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Comprehensive in scope, this carefully crafted introductory grammar
of Biblical Hebrew offers easy-to-understand explanations, numerous
biblical illustrations, and a wide range of imaginative, biblically
based exercises. The book consists of thirty-one lessons, each
presenting grammatical concepts with examples and numerous
exercises judiciously selected from the biblical text. These
lessons are accompanied by eleven complete verb charts, an
extensive vocabulary list, a glossary of grammatical terms, and a
subject index. In this second edition Timothy Crawford has updated
the text throughout while preserving the Page Kelley approach that
has made Biblical Hebrew so popular over the years.
Comprehensive in scope, Page Kelley's Biblical Hebrew: An
Introductory Grammar is a carefully crafted introduction to the
Hebrew language that offers easy-to-understand explanations,
numerous biblical illustrations, and a wide range of imaginative,
biblically based exercises. Thirty-one lessons present grammatical
concepts with examples and numerous exercises judiciously selected
from the biblical text. This accompanying handbook provides a
complete answer key to the exercises in the grammar as well as
practical guidance, footnotes, word lists, test suggestions, and
other supplementary material.
One of the barriers involved in teaching students of Biblical
Hebrew about the Masorah is the lack of introductory literature on
the subject. Although a lot of information about the Masorah is
available in print, most of it is in technical professional
journals or encyclopedia articles. Scattered about in disparate
sources, often not in English, this literature is easier to ignore
than it is to incorporate into introductory Hebrew classes. As a
result, most students of Biblical Hebrew complete their studies
without any background on the Masorah. This volume fills this gap
by providing an introduction and glossary to the Masorah of the
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Although the volume could be used
by any student of the Hebrew Bible, it is specifically designed to
be helpful for students who are just learning Hebrew. Thus it can
serve as an important parallel text for second semester or second
year Hebrew courses. The introductory chapters give an overview of
the field of Masoretic studies and explain the mechanics of using
the Masorah of BHS. The annotated glossary provides students with
definitions and explanations for most of the terms used in BHS,
including examples.
Interest in the Old Testament is growing as younger generations
take a look at its books for the first time and as previous
generations take a new look at familiar writings. Kelley uses his
extensive background in teaching the Old Testament to provide a
fresh primer on the first five books.
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