Description
Beginners Biblical Hebrew Part 3 2024
Course Description
Beginners Biblical Hebrew Part 3 is designed for students who have completed Beginners Biblical Hebrew Part 2, or for those with prior knowledge of the main grammatical features and a fair vocabulary range. The course continues to deepen the student’s knowledge of sentence formation and introduces reading of the Book of Ruth. There are weekly homework exercises and in-class reading practice to develop and improve reading fluency. Fully-worked-out homework answers are available to assist students as they work through the exercises. Beginners Biblical Hebrew Part 3 is followed by Beginners Biblical Hebrew Part 4.
Course Outline & Student Outcomes
Beginners Biblical Hebrew Part 3 is the third of an eight-part study of Biblical Hebrew. It is followed by Beginners Biblical Hebrew Part 4, and Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Parts 1 – 4. The course is designed for people with limited time to spare for learning a new language, and focuses on enabling students to read Biblical Hebrew as quickly as possible.
Students will continue to use the textbook: Simon, E., Motzkin, L. and Resnikoff, I. (2005) First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner’s Path to Biblical Hebrew. Third Edition. Berkeley, California: Publishing, EKS. to deepen their knowledge and translation of Biblical Hebrew.
The weekly classes have the following structure: Review homework from previous week, introduce & discuss new material, read aloud in class, and introduce homework for the next week.
By the end of the course, the student will have gained the following outcomes:
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The Plural Construct State (Word-Pairs)
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The Imperfect Tense
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Imperfect Strong and Weak Verbs
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Read a selection of short stories
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Read Ruth 1:1-10
Course Description
This course was originally taught on Zoom with sessions recorded.
10 Play on Demand Video Lectures
Unlimited Access & Plays
Cost: $40 standard / $35 concession
Instructor: Sharon Dingjan
Important Notes
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Upon purchase, the student will receive access to the course page on Moodle.
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Course Textbook needs to be purchased separately: Simon, E., Motzkin, L. and Resnikoff, I. (2005) First Hebrew Primer: The Adult Beginner’s Path to Biblical Hebrew. Third Edition. Berkeley, California: Publishing, EKS.
Course Instructor
The course is taught by Sharon Dingjan. Sharon is a native Hebrew speaker who specialises in the languages and history of the Ancient Near East. Sharon holds a BA(Hons) from the University of Melbourne majoring in Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic / Syriac. Her research thesis was on Covenant in Pre-Exilic Prophetic Literature. Sharon has taught Biblical and Modern Hebrew and ANE Cultural Studies at the University of Melbourne, and privately for many years. Sharon currently works with the ministry of Celebrate Messiah in Melbourne.
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