Intermediate Biblical Hebrew 2025 Part 1

Description

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew 2025 Part 1  

The Intermediate Biblical Hebrew course is designed for students who have completed Beginners Biblical Hebrew 2024 Parts 1-4 or for those with previous knowledge of Hebrew. The course focuses on enabling students to read and translate Biblical Hebrew quickly and confidently, using well-known biblical passages and the Book of Ruth.

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Part 1 was recorded in Term 1, 2025 and followed by Intermediate Biblical Hebrew 2025 Parts 2, 3 and 4 . 

Course Outline & Student Outcomes

Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Part 1 is the fifth instalment of an eight-part study of Biblical Hebrew which ran in 2024-25. Students continue to explore the features of Biblical Hebrew verbs and nouns and read the Book of Ruth. Weekly homework exercises and reading practice focus on improving reading fluency and translation skills. 

Students 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. 

The weekly classes have the following structure: Review of homework from the previous week, introduction & discussion of new material, reading aloud in class, and introducing homework for the next week. By the end of the course, the student will gain the following outcomes: 

• Prepositions with Pronominal Suffixes

• The Vav Consecutive

• The Participle Tense

• The Imperative Tense

• Numerals

Course Delivery Description

This course was originally taught on Zoom with sessions recorded.

10 Play on Demand Video Lectures

Unlimited Access & Plays

Cost: $40 full fare / $35 concession

Teacher: Sharon Dingjan

Important Notes

• Upon purchase, the student will receive access to the course page on Moodle.

• Course Textbook will need 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.

For questions relating to registration or payments, please email:

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