Description
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Part 1 2025 (Live Online Course)
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 passages and the Book of Ruth.
Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Part 1 will run for 10 weeks in Term 1, 2025 and be followed by Intermediate Biblical Hebrew 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. It will be followed by Intermediate Biblical Hebrew Parts 2-4 in 2025. Students will continue to explore the features of Biblical Hebrew verbs and nouns and read the Book of Ruth. Weekly homework exercises and reading practice will focus on improving reading fluency and translation skills.
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.
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 gain the following outcomes:
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Prepositions with Pronominal Suffixes
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The Vav Consecutive
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The Participle Tense
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The Imperative Tense
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Numerals
Course Delivery Description
Date: Each Tuesday night, 28 January – 1 April 2025.
Time: 7:30 – 9:00 PM (AEDT).
Location: Zoom Webinar
Cost: $150 full fare / $120 concession (covers all 10 sessions)
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 the Concept of 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:
