix.
Friday — 29 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Hebrew Poetry — Jonah 2:3–10 • We are going to focus upon some aspects of Hebrew poetry with special reference to Jonah 2. So please spend some significant time reviewing Jonah 2; the more familiar you are with the Hebrew of Jonah 2 the more fruitful will be our class. I would encourage you to read through Jonah 2 everyday this week and spend time looking at potential structural and poetic features of Jonah (e.g., parallelism).
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 9
Hebrew 2½	Exodus 2:1–10

Week 9
Monday — 18 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Announcement: Reminder:	Today Dr. Davila will be sitting in on the lecture to observe. This Friday your final translation of Jonah is due.
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 8.
Tuesday — 19 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Basics — 30. The Hiphil Stem — Strong Verbs • Review the formation and diagnostics for strong verbs in the Hiphil stem
Reading:	Basics — 31. The Hiphil Stem — Weak Verbs • 31.1–16
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 31. The Hiphil Stem — Weak Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing: Part 1, odd • Parsing: Part 2, odd
Translation:	Psalm 31:22–23 Compare Jonah 2:3
Wednesday — 20 April 2005 • Text Criticism 2: More Witnesses Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Handout: “Ancient Versions of the Old Testament” from Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1994. • Last week we looked at the transmission of the Old Testament in Hebrew, up to the present. This week we are going to look at the transmission of the Old Testament in other languages. In particular we are going to focus upon the Greek recensions. • In preparation, therefore, please reread pp. 42–46 from last week, and then read the above handout, “Ancient Versions of the Old Testament.” Please read the whole chapter, but pay particular attention to the section on Greek versions, pp. 72–80.
What to Bring:	BHS if you have one.
Thursday — 21 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Basics — 31. The Hiphil Stem — Weak Verbs • 31.1–16
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 31. The Hiphil Stem — Weak Verbs • Parsing: Part 1, even • Parsing: Part 2, even
Translation:	Work on your final translation of Jonah 1–4 to be handed in on Friday.
Grammar Quiz:	None
Friday — 22 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Final Translation of Jonah 1–4 to be handed in for formative assessment.
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 8
Hebrew 2½	Exodus 2:1–10

Week 8
Monday — 11 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	None
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 7. NOTE. Since we didn’t have a vocabulary quiz during week 7, the vocabulary list number no longer corresponds to the week number.
Tuesday — 12 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Basics — 24. The Niphal Stem — Strong Verbs • Review the formation and diagnostics for strong verbs in the Niphal stem
Reading:	Basics — 25. The Niphal Stem — Weak Verbs • 25.1–13
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 25a. The Niphal Stem — Weak Verbs BasicsWB — 25b. The Niphal Stem — Weak Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd
Translation:	Exodus 32:12–14 • Compare Jonah 3:10
Wednesday — 13 April 2005 • Text Criticism 1: History and Witnesses Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Handout: “Transmission of the Old Testament in Hebrew” from Brotzman, Ellis R. Old Testament Textual Criticism: A Practical Introduction, Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1994.
What to Bring:	To be announced
Thursday — 14 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Review:	Basics — 26. The Piel Stem — Strong Verbs • Review the formation and diagnostics for strong verbs in the Piel stem
Reading:	Basics — 27. The Piel Stem — Weak Verbs • 27.1–12
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 27a. The Piel Stem — Weak Verbs BasicsWB — 27b. The Piel Stem — Weak Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd
Translation:	Gen 19:21, 24–25 • Compare Jonah 3:4
Grammar Quiz:	None
Friday — 15 April 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Jonah 4:1–11
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 7
Hebrew 2½	Exodus 2:1–10 (Postponed till 22 April)

Week 7 Since we are having an exam this week, I am not going to introduce any new material. Instead I want to review, revise, and consolidate everything that we have been focusing upon this semester, with most of the attention being paid to the strong verb in all of its stems and conjugations. There is just one week left before Easter break; so let’s hang in there for one more week. Look below at Thursday to see the sorts of things I plan on having you do for the exam and some suggestions for review.
Monday — 21 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	None
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 6
Tuesday — 22 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	To be announced
Exercises:	To be announced
Wednesday — 23 March 2005 • Exam Preparation Return to Homework Index
Reading:	To be announced
What to Bring:	To be announced
Thursday — 24 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Class Exam:	The class exam will focus upon three areas: I haven’t designed the exam yet, and so I may make some changes but the following will give you a fairly good idea of what sorts of things will be expected. A. Parsing and Translation — All Stems (Answer 10 out of 13) • Be able to parse any strong verb, in any of its stems and in any of its forms. • In terms of preparation, you can go through the BasicsWB and work through the parsing sections of each of the chapters that we did. B. Inflection — Qal, Niphal, Piel, Hiphil (Answer 8 out of 10) • Be able to inflect any strong verb, in any of its stems and in any of its forms. • This will take two forms. (1) I will you a Hebrew root and ask you to, e.g., form the Hiphil Imperfect 2MS. (2) I will give you an English translation, e.g., I was slaughtered, and ask you to give the Hebrew in the appropriate form. This will involve knowing vocabulary and what the different stems do, e.g., causative and intensive, active and passive, etc. • In terms of preparation, practice writing out all of the verbal paradigms. Practice sheets are available here. You may also want to go through the BasicsWB and work through the Inflection and perhaps the Hebrew Composition sections of the chapters that we did. Often I had you do the odd and so the even are available for you. • Based upon what we have done in class, the imperfect seems to be the most difficult, primarily with respect to the vowels, so this would be an area to practice on. • Here are the two PowerPoint presentations I have used this week to prepare you for inflecting: Consolidating the Perfect and Inflecting the Perfect and the Imperfect • Also see this website with its flash animations may be of help in terms of inflecting verbs. C. Translation — Sight Passages and Jonah 1 • Be prepared to translate phrases, sentences, and longer passages. Now while the Parsing and Inflection sections will focus upon strong verbs, the Translation section will include weak verbs as well, those that we have repeatedly come across. You will also remember that we spent a week on weak verbs in the Qal so those are fair game as well. • Some of what you translate you will have seen before, either in your homework or in Jonah; there will also be some sight passages that you have not seen. • In terms of preparation, I would spend some time translating. Again, there are plenty of translation exercises available in the BasicsWB that you can use. Also review Jonah 1. • NOTE: You will be allowed to use your BDB lexicon on the translation section. So make sure you can easily find your way around the BDB. No other materials or lexicons will be allowed. Vocabulary. I would also make sure that you are up to speed with your vocabulary through Week 6.
Friday — 25 March 2005 • NO CLASS Return to Homework Index
Translation:	No Translation
Vocabulary Quiz:	No Vocabulary Exam
Hebrew 2½	No Hebrew 2½ until April 15

Week 6
Monday — 14 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	None
Vocabulary:	Begin working on Vocabulary List 6
Tuesday — 15 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 30. The Hiphil Stem — Strong Verbs • 30.1–15
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 30. The Hiphil Stem — Strong Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd • More Diagnostics, all • Translation, all • Bible Translation, 1 and 18
Wednesday — 16 March 2005 • TBA Return to Homework Index
Reading:	To be announced
What to Bring:	To be announced
Thursday — 17 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Reading:	Basics — 32. The Hophal Stem — Strong Verbs • 32.1–9
Exercises:	BasicsWB — 32. The Hophal Stem — Strong Verbs • Diagnostics, all • Parsing, odd • More Diagnostics, all • Translation, none (instead work on your Jonah translation for this week) • Bible Translation, none (instead work on your Jonah translation for this week)
Grammar Quiz:	Be able to write out from memory the following forms in the Hiphil stem for any strong verb (excluding stative verbs). See the chart on page 352 for these forms. • Hiphil Perfect • Hiphil Imperfect • Hiphil Imperative • Hiphil Infinitive Construct • Hiphil Infinitive Absolute • Hiphil Participle (msa, fsa, mpa, fpa)
Friday — 18 March 2005 Return to Homework Index
Translation:	Jonah 3:1–10
Vocabulary Quiz:	Vocabulary List 6
Hebrew 2½	Genesis 1:24–2:4a

Week 5