Clear, understandable, and carefully structured, Basic Biblical Hebrew Grammar by Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt is a reference textbook for Bible schools and theological institutes. His particular approach was developed to help students learn biblical Hebrew more easily.
Here are some characteristics of this grammar that will help students in their learning:
• It combines all the advantages of inductive and deductive approaches.
• It uses real examples from Old Testament Hebrew instead of creating fictional examples.
• It emphasizes the structural pattern of the Hebrew language rather than memorizing words, which allows for a simple, enjoyable and effective learning process.
• She uses different colors inside the work to highlight the
main characteristics of nouns and verbs, making it easy to recognize new grammatical forms.
• It includes appendices that present paradigms and verbal diagnostic elements as well as a comprehensive glossary of vocabulary.
When students have mastered basic biblical Hebrew grammar, they will have learned:
• The Hebrew alphabet
• Vocabulary of words that appear 70 or more times in the Hebrew Bible
• The Hebrew noun system
• The Hebrew verbal system
Basic Biblical Hebrew also offers additional teaching materials that can be used alongside the grammar textbook to help students excel in their studies: a workbook as well as cards containing the vocabulary for each chapter to help students students to refresh their memory on linguistic forms, grammar and the meaning of words.
Author: Miles Van Pelt
ISBN: 9782924743102