Biblical Languages and Technology

Course code: BITH 500

Biblical Languages and Technology is an introduction to how language works, including Biblical Hebrew and Koine Greek, as well as to the use of technology in the study of Biblical texts. Specifically, the course exposes students to key online applications and to the 商标9 软件包.

预期的结果

• 的知识
  • Key elements of how language works and the main implications of general linguistics for the study of Scripture
  • The best online tools for accessing biblical language study and related resources, such as Bible dictionaries, 百科全书, 评论.
  • The theory, methods, and components of doing Greek and Hebrew word studies.
  • 如何使用 标志 Bible software and other helpful software resources for concordance work, translation comparison, and original language word studies and with using 标志 for Bible study and research.
  • The Greek and Hebrew alphabets, their sounds, transliterations, and pronunciations.
• 感谢
  • The significance of understanding how language works for understanding Scripture.
  • The riches we possess in a plurality of modern English versions.
• 动机
  • Believe that responsible use of textual resources requires one to consider all the textual data when evaluating differences between translations.
  • Be a 更多的 linguistically responsible student of Scripture for life.
• 能力
  • Identify and explain the key elements of how language works and the main implications of general linguistics for the study of Scripture.
  • Do an intermediate level word study of a Greek or Hebrew word.
  • Access the Hebrew and Greek resources in 标志 or online tools for responsible study of Scripture.
  • Identify and successfully research the reasons for significant difference between translations.
  • Explain to others the purposes and best uses of the range of English translations available.

Assignment 概述

• Lectures and auxiliary materials will supplement the textbooks to insure that you are adequately exposed to the necessary information. Study questions over the assigned readings will let you to know what material is most important for the purposes of this course. Online synchronous video sessions will provide opportunity for discussion, 澄清, 还有一些讲座.
• 学生 will complete guided tutorials in 标识, 然后将 perform word studies on Hebrew and Greek words using 标志. These word studies begin to equip students with the tools to do their own evaluation of Bible translations and 评论.