Introduction to Biblical Hebrew

The goal of Introduction to Biblical Hebrew is to equip both students training for designated ministry and those students who wish to continue in academic graduate degree studies with a working knowledge of biblical Hebrew, as well as for subsequent study in syntax and exegesis.  The course itself takes the full academic year (Fall 2017 and Winter 2018), and it will introduce students to the fundamentals of Biblical Hebrew, including phonology (sounds), morphology (grammatical forms), basic syntax (the components of a meaningful text unit), and the most frequent vocabulary.  At the end of the whole year course, students will have acquired rudimentary skills useful for the purposes of homiletical exegesis, scholarship pursuit, and the general pleasure of textual theological interpretations.