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BEGINNING BIBLICAL HEBREW: Levels A | B | C | D | E | F

HEB101A – Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level A (2021023T0900C)

HEB101A

Registration for HEB101A includes access to all of the material used in Living Biblical Hebrew: Foundations, as well as all additional resources needed for the course.

Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level A introduces learners to the basics of the Hebrew language in an engaging and interactive way. Starting from the absolute beginning level, Hebrew will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, which will increase in complexity as the course progresses. Learners will describe pictures, express ideas, read and discuss texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Hebrew, and not via translation. This forces learners to think in the language right from the start, building the necessary foundation for fluent reading. Noun and verb morphology and syntax patterns for biblical Hebrew narrative are introduced implicitly and contextually absorbed. For homework, learners will continue their immersive experience as they work through video and audio material in Hebrew, reading exercises, and assessment quizzes that measure the learner’s progress. Between the homework and the live classes, learners will be exposed to the breadth of the language, including singular and plural nouns, adjectives, participles (present tense), qatal (past tense), vayyiqtol (sequential past tense), imperative, and number and gender concord.

12 May – 18 August 2021
Wednesdays, 10:00–11:00am Eastern Time

Seats remaining: 3

HEB101A – Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level A INTENSIVE (2021019MTWHF1230B)

HEB101A

Registration for HEB101A includes access to all of the material used in Living Biblical Hebrew: Foundations, as well as all additional resources needed for the course.

17 May – 4 June 2021
Monday–Friday, 12:30–1:30pm Eastern Time
(Note: This class meets 1 hr per day, 5 days per week, for 3 weeks. In addition to class time, participants will be expected to put in 1–2 hours of homework each night.)

Seats remaining: 9

HEB101B – Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level B (2021026S1930D) - Prerequisite: HEB101A

HEB101B

Beginning Biblical Hebrew Level B continues building on the communicative foundation laid in Level A, but begins introducing the grammatical structures of biblical Hebrew via dialogue and verse memorization, audio-lingual drills, vocabulary stories, text comprehension audio, and annotated readings, all intended to give learners basic fluency—both spoken and reading—in the Hebrew language and a working knowledge of the foundations of Hebrew grammar. Hebrew will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, as learners describe pictures, express ideas, read and discuss texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Hebrew, and not via translation. Pronouns, interrogatives, verbless clauses, word order in Hebrew narrative, and an introduction to and summary of all the Hebrew verb forms and functions, including several of the most common weak roots, will be covered, as well as Jonah 1:1–3 and three vocabulary stories. (Note: while all five major binyanim/stems have and will continue to be used, each binyan will be considered in more detail in subsequent levels.)

8 May – 21 August, 2021 (no class July 3)
Saturdays, 7:30–8:30pm Eastern Time

Seats remaining: 6

HEB101B – Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level B INTENSIVE (2021020MTWHF1310B) - Prerequisite: HEB101A

HEB101B

14 June – 2 July 2021
Monday–Friday, 12:30–1:30pm Eastern Time
(Note: This class meets 1 hr per day, 5 days per week, for 3 weeks. In addition to class time, participants will be expected to put in 1–2 hours of homework each night.)

Seats remaining: 9

HEB101C – Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level C (2021022H1900B) - Prerequisite: HEB101B

HEB101C

Beginning Biblical Hebrew Level C continues building on the communicative and grammatical foundation laid in Levels A and B, but introduces more complex grammatical forms and broadens learners’ exposure to the biblical text. Dialogue and verse memorization, audio-lingual drills, vocabulary stories, text comprehension audio, and annotated readings will all be used to increase learners’ grammatical knowledge of and fluency—both spoken and reading—in the Hebrew language. Hebrew will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, as learners describe pictures, express ideas, read and discuss texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Hebrew, and not via translation. Prepositions and pronoun suffixes, Hebrew word order with participles, root letters, the morphology of III-yod verbs, pausal forms, pronoun endings on nouns, suffixes for the accusative marker, and the piel binyan will be covered, as well as Jonah 1:4–8 and two corresponding vocabulary stories.

13 May – 19 August 2021
Thursdays, 7:00–8:00pm Eastern Time

Spots remaining: 7

HEB101C – Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level C (2021025S2100D) - Prerequisite: HEB101B

HEB101C

5 July – 23 August, 2021
Mondays and Thursdays, 9:00–10:00pm Eastern Time
(Note: This class meets twice a week, for 8 weeks. In addition to class time, participants will be expected to put in 2 hours of homework between each class period.)

Spots remaining: 8

HEB101C – Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level C INTENSIVE (2021021MTWHF1230B) - Prerequisite: HEB101B

HEB101C

12 July – 30 July 2021
Monday–Friday, 12:30–1:30pm Eastern Time
(Note: This class meets 1 hr per day, 5 days per week, for 3 weeks. In addition to class time, participants will be expected to put in 1–2 hours of homework each night.)

Spots remaining: 8

HEB101E - Beginning Biblical Hebrew, Level E (2021024W0900C) - Prerequisite: HEB101D

HEB101E

Beginning Biblical Hebrew Level E continues building on the communicative and grammatical foundation laid in Levels A, B, C, and D, developing greater fluency—both spoken and reading—through intentional fluency building activities. Dialogue and verse memorization, audio-lingual drills, vocabulary stories, text comprehension audio, and annotated readings will also be used to increase learners’ grammatical knowledge of and intuitive understanding of the the Hebrew language. Hebrew will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, as learners describe pictures, express ideas, read, discuss, and summarize texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Hebrew, and not via translation.

11 May – 17 August 2021
Tuesdays, 9:00–10:00am Eastern Time

Seats remaining: 7

BEGINNING KOINE GREEK: Levels A | B | C | D

GRK101A – Beginning Koiné Greek, Level A (2021013M2120B)

GRK101A

Beginning Koiné Greek Level A introduces learners to the basics of the Greek language in an engaging and interactive way. Starting from the absolute beginning level, Greek will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, which will increase in complexity as the course progresses. Learners will describe pictures, express ideas, read and discuss texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Greek, and not via translation. This forces learners to think in the language right from the start, building the necessary foundation for fluent reading. Noun and verb morphology and syntax patterns for Koiné Greek are introduced implicitly and contextually absorbed. For homework, learners will continue their immersive experience as they work through video and audio material in Greek, reading exercises, and assessment quizzes that measure the learner’s progress. Between the homework and the live classes, learners will be exposed to the foundational elements of the language, including singular and plural nouns in all four cases, adjectives, present indicative (both active and middle/passive), aorist indicative, imperative, and number/gender/case concord.

10 May – 16 August 2021
Mondays, 9:20–10:20pm Eastern Time

Seats remaining: 9

GRK101A – Beginning Koiné Greek, Level A– INTENSIVE (2021016MTWHF1340B)

GRK101A

17 May – 4 June 2021
Monday–Friday, 1:40–2:40pm Eastern Time
(Note: This class meets 1 hr per day, 5 days per week, for 3 weeks. In addition to class time, participants will be expected to put in 1–2 hours of homework each night.)

Seats remaining: 7

GRK101B – Beginning Koiné Greek, Level B (2021012M2010B) – Prerequisite: GRK101A

GRK101B
Greek will be used for at least 90 percent of all communication that takes place, which will increase in complexity as the course progresses. Learners will describe pictures, express ideas, read and discuss texts, and ask one another questions in order to obtain information, all with a focus on immediate comprehension in Greek, and not via translation. This forces learners to think in the language, building the necessary foundation for fluent reading. Between the homework and the live classes, learners will continue to develop understanding of the foundational elements of the language, including singular and plural nouns in all four cases, adjectives, present indicative verbs (both active and middle/passive), aorist indicative, imperative, and number/gender/case concord.

10 May – 16 August 2021
Mondays, 8:10–9:10pm Eastern Time

Seats remaining: 5

GRK101B – Beginning Koiné Greek, Level B – INTENSIVE (2021017MTWHF1340B) – Prerequisite: GRK101A

14 June – 2 July 2021
Monday–Friday, 1:40–2:40pm Eastern Time
(Note: This class meets 1 hr per day, 5 days per week, for 3 weeks. In addition to class time, participants will be expected to put in 1–2 hours of homework each night.)

Seats remaining: 7