GOING LIVE ONLINE DEC 4

Biblical Hebrew 1 is a LIVE ONLINE SIX WEEK COURSE held virtually on Zoom on Six Thursdays: Dec 4, 11, 2025, Jan 8, 15, 22, 29, 2026 from 7:00–8:30 PM EST. Once you register for this course, log into your MSI account, choose this course in 'Browse Products' under 'My Library', and you will find the Zoom link in the Course Contents along with all the course materials as they are shared.

INSTRUCTOR:
Marcy Kotting

COURSE DESCRIPTION:
Our first Biblical Hebrew grammar course makes the study of Biblical Hebrew come alive! Biblical Hebrew 1 introduces lifelong learners to the fundamental concepts of gender and number for all nouns and adjectives, the concept of definiteness, the patterns for vowel changes in nouns, and the function of nouns and adjectives. Our textbook, Learning Biblical Hebrew, emphasizes learning patterns and spelling changes instead of the rote memorization of word forms often required with other textbooks. We approach Biblical Hebrew not as a series of facts to memorize but as something alive, with a personality you can get to know and tendencies you can begin to predict. The accompanying workbook supplements the grammar taught in the textbook by providing self-graded exercises to reinforce the concepts covered in the textbook. Most important, the workbook includes a graded reader of the Joseph narrative and targeted vocabulary to assist learners to directly engage Biblical texts. As a result, we will not only be learning abstract paradigms but will put our knowledge into practice as we begin to understand the Biblical text on its own terms.

MSI LIVE ONLINE
MSI LIVE ONLINE courses meet LIVE via Zoom and are recorded for review later. All material from each session of these courses will be available online shortly after each live session. Please make every effort to be present for the LIVE ONLINE sessions. However, while not ideal, you may also register for courses if you cannot attend the live sessions to WATCH LATER at your own pace. We encourage you to follow the schedule closely and plan ahead to be with us for these LIVE ONLINE courses so that you may get the most out of lifelong learning at MSI. After registering for a course, go to 'My Courses', select your course, and use the materials in the 'Course Curriculum'. The Zoom link for LIVE ONLINE sessions is there.

REQUIRED TEXTBOOKS:
Lifelong learners are expected to purchase these two textbooks prior to the beginning of the course:

Karl V. Kutz and Rebekah L. Josberger, Learning Biblical Hebrew — Reading for Comprehension: An Introductory Grammar (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2018). ISBN 9781683590842.

Karl V. Kutz and Rebekah L. Josberger, Learning Biblical Hebrew Workbook: A Graded Reader with Exercises (Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2019)., ISBN 9781683592440.

GOING LIVE ONLINE DEC 4