Biblical Hebrew : text and workbook /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:Kittel, Bonnie Pedrotti.
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:New Haven : Yale University Press, c2005.
Description:xxviii, 492 p. ; 29 cm. + 3 sound discs (4 3/4 in.)
Language:English
Series:Yale language series
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Format: Print Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/5531077
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Other authors / contributors:Hoffer, Vicki, 1943-
Wright, Rebecca Abts, 1948-
ISBN:0300098626 (cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. 457) and index.
English and Hebrew.
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Summary:

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


Physical Description:xxviii, 492 p. ; 29 cm. +
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (p. 457) and index.
ISBN:0300098626