Text and Workbook (Yale Language) - Tapa dura

In this textbook, designed to teach students to read biblical Hebrew prose with competence by the end of a twosemester course, all Hebrew is taken directly from the Bible. Each of fiftyfive lessons is built around a biblical verse or segment that generates the grammatical concepts to be taught. The book also includes vocabulary lists, an extensive glossary, verb charts, and an index. A sixtyminute audio cassette to accompany the book is also available. "This is a meticulously thought out textbook that makes great demands upon students; but the end result should be an unusually strong introductory knowledge of biblical Hebrew."-Newsletter of the Association for the Development of Religious Information Services (ADRIS Newsletter) "The second edition of Biblical Hebrew is wonderful. I have incorporated the CDs into my classroom experience with astounding success and reception by the students. It is a great product."-H. Wayne Ballard, Jr., Carson-Newman College -- H. Wayne Ballard, Jr.

This revised edition of the best-selling Biblical Hebrew is thoroughly updated and augmented for a new generation of students. Designed for use in a two-semester course, the book's fifty-five lessons are constructed around Biblical verses or segments and arranged in order of increasing complexity. At the successful completion of the course, students will be well equipped to tackle prose passages on their own. Biblical Hebrew ispart of a comprehensive learning program that includes a 3-CD audio program and a companion volume, the Supplement for Enhanced Comprehension (both sold separately). TheCDs present the alphabet, vowels, readings and cantillations of biblical passages, songs to assist with memorizing grammar concepts, selections from Psalms performed in a variety of musical styles, and all the vocabulary words from English to Hebrew. The Supplement offersreinforcement and review exercises along with more detailed and deeper discussion of topics treated briefly in the textbook. This combined text and workbook features: * Readings of extended Biblical texts Annotations to assist with difficult passages * Notes on literary style, text criticism, and issues of translation * Emphasis on analyzing forms, learning to use an academic dictionary, memorizing paradigms and vocabulary * Vocabulary lists * Extensive glossary * Verb and preposition charts * Song lyrics * On-line answer key