A Graded Reader of Biblical Hebrew is the ideal next-step resource for the student who has completed a year of elementary Hebrew, or it can be used as a refresher for the pastor or scholar whose language skills have diminished due to lack of use. Immersion in the language is the best way to reinforce what you have already learned and to gain greater proficiency in using the language for exegesis and preaching. A Graded Reader of Biblical Hebrew is a structured introduction to the reading of biblical Hebrew texts. Through these readings, you will be able to review basic Hebrew grammar, become familiar with issues of intermediate grammar, and gain confidence in handling the Hebrew text. The readings chosen for inclusion, which are arranged generally in order of increasing difficulty, span the whole of the Old Testament and represent some of the most important Old Testament texts from the standpoint of biblical history, theology, and exegesis. The many notes that accompany the text include information on grammar, exegetically significant constructions, vocabulary words, idioms, bibliographic information, and more. Parsing exercises are included with each reading, and there is room for you to write your own English translation.
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A Graded Reader of Biblical Hebrew is the ideal next step for the student who has completed a year of elementary Hebrew or a refresher for language skills diminished from lack of use. Immersion in the language is the best way to reinforce what you have already learned and to gain greater proficiency in using the language for exegesis and preaching.
A Graded Reader is a structured introduction to reading biblical Hebrew texts. Through these readings, you will be able to review basic Hebrew grammar, become familiar with issues of intermediate grammar, and gain confidence in handling the Hebrew text. Arranged generally in order of increasing difficulty, the chosen readings span the whole of the Old Testament. They also represent some of the most important Old Testament texts from the standpoint of biblical history, theology, and exegesis.
The many notes that accompany the text include information on grammar, exegetically significant constructions, vocabulary words, idioms, bibliographic information, and more. Parsing exercises are included with each reading, and there is room for you to write your own English translation.
With the power of Pradis®, you can quickly view the text of a hyperlinked Bible verse in your favorite translation (sold separately). You can look up original language words using Strong’s and G/K numbers. You can search the entire text for a word, phrase, or Bible verse or even an original Bible language word. You can copy and paste a portion of a Pradis text into your word processor or just print a section directly in Pradis. --This text refers to the CD-ROM edition.
A Graded Reader is a structured introduction to reading biblical Hebrew texts. Through these readings, you will be able to review basic Hebrew grammar, become familiar with issues of intermediate grammar, and gain confidence in handling the Hebrew text. Arranged generally in order of increasing difficulty, the chosen readings span the whole of the Old Testament. They also represent some of the most important Old Testament texts from the standpoint of biblical history, theology, and exegesis.
The many notes that accompany the text include information on grammar, exegetically significant constructions, vocabulary words, idioms, bibliographic information, and more. Parsing exercises are included with each reading, and there is room for you to write your own English translation.
With the power of Pradis®, you can quickly view the text of a hyperlinked Bible verse in your favorite translation (sold separately). You can look up original language words using Strong’s and G/K numbers. You can search the entire text for a word, phrase, or Bible verse or even an original Bible language word. You can copy and paste a portion of a Pradis text into your word processor or just print a section directly in Pradis. --This text refers to the CD-ROM edition.
About the Author
Miles Van Pelt (PhD, Southern Baptist Theological Seminary) is the Alan Belcher Professor of Old Testament and Biblical Languages at Reformed Theological Seminary in Jackson, Mississippi, where he also serves as the Director of the Summer Institute for Biblical Languages and Academic Dean. Miles has been studying and teaching biblical languages for over 20 years and he currently lives in Madison, Mississippi, with his wife Laurie and their four children.
Gary D. Pratico (ThD, Harvard Divinity School) is professor of Old Testament and director of the Hebrew language program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has been teaching Hebrew for nearly thirty years. He is coauthor with Miles Van Pelt of Basics of Biblical Hebrew (grammar and workbook) and The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew.
Gary D. Pratico (ThD, Harvard Divinity School) is professor of Old Testament and director of the Hebrew language program at Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary. He has been teaching Hebrew for nearly thirty years. He is coauthor with Miles Van Pelt of Basics of Biblical Hebrew (grammar and workbook) and The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew.
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I like the idea behind this book, but I had a bit different expectations -- probably a misunderstanding on my part. I was expecting that this would be structured around broader syntactical rules and principles (obviously not as detailed as Arnold/Choi and certainly not Waltke/O'Connor), followed by reading examples to illustrate the principles. Instead the structure of the book is quite the opposite -- it is a series of reading passages, each of which is followed by explanation or discussion of each word (form, parsing, etc.) in passage. It is up to the reader to connect all the different instances and passages that illustrate this or that syntactical rule. With this understanding of the book, its structure and objective, I would say it's well done.
Although it's not what I initially thought it would be, I would still recommend it as a useful resource. The authors selected interesting passages from all over the OT and the explanation behind each passage is certainly helpful. The back of the book also includes an answer key to the parsing exercises. See the following list of passages covered in this book: Law 1. Genesis 1:1-5 In the beginning 2. Genesis 2:1-3 The seventh day 3. Genesis 26:1-6 God's promises to Isaac 4. Genesis 35:9-15 God's promises to Jacob 5. Genesis 43:1-8 Jacob sends Benjamin to Egypt 6. Exodus 3:1-12 The burning bush 7. Exodus 6:1-8 I am the Lord 8. Exodus 34:1-6 The Lord proclaims His Name 9. Leviticus 19:1-4 The demand for holiness 10. Numbers 6:22-26 Aaron's blessing 11. Deuteronomy 6:1-15 The Shema 12. Deuteronomy 11:18-23 Teach these words to your children 13. Deuteronomy 31:1-8 Be strong and courageous Prophets 14. Joshua 24:14-18 Joshua's challenge to serve the Lord 15. Judges 3:7-11 The Lord delivers Israel with Othniel 16. Judges 10:10-15 Cry to the Gods whom you have chosen 17. 1 Samuel 15:10-24 To obey is better than sacrifice 18. 2 Samuel 7:1-9 David's desire to build the Temple 19. 1 Kings 8:22-26 Solomon's prayer 20. 2 Kings 17:34-40 You shall fear the Lord 21. Isaiah 43:1-6 You are precious in my eyes 22. Jeremiah 31:31-34 A new covenant 23. Ezekiel 37:1-6 The valley of dry bones 24. Joel 3:1-5 (2:28-32) I will pour out my Sprirt Writings 25. Psalm 23:1-6 The Lord is my Shepherd 26. Psalm 100:1-5 Hymn of Praise 27. Psalm 121:1-8 The Lord will keep you 28. Ezra 7:6-10 A model for generations to come 29. 2 Chronicles 1:7-10 Solomon asks for wisdom 30. 2 Chronicles 7:1-4 The Glory of the Lord fill the Temple
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For years I have struggle to start working with the Hebrew Old Testament.
Even with a reader's dictionary and an inter-linear I come across word morphology that seems anomalous and I get stuck. With the Graded Reader, I have Profs. Van Pelt and Pratico standing by right there to tell me "Yeah that word does seem strange, but the reason there is a qamets there instead of a patach is....... And then I keep reading! I end up pondering the text of the Bible and not pondering about why a qamets is there. All the while I am learning inductively what staring at a verb chart hasn't taught me. The Hebrew font in this volume is large, and there are no cantilation marks resulting in a blessedly easy to read page. (Just to be clear, the Hebrew vowel points are there, the cantilation marks are not) ... a wonderful work...
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Promises to be a very helpful volume in the study of Biblical Hebrew.
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