Biblical Hebrew II: Jumpstart Part II (morning)

Biblical Hebrew II: Jumpstart Part II (morning)

An Online Course with Dr. Malka Strasberg Edinger
Eight Tuesdays: February 9, 23; March 2, 9, 16, 30; April 6, 13, 2027 
10:00–11:30 a.m. ET

We also offer an afternoon session from 2:00–3:30 p.m. ET.  

Can you read passages in the Tanakh on your own but lack the confidence to translate some of the more advanced verbal forms in the Qal stem, including commands and wishes, the “flipping Vav,” infinitives, and participles? In eight live online sessions, we will read and workshop passages selected by the instructor and participants, using a variety of resources including Accordance Bible Software¹ and Dr. Moster’s Tanakh cards. We will approach grammar inductively, exploring linguistic phenomena as they come up in our study of the selected passages. Participants will be encouraged to complete an assignment for each class. By the end of the course, participants will be able to parse (in terms of person, number, tense) every type of Hebrew Qal verb.  

Recordings will be available for those unable to attend a session. Space is limited. 

Prerequisite: Completion of Biblical Hebrew I. If you have not completed this course but believe you have the equivalent background, please schedule a conversation with Dr. David Moster prior to enrollment. To take this course, you should be able to translate any three biblical verses on your own and break down verses into their grammatical components.

Cost: $575

Declare your candidacy for JTS’s Certificate in Biblical Hebrew and receive a 10 percent DISCOUNT. Sign up here to receive a DISCOUNT on your first course. Candidates complete the four-course sequence and optional capstone project. By the conclusion of the program, you will be able to read and understand a book of the Bible from start to finish in the original Hebrew.

Learn about the Certificate in Biblical Hebrew

* If you do not already own these materials, a coupon will be provided for the purchase of Accordance Software at the discounted price of $50. The two Tanakh Cards are $15/each.

Dr. Malka Strasberg Edinger earned her doctorate in Bible at JTS where she currently serves as an Adjunct Instructor of Bible. Her research focuses on Masoretic notes of the Leningrad Codex as realized in the Biblia Hebraica academic Bible. She has taught classes in Phonetics, Linguistics, Introduction to the Hebrew Bible, and Parshanut (Medieval Jewish Biblical Exegesis). 

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