This journey to the heart of Jewish scripture takes the reader back between two and three millennia, to the Hebrew Bible, and the language in which it was written. It uses real Biblical passages to teach the form of Hebrew in which the canon is written, giving the reader the basic skills they need to translate simple passages from the original text. Complete Biblical Hebrew draws on extracts from the Pentateuch, the Prophets and the Writings to teach the language in a way that assumes no prior knowledge on the part of the student. It introduces each new grammatical point systematically and thoroughly, ensuring complete understanding before progressing to the next stage and with emphasis on a deeper understanding. In each chapter, the grammar coverage is accompanied by discussion of a passage from the Bible, a translation exercise, and further activities to improve the reader's comprehension. This course enables the student to interact with the Biblical Hebrew texts in their original language, providing a sense of insight and a level of understanding that even the best translations cannot match. It uses, wherever possible, an inductive approach to learning, engaging with the Bible at the earliest possible point in order to motivate and encourage the reader. Much of the focus is on translation, taking an idiomatic approach in order to make the texts accessible and useful, with reinforcement for pronunciation basics and learning vocabulary.

With a wide array of supporting resources and further insights, this is an ideal language course for anyone interested in reading Jewish scripture as it was meant to be understood. Sarah Nicolson is a lecturer in the Department of Theology and Religious Studies at the University of Glasgow. This edition includes: Glossary * Verb tables * Lexicon "A nice grammar. I like how quickly it introduces the biblical text to the reader." - Dr Stephen Herring, Lector in Biblical Hebrew, University of Oxford.