
Joseph and Mrs Potiphar, so it seems
Rachel Montagu is again running an Advanced Biblical Hebrew course as detailed below.
These classes work in the time-honoured fashion: each student in turn reads a verse aloud and then translates it, with input from the teacher as necessary. She also provides some background and interpretation from traditional Jewish teaching.
The emphasis is certainly on understanding the text rather than grammar as such. In my experience, there have been perhaps an average of seven or so students coming to lessons. The level things are taken at tends to depend on who the students are, while the fee per term might be something around £110-£130, depending on circumstances. At about £ 10 per 2-hour session this certainly looks like good value!
In principle, students should have covered the material in the First Hebrew Primer from Eks before starting this class. If you know the qal conjugation (perfect and imperfect) pretty well for verbs with three strong roots (the ‘regular’ ones if you like) and have some idea about hiphil and niphal and verbs with weak roots, that will probably do.
If you want to know more, you can email Rachel. I’ve also shared just about everything I know about studying Biblical Hebrew with the world here.
Wednesdays 6.30-8.30 p.m., at Liberal Judaism, 21 Maple Street, London, W1T 4BE
Autumn Term
Abraham’s journeys (and Hagar’s)
26 September Gen. 11:26-32, 12:1-20
3rd October Gen.13:1-18, 14:1-7
10th October Gen. 14:8-24, 16:1-8
17th October Gen. 16:9-16, 17:1-2, 18:16-33
[24rd October half term]
31st October Gen.20:1-18, 21:1-7
7th November Gen. 21:8-34
14th November Gen. 22:1-19, 23:1-3, 17-20
Jonah, the Unforgiving Prophet
21st November Jonah 1:1-16, 2:1-10
28th November Jonah 3:1-10, 4:1-10
Nahum and Obadiah, Servants of God
5th December Nahum 2:6-14, 3:1-14
12th December Nahum 3:14-19, Obadiah
Spring Term
All is Futile (Except The Soul….)
14th January (Obadiah 1:3-21) Ecclesiastes 1:1-6
21th January Ecclesiastes 1:7-2:14
28th January Eccl. 2:15-3:13
4th February Eccl. 3:14-4:17
11th February Eccl. 5:1-19, 6:1-6
[18th February – half term]
25th February Eccl. 6:7-7:22
4th March Eccl. 7:23-8:17
[11th March – extra break week]
18th March Eccl. 9:1-18, 10:1-7
25th March Eccl. 10:8-11:10
Brothers in Genesis – In The End, Things Improve
1st April (Eccl. 12:1-15) Genesis 37:1-10
8th April Genesis 37:11-36
Summer Term
29th April Genesis 39:1-23
[6th May no class – Spring Bank Holiday]
13th May Genesis 40:1-23
20th May Genesis 41:1-24
[27th May no class – Half term]
3rd June Genesis 41:25-57
[10th June no class – 2nd day Shavuot]
17th June Genesis 42:1-38
24th June Genesis 43:1-34
1st July Genesis 44:1-34
8th July Genesis 45:1-28
15th July Genesis 47:1-31
Tags: Biblical Hebrew, Hebrew, Rachel Montagu
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