FOR THE
Rest of Us
Using Hebrew Tools without Mastering Biblical Hebrew
Lee M. Fields
Hebrew for the Rest of Us
Copyright © 2008 by Lee M. Fields
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Week 1: “Getting to Know You”: Consonants and the History of Hebrew
1 It Doesn’t Look Like Greek to Me—The Hebrew Alphabet
2 Whose Language is Dead?—The History of Hebrew
Week 2: “Getting to Know All About You”: Vowels and How We Got the OT
3 Get the Point?—The Hebrew Vowels
Week 3: Roots, Clauses, and Function Words
5 Getting to the Root of the Matter—Hebrew Word Roots
6 “Yes, Virginia, There Are … Clauses”
7 Wow!—The Conjunction Waw and Friends
9 What’s in a Name?—Overview of Nominals
10 Be Sure You Read This!—The Article
11 A Tale of Two States—Case Functions
12 An Apt Description—Adjectives
13 Where the Action Is—Overview of Verbs
14 When the Perfect Comes—Perfect Forms
15 There’s Nothing Wrong with … Imperfect Forms
16 Where There’s a Will, There are … Volitional Forms
17 To Infinitives and Beyond!—Infinitives & Participles
Week 6: A Method to Our Madness
18 What Do You Mean?—Hebrew Word Studies
19 Tools of the Trade—Books in Paper and Electronic Form
20 If It’s Not Poetry, It’s … Hebrew Prose
21 It May Not Rhyme, But It’s Still … Hebrew Poetry
It is impossible to thank all who played a role in making this possible. I begin by thanking the many great teachers at Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion and Cincinnati Christian University, of whom I am a humble beneficiary, plus those who have taught me through their writings. I thank my colleagues at Roanoke Bible College for encouraging me to pursue this project. Thanks also to my students in Biblical Language Tools, in particular Kelli Macqueen and Ashley Baker, spring semesters of 2007 and 2008, for their patience and suggestions as we worked through much of this material together. Thanks also to my colleagues and readers, Ken Greene, Kevin Larsen, and Bob Smith. I thank Verlyn Verbrugge and the staff at Zondervan for giving me this opportunity, and for all of their encouragement and expertise to bring ...
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About Hebrew for the Rest of Us: Using Hebrew Tools without Mastering Biblical HebrewThis is a companion volume to Greek for the Rest of Us by William D. Mounce. This book is a guide for English-only readers to understand the language of the Old Testament just enough to work with the Old Testament in more detail and to understand the scholarly literature on the Hebrew Bible. It specifically aids students in learning: • Why translations differ • How to do Hebrew word studies • What the basics of Hebrew exegesis are • How to read more advanced Old Testament commentaries with greater understanding. Hebrew for the Rest of Us is set up in a workbook format. |
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