Description

This self-paced online course is an introduction to basic Biblical Hebrew grammar and vocabulary to help students translate the Hebrew Bible, the sacred text of the Jewish and Christian religious communities.  The goal is to enable students to read prose in the Hebrew Bible with a good lexicon.  So the focus of the class is to help students learn how read the Hebrew text rather than to become a grammarian.

Instructor

Samantha Joo, Ph.D. in Hebrew Bible and Ancient Near East

Schedule

Self-paced – ideally 1-2 chapters a week (total 17 chapters)

Requirements

• Read the textbook carefully
• Write down the main grammar points 
• Watch the video highlighting the grammar 
• Work through the exercises in the workbook
• Check your work via the answer key and the video that reviews the Bible Translations
• Watch the vocabulary in context video to see how translations are done
• Memorize the vocabulary and key paradigms (adjective, nominal, and verbal forms)

Required Books

(Please make sure you purchase the 3rd Edition of the book.)

• Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar, Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt (3rd Edition; 2019).
• Basics of Biblical Hebrew Workbook, Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt (3rd Edition; 2019).
• Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia - free online here.
• A Concise and Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, William L. Holladay.
• AnswerKey to the Workbook.

Recommended Aids

• Biblical Hebrew Bible Study Guide, Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt (Laminated).
• Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary in Context, Miles V. Van Pelt and Gary D. Pratico (not all passages will be translated in the lessons but general guide may be useful for students who want to learn the vocabulary in context).
• Scholars Gateway - website that helps with parsing and vocabulary (see below for link)
• Mechon - listening to the Hebrew Bible read in Hebrew