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Quarter begins Monday, March 26
Instructor: Gary Martin: Predoctoral Teaching Associate II
Ph.D. Candidate in the Interdisciplinary Ph.D. Program in Near and Middle Eastern Studies
CV/Résumé: http://staff.washington.edu/garmar/
Email: garmar@u.washington.edu
Office/Help Hours: After class each day in Denny 211 as needed until 1:00 PM,
or by appointment in my TA Office, Art Building 339.
PLEASE ARRANGE if you need more time or wish to meet in another location!
NELC Department Phone: 206-543-6033.
Course Description
Explores select prose sections of the Hebrew Bible (Old Testament) in conjunction with English translations and commentaries. Emphasis on close readings, the grammatical insights of textual criticism, and the interpretive strategies and agendas of the English translations.
The course meets in Denny 211, Monday, Wednesday, Friday: 10:30-11:50 AM
No Mid-Term exam!
Final exam: Monday, June 4, 2007: 8:30 – 10:20 AM
No class on:
- Monday, May 28: Memorial Day
- Please let me know if you will be unable to attend any class sessions due to religious holidays.
Required Texts (available at U.W. bookstore)
- Dennis W. Tucker, Jonah: A Handbook on the Hebrew Text (Baylor University Press, 2006)
- Phyllis Trible, Rhetorical Criticism: Context, Method, and the Book of Jonah (Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1994)
- Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS)
- Brown-Driver-Briggs, Hebrew and English Lexicon
Grading
- In-class quizzes: 20%
- Assignments: 40%
- Final exam: 20%
- Class preparation and participation: 20%
Grading Scale
% |
Grade |
100 |
4.0 |
99 |
4.0 |
98 |
4.0 |
97 |
4.0 |
96 |
3.9 |
95 |
3.9 |
94 |
3.9 |
93 |
3.8 |
92 |
3.7 |
91 |
3.6 |
90 |
3.5 |
% |
Grade |
90 |
3.5 |
89 |
3.4 |
88 |
3.3 |
87 |
3.2 |
86 |
3.1 |
85 |
3.0 |
84 |
2.9 |
83 |
2.8 |
82 |
2.7 |
81 |
2.6 |
80 |
2.5 |
% |
Grade |
80 |
2.5 |
79 |
2.4 |
78 |
2.3 |
77 |
2.2 |
76 |
2.1 |
75 |
2.0 |
74 |
1.9 |
73 |
1.8 |
72 |
1.7 |
71 |
1.6 |
70 |
1.5 |
% |
Grade |
70 |
1.5 |
69 |
1.4 |
68 |
1.3 |
67 |
1.2 |
66 |
1.1 |
65 |
1.0 |
64 |
0.9 |
63 |
0.8 |
62 |
0.7 |
61 |
0.6 |
60 |
0.5 |
Tentative Schedule of Course Readings
Week |
Dates |
Readings |
Jonah |
1 |
Mar 26,28,30 |
Jonah 1 |
2 |
Apr 2,4,6 |
Jonah 2 |
3 |
April 9,11,13 |
Jonah 3 |
4 |
Apr 16,18,20 |
Jonah 4 |
|
Samson |
5 |
Apr 23,25,27 |
Judges 13 |
6 |
Apr 30, May 2,4 |
Judges 14 |
7 |
May 7,9,11 |
Judges 15 |
8
|
May 14,16,18 |
Judges 16 |
David and Goliath |
9 |
May 21,23,25 |
1 Samuel 17 |
Introduction to Hebrew Poetry (?) |
10 |
May 30, Jun 1 |
TBD / Review |
11 |
Monday, Jun 4 |
Final Exam, 8:30-10:20 |
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