A NEW APPROACH USING DISCOURSE ANALYSIS
B. M. ROCINE
Smyth & Helwys Publishing, Inc.
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Bryan M. Rocine
Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Rocine, B. M.
Learning Biblical Hebrew: a new approach using discourse analysis / by B. M. Rocine
p. cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN 1–57312–324–2
1. Hebrew language-Grammar. 2. Hebrew language-Discourse analysis.
3. Direct discourse in the Bible, I. Title.
PJ4567 .R56 2000
492.4′82421-dc21 00–063748
MODULE ONE—The Historical Narrative Genre and the System of verb Forms (Lessons 1–12)
MODULE TWO—Direct Speech and More on the System of Verb Forms (Lessons 13–26)
MODULE THREE—Comparing the Piel and Hiphil Stems (Lesson 27–35)
MODULE FOUR—Special Uses of Weqatal (Lessons 35–37)
MODULE FIVE—The Passive/Reflexive Stems (Lessons 38–45)
MODULE SIX—Geminate Roots and More on Numbers (Lessons 46–50)
READING TWO—Abram Gets a New Name
READING THREE—Samson Reveals the Secret of his Strength
READING FOUR—Thou Shalt Love YHWH Thy God
READING FIVE—David Becomes Israel’s Champion
READING SIX—Jacob Falls in Love
READING SEVEN—Ezekiel’s Valley of Dry Bones
READING EIGHT—Joseph Reveals Himself to his Brothers
The book’s charts are listed below in the order in which they appear. Not all the charts are listed because the paradigms are built gradually during the course, and there is no need to list charts until they are complete.
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About Learning Biblical Hebrew: A New Approach Using Discourse AnalysisDesigned for beginning students in their study of biblical Hebrew, this course book focuses on the Hebrew alphabet, the basics of pronouncing Hebrew, and learning almost 400 of the most common words in the Hebrew Bible. Learning Biblical Hebrew is comprised of fifty lessons and eight readings, using about 1000 verses of biblical text. Each lesson has two types of assignments: (1) speed drills for practicing the lesson’s materials, and (2) translation exercises taken from the biblical text. Important information is reviewed before introducing new material, and cross-referencing is made available throughout the book to access previously learned material. Hebrew writers used grammatical signals to guide their readers through the text. This book will study those grammatical signals through discourse analysis. Rocine tells us that, “I have found the discourse analytical approach…to be the most powerful grammatical tool for gaining” a rich and intimate knowledge of the Word of God. By utilizing discourse analysis, Learning Biblical Hebrew helps teach the nuances of meaning not accessible through English translations. Written suitably for independent study as well as the classroom, this resource teaches the most useful information about Biblical Hebrew that can be accomplished in a typical one-year study period. The book also contains verb charts, vocabulary, a bibliography and an index. |
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