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Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar [Hardcover]

Gary Davis Pratico (Author), Miles V. Van Pelt (Author)
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Following the overall structure of the highly successful Basics of Biblical Greek, this course focuses on biblical Hebrew. With the help of an accompanying CD-ROM, this text emphasizes the structural pattern of the language and minimizes rote memorization.

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Basics of Biblical Hebrew takes the groundbreaking integrative approach of William Mounce's widely used Basics of Biblical Greek and applies it to learning and teaching biblical Hebrew. This book makes learning Hebrew a natural process and shows from the very beginning how understanding Hebrew helps in understanding the Old Testament.

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Combines the best of inductive and deductive approaches. Field-tested at a number of colleges and seminaries. Uses actual examples from the Hebrew Old Testament rather than "made-up" illustrations. Emphasizes the structural pattern of the Hebrew language rather than rote memorization, resulting in a simple, enjoyable, and effective learning process. Typestyle highlights particles added to nouns and verbs for easy recognition of new forms. Includes a CD-ROM featuring the full answer key to the accompanying workbook; and full-color, printable charts and diagnostics. Includes Acrobat Reader. (Windowsâ 95, 98, 2000, ME, NT4 and MacOS 8.1 or later.) With an Internet connection, you can also access additional resources including FlashWorksTM, a fun and effective vocabulary-drilling program from Teknia Language Tools. Section of appendices and study aids is clearly marked for fast reference.

A separate workbook is also available.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Excellant for self study, Jan 14 2004
This review is from: Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar (Hardcover)
I studied Biblical Hebrew 20 years ago and had since forgotten most of what I knew. As a semitic language Biblical Hebrew is difficult for those with no prior exposure so there is no easy way to learn it. This book is better than the others I have tried at explaining the fundamentals without spending too much time on details that confuse rather than enlighten. I found the focus on nouns first, etc to work fine by spending a lot of time going through the exercises in the companion workbook to reinforce what was learned in the text.

It is a book written by Christians with a Christian audience in mind but that does not prevent it from doing a good job at introducing a difficult language. Being able to read the Hebrew scriptures in Hebrew has been a great joy and I only regret that I didn't keep up with my Hebrew 20 years ago so I didn't have to relearn it. Although I am better at Greek, Hebrew is still my first love.

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3.0 out of 5 stars Maybe good for classroom, but not for self-study, Sep 22 2003
This review is from: Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar (Hardcover)
I've learned other languages by self-study, as well as having taught English as a second language, so I know something about the process - and this book is not ideal for a self-learner (and perhaps not the best choice for classroom either). The methodical process of teaching all about nouns, then articles, then prepositions, then construct, then verbs, etc. does not allow the learner to start reading sentences effectively early enough in the process. Exercising receptive skills by reading and productive skills by writing is the most effective way to learn and reinforce grammar and vocabulary. The presentation of grammar is, however, very clear. I'm buying "Hebrew: A Language Course Level One" in hopes that it will be better and will use "Basics of Biblical Hebrew" as a supplement.
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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars From a Freshmen Linguistics student, Feb 3 2003
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CJ Fairchild (Mesa, AZ USA<P>Mesa, Arizona USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar (Hardcover)
I've studied several languages since high school, and this is by far the best of all the books I've used. It does an excellent job of introducing the Hebrew language at a rate that can be used in a class or as self-study. The grammar charts on the cd were handy for study and review. The flashcard program was helpful in demonstrating proper pronounciation for the vocab terms, though I wish it had included the alphabet (an audio file of whih is avaliable on the BBH website).
I would suggest this to anyone with an interest in Hebrew language or culture, though I would also suggest coupling this with some modern Hebrew, as the spoken language is just as important as the written.

***Personal Study Tip***
Complex languages like Hebrew and Greek can be really frustrating when you spend a lot of time learning the very basics. Once you have the alphabet and vowel system down, augment your studies with sections from later in the book. While you probably do not want to make a full study of the Qal stem at the same time as nouns, being able to compose simple phrases and sentences really helps to gain a sense of the language and it makes you feel as if you've done something useful.

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