218 COLLEGE OF LETTERS AND SCIENCE

SEMITIC LANGUAGES AND HELLENISTIC GREEK
FREDERICK THOMAS KELLY, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Semitic Languages

The various courses in this department are adapted to the needs of:
(1) The general student who desires to extend his culture by becoming
acquainted with this non-Indo-European family of languages giving a view
of a little-known domain of intellectual development of great importance
for liberal culture; (2) the prospective theological student, or those al-
ready in the ministry, since the Semitic peoples furnish materials of the
highest importance for theology; (3) the student of philosophy, compara-
tive religion, and comparative literature; (4) the student of ancient his-
tory, anthropology, and sociology who desires to come into contact with the
earliest monuments and records; (5) the student of linguistics who desires
a view of the most important family of languages, a knowledge of which is
essential to a thorough understanding of language processes; (6) the stu-
dent of Semitic languages, literature, and history for their own sake.

The general student may gain an acquaintance with the nature of the
Semitic peoples and genius from the courses given in English, for which
no knowledge of foreign language is necessary. The language work of the
department may be begun with Hebrew, Hellenistic Greek, or Arabic.

Courses of this department regularly open to freshmen are Hebrew 1,
3, and 7; these are counted in satisfaction of the foreign-language require-
ment.

MaAJsor. A minimum of 20 credits, including thesis, made up from any
of the courses offered in one or more languages, excepting 1 and 16.

1. ELEMENTARY HEBREW. Yr; 4 cr. General principles of the language.
9 MTWF.

8. SECOND-YEAR HEBREW. Yr; 2 cr. With additional work assigned
by the instructor, this course may be given graduate credit. Reading
of Samuel and Deuteronomy. Review of grammar. 11 MW.

7. HEBREW PROSE COMPOSITION AND CONVERSATION. Yr; 1 or 2 er.

26. HISTORICAL GEOGRAPHY AND ARCHAEOLOGY OF PALESTINE. Yr; 2 er.

Given in English. Either semester may be taken independently.
a0 Sas

28. SURVEY OF SEMITIC LITERATURE. II; 2 cr. The masterpieces of
Hebrew, Arabic, and general Semitic literature in English.

105. THe MINOR PROPHETS: Yr; 2 cr. 11 TT.

112. ELEMENTARY ARABIC. Yr; 2 cr. The sounds, inflections, and broad
outlines of syntax; exercises and readings of easy prose; acquire-
ment of vocabulary; use of Arabic for lexicographical purposes;
comparison with Hebrew.

127. THE PSALMS—Booxs I AND II. Yr; 2 cr. Form and characteristics
of Hebrew poetry with an introduction to the theories of Hebrew
metre.