Cultural, scientific, and political core texts from the history of the Hebrew language
- Hebrew Bible: excerpts from the Book of Judges
- Late Biblical Hebrew and Qumran: text samples
- Sefer Ben Sira: excerpts
- Mishna: excerpts from the sections on marital law
- Medieval Hebrew 1: piyyut samples
- Medieval Hebrew 2: history of science (lexicography) samples
- Haskala period and early 19th century: excerpts from a story by Mendele Mokher Seforim
- "Revival" of the Hebrew language: excerpts from the treatise she’ela nikhbada and Ben Yehuda’s Thesaurus
- Pre-state literature: excerpts from poems by the "national poet" Bialik
- Amos Oz: excerpts from literature dealing with the Middle East conflict
- David Grossman: excerpts from literature dealing with the Middle East conflict
- Modern diplomatic documents: excerpts from Hebrew versions of bi- and multilateral treaties
The semester assignment essay will be part translation, textual analysis and contextualization. Text will be chosen in agreement with the teacher.
Teacher responsible for the Hebrew seminars: Lutz Edzard