HEB-310 Advanced Hebrew Exegesis - Torah
Formerly BIB-110L Bible Exegesis - Torah (Hebrew Language Version)
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This course is designed for students who have already achieved proficiency in Biblical Hebrew at a HEB-201 level or higher. An English-based version (BIB-110) exists for those who do not know Hebrew.
Course Objectives
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Da’at (Theoria): demonstrate basic knowledge of the Hebrew Torah
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Binah (Praxis): demonstrate ability to exegete the Torah with respect to its own (Jewish) contextual environment and its Hebraic expressions
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Chochma (Poiesis): demonstrate practical exegesis of the Hebrew Torah and application to the student's halakha
Course Textbooks
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primary textbook: a Hebrew Bible or Torah
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secondary textbook: Bonchek, Avigdor. Studying the Torah: A Guide to In-Depth Interpretation. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson, 1997. ISBN 978-0-76579-9647.
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tertiary textbook: Arnold, Bill T. & John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0-5215-3348-5.
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recommended (non-required) textbook: • Turabian, Kate. A Manual for Writers (8th Edition). Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-2268-1639-5.
NOTE: As of 30 May 2016, this course is being renumbered. Its new designation will be HEB-310 Advanced Hebrew Exegesis - Torah, and this will be reflected on all records, transcripts, and reporting.
Your Professor
Brian Tice was ordained as a Sephardic Rabbi (Moreh Hora'ah) by MJR in May of 2000 and by Y'sharim USA in June of 2016 (Choshen Mishpat/Dayan). He obtained his B.Sci. in Bible and Ancient Languages from Cornerstone University and his M.Sci. in Higher Education with an emphasis on Classical Hebrew Andragogy from Kaplan/Purdue Global. He also studied Music and Modern Languages at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Worship Studies at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, and Middle Eastern History through Tel Aviv University.
Professor Tice has taught Hebrew, Hermeneutics, Tanakh Exegesis, and Apologetics for Cornerstone University (as a Graduate Assistant) and for Take Hold Ministry School. He also developed a number of courses for International Messianic Torah Institute and MJR Yeshiva as well as teaching homeschool music and Torah cantillation courses in the Grand Rapids area (Michigan).
Professor Tice facilitated the Torah Schul at his home synagogue for three years as well as serving as a chazzan and occasionally teaching from the bimah. He has also delivered the D’var Torah on the “Torah Foundations of Faith” radio program on Hebrew Nation Radio. Presently, he is a Hebrew and Judaica research scholar with Manuscript Research Group, working with Jewish manuscripts in Hebrew, Aramaic, and Judeo-Arabic and spanning nearly all nusachot and minhagim.
Professor Tice contributes to tikkun olam by working with the Willing to Wait Leadership Team, an abstinence education ministry of the Pregnancy Resource Center and ministering to the local homeless and poor. He has also volunteered with Little Mary’s Hospitality House, a woodland vacation resort for families with children battling life-threatening or terminal illnesses, for 11 years; Habitat for Humanity for 7 years; Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo for 6 years; and several homeless ministries.
Course Curriculum
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StartModule 1: Interpretation & Reading for Deeper Understanding
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StartModule 2: Clauses & Sentences
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StartModule 3: The Contiguity Principle
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StartModule 4: Similarities between Different Texts
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StartModule 5: Differences between Similar Texts
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StartModule 6: Midpoint Assessment
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StartModule 7: Repetitions & Redundancies
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StartModule 8: Word Order
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StartModule 9: Student's Choice!
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StartModule 10: The Seven Code
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StartModule 11: The Ten Plagues
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StartModule 12: Capstone Project