Ancient Hebrew
$700.00/year
Ancient Hebrew
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09/07/2020 - 05/14/2021
Full Year
1.0 credits in Languages
Grades 11-Lifelong Learning
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About the course
This class is designed to be a rigorous and engaging introduction to ancient (biblical) Hebrew. By the end of the course, students will be able to read portions of the Old Testament in Hebrew with aids. Students should expect to have a few hours of homework each week.
Course Objectives:
- Learn over 300 vocabulary words through Hebrew Picta Dicta, an exciting new tool that teaches vocabulary through beautiful, hand-drawn color images.
- Read a series of easy, illustrated Hebrew stories, including a retelling of the Book of Tobit. You will also read selections from the Old Testament with notes.
- Act out Hebrew in class using Total Physical Response
- Learn to answer simple questions in spoken Hebrew
- Practice grammar through composition
Texts:
- Hebrew Picta Dicta Vocabulary Builder
- Beginning Biblical Hebrew: A Grammar by John A. Cook and Robert D. Holmstedt.
- Concise Hebrew and Aramaic Lexicon of the Old Testament, William Holladay
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About the teacher
Graham Sommers
Graham Sommers graduated with a B.A. in Liberal Arts and Culture from New St. Andrews College where he learned to speak Latin and took graduate-level courses in Hebrew. He lives in Milwaukee, WI with his wife Hope.