Biblical Hebrew (Yale Language Series) - Hardcover

This revised edition of the best-selling Biblical Hebrew isthoroughly updated and augmented for a new generation of students. Designed for use in a two-semester course, the book’s fifty-five lessons are constructed around Biblical verses or segments and arranged in order of increasing complexity. At the successful completion of the course, students will be well equipped to tackle prose passages on their own.

Biblical Hebrew ispart of a comprehensive learning program that includes a 3-CD audio program and a companion volume, theSupplement for Enhanced Comprehension (both sold separately). TheCDs present the alphabet, vowels, readings and cantillations of biblical passages, songs to assist with memorizing grammar concepts, selections from Psalms performed in a variety of musical styles, and all the vocabulary words from English to Hebrew. TheSupplement offersreinforcement and review exercises along with more detailed and deeper discussion of topics treated briefly in the textbook.

This combined text and workbook features:
Readings of extended Biblical texts
Annotations to assist with difficult passages
Notes on literary style, text criticism, and issues of translation
Emphasis on analyzing forms, learning to use an academic dictionary, memorizing paradigms and vocabulary
Vocabulary lists
Extensive glossary
Verb and preposition charts
Song lyrics
On-line answer key