Ancient Languages and Cultures|Hebrew and Jewish Studies|Middle Eastern Languages and Cultural Studies|Theology and Religion

Term 1 only.

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew is a continuation of Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. We cover more advanced points of biblical Hebrew syntax,...

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew A (HEBR0019)

Term 1 only.

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew is a continuation of Introduction to Biblical Hebrew. We cover more advanced points of biblical Hebrew syntax, including the various uses of the definite article and the construct chain, the functions of the verbal forms, and the structure of different types of clauses. Students put this knowledge to use by translating biblical texts from Hebrew to English and from English to Hebrew with a focus on linguistic analysis. This practice finely hones students’ knowledge of Hebrew grammar, expands their vocabulary, and provides comprehensive experience in the close reading and translation of a wide range of biblical texts. Some of the biblical texts likely to be studied include:

• Genesis 1 (the creation story)

• Exodus 20 (the Ten Commandments)

• Exodus 32 (the golden calf)

• Joshua 6 (the walls of Jericho)

• Judges 4 (Deborah and Jael)

• Ezekiel 37 (the vision of the dry bones)

SOVIET UNION|EUROPEAN HISTORY|MODERN HISTORY|USSR|COLD WAR|SOCIALISM

This module examines the history of the Soviet Union from the 1917 Revolution to the collapse of the USSR in 1991. It both explores the central lines of...

This module examines the history of the Soviet Union from the 1917 Revolution to the collapse of the USSR in 1991. It both explores the central lines of social, cultural, political and economical development over this period and places them within the context of broader questions about the Bolshevik revolution, Stalinism and its aftermath, late socialism, the Cold War and modern world history more globally. We will look at how the question of the Soviet Union’s diverse nationalities was addressed in different periods by different Soviet rulers. We will also explore the ways in which the Soviet leaders and the population attempted to build a society of new Soviet people and how this society functioned on a daily basis.