Hebrew Language and Literature
A.Y. 2020/2021
Learning objectives
The course aims at introducing the students to Biblical Hebrew through the study of the alphabet and of the basic topics of the grammar, along with a guided reading of simple texts
Expected learning outcomes
Knowledge of the alphabet and the basic grammar of the Hebrew language. Development of the reading and comprehension skills regarding the texts explained during the lessons; recognition of the main grammatical structures.
Lesson period: First semester
Assessment methods: Esame
Assessment result: voto verbalizzato in trentesimi
Single course
This course cannot be attended as a single course. Please check our list of single courses to find the ones available for enrolment.
Course syllabus and organization
Single session
Lesson period
First semester
The lessons will be held on the Microsoft Teams platform and can be followed both synchronously on the basis of the timetable and asynchronously because they will be recorded and left available to students on the same platform. The program and the reference material will not change. The exam will take place in oral form using the Microsoft Teams platform or, where regulation allows, in presence, always in oral form. The exam, in particular, will be aimed at ascertaining the knowledge of the morphology elements covered in the first module; the ability to correctly read the biblical texts in the Hebrew original, to translate it and to comment on the grammatical elements which are part of the program; the ability to critically read the essays which are part of the program.
Course syllabus
How doth the city sit solitary, that was full of people. Reading of the Book of Lamentations.
Prerequisites for admission
None.
Teaching methods
Frontal lesson.
Teaching Resources
Teaching unit A
The exam includes the knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet and some basic elements of morphology (article, name, prepositions, construct state, suffix pronouns, basic verb forms). The material for the study of the alphabet and the grammatical notions required can be downloaded from the Ariel website of the teacher.Recommended grammar (but not strictly necessary for the preparation of the exam): Jacob Weingreen, Grammatica di ebraico biblico, Milano, Glossa; Lugano Eupress FTL, 2011. Alternatively it is possible to use any of the many Biblical Hebrew grammars available.
Students are requested to read:
Cohn-Sherbok, Breve storia dell'Ebraismo, Il Mulino, Bologna 2001.
Anna Linda Callow, La lingua che visse due volte, Garzanti, Milano 2018.
Teaching unit B
Students are requested to read:
J. Alberto Soggin, Introduzione all'Antico Testamento, Paideia, Brescia 1987, chapters 1-6.
Massimo Giuliani, La giustizia seguirai, Giuntina, Firenze 2011.
The Hebrew texts will be available on the Ariel website of the teacher. For those students who wish to have the full Hebrew Bible text, the recommended edition is the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia.
The exam includes the knowledge of the Hebrew alphabet and some basic elements of morphology (article, name, prepositions, construct state, suffix pronouns, basic verb forms). The material for the study of the alphabet and the grammatical notions required can be downloaded from the Ariel website of the teacher.Recommended grammar (but not strictly necessary for the preparation of the exam): Jacob Weingreen, Grammatica di ebraico biblico, Milano, Glossa; Lugano Eupress FTL, 2011. Alternatively it is possible to use any of the many Biblical Hebrew grammars available.
Students are requested to read:
Cohn-Sherbok, Breve storia dell'Ebraismo, Il Mulino, Bologna 2001.
Anna Linda Callow, La lingua che visse due volte, Garzanti, Milano 2018.
Teaching unit B
Students are requested to read:
J. Alberto Soggin, Introduzione all'Antico Testamento, Paideia, Brescia 1987, chapters 1-6.
Massimo Giuliani, La giustizia seguirai, Giuntina, Firenze 2011.
The Hebrew texts will be available on the Ariel website of the teacher. For those students who wish to have the full Hebrew Bible text, the recommended edition is the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia.
Assessment methods and Criteria
Oral examination consisting of an interview on the program topics, aimed at ascertaining the linguistic competence of the students, who will have to demonstrate that they are able to read, translate and comment the texts presented during the course from a grammatical point of view. There will also be a brief discussion on the topic of the course and the essays assigned.
Modules or teaching units
Unita' didattica A
L-OR/08 - HEBREW - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours
Unita' didattica B
L-OR/08 - HEBREW - University credits: 3
Lessons: 20 hours