Rapid Reading Classical Hebrew I: Samuel-Kings

Harvard HDS

This course is a close and rapid reading of the books of Samuel and Kings. It is designed to help students increase their speed and fluency in reading biblical prose (plus some poetry). Special attention will be given to expanding Hebrew vocabulary, strengthening command of verbal and nominal morphology, and mastering key aspects of Hebrew syntax. Students will also learn how to navigate and interpret the Masora and critical apparatus in the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia. Along the way,…