Hebrew Bible and Northwest Semitic Philology:
Concentration in Hebrew Bible
 
Subjects to be Studied

Major Language

   Biblical Hebrew

Required Minor Languages

   Akkadian or Egyptian
    Aramaic
    Ugaritic
    Historical Hebrew Grammar

Biblical Criticism

   History of Scholarship
   Contemporary Methods

History Cycle

   (See General Requirements)

Special Subjects

   Textual Criticism of the Hebrew Bible
    Northwest Semitic Epigraphy
          Phoenician
          Old Aramaic
          Inscriptional Hebrew
          Transjordan Texts
    Archaeology of Syria-Palestine
    Qumran

Optional Languages

   Coptic
    Rabbinic Hebrew
    Syriac

Comprehensive Examinations

Four comprehensive examinations will be written:
    1. Biblical Hebrew
    2. Biblical Criticism
    3. Akkadian or Egyptian
    4. History of the Ancient Near East

Return to Graduate Program Page