Description
Beginners Biblical Hebrew Part 3 is the third of an eight-part study of Biblical Hebrew. It will be followed by Beginners Biblical Hebrew Part 4 in 2024, and Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Parts 1 – 4 in 2025. The course is designed for people with limited time to spare for learning a new language and features fully worked-out homework videos and curated biblical texts in order to enable students to read Biblical Hebrew as quickly as possible. This term we’ll start translating the Book of Ruth and also Psalm 23, among a selection of well-known biblical verses to embed the vocabulary and grammar in context.
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 will have the following structure: Review homework from previous week, introduce & discuss new material, read aloud in class, and introduce homework for the next week. There will also be periodic revision classes.
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 & translate Psalm 23
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Read & translate Ruth 1:1-10
Course Delivery Description
Date: Each Tuesday night, 23 July – 24 Sept 2024.
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 PM (AEST).
Location: Zoom Webinar
Instructor: Sharon Dingjan
Course Textbook:
Simon, E., Motzkin, L. and Resnikoff, I. (2005) The First Hebrew Primer: The adult beginner’s path to biblical Hebrew. Third Edition. Berkeley, California: Publishing, EKS.
Important Notes
● Upon enrolment, the student will receive access to the course page on Moodle, including the zoom link.
● The textbook will need to be purchased separately.
Course Instructor
The course will be 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.
For questions about course content, please email Sharon Dingjan:
For questions relating to registration or payments please email:
