Biblical Hebrew | Short Course

This course will be taught over 8 Mondays:

4th, 11th*, 25th January

1st, 22nd* February

1st, 8th, 15th March.

*Please note 11th Jan and 22nd Feb will be taught on Zoom.

Lunch is served at 12.30pm and you'd be welcome to join staff and students for lunch, followed by Prayer in the Day at 1.20pm, with teaching starting at 1.45pm and finishing at 4.30pm (with a coffee break).

Topics include: the benefits of studying Hebrew, the Hebrew alphabet, nouns, adjectives, verbs

· Development of competency in elements of the Hebrew language

· Translation of relatively simple Old Testament texts.

· Introduction of the Old Testament text in Hebrew, in addition to the study of Hebrew vocabulary, morphology and syntax.

· A study of the accuracy and significance of published English translations of the Hebrew text.

Please note that this course is intensive, with a high expectation of students doing preparatory and follow-up work between sessions.

The course is taught by Dan Christian.

Dan read undergraduate theology at St John’s college, Durham University. Whilst training for ordination, he completed a Master's and Doctorate at the University of Oxford in Old Testament Studies. He was supervised by Prof. John Day and wrote on a sacrificial understanding of Herem and Satire in the Old Testament. He served his curacy at St Mary and St Cuthbert’s, Chester le Street before moving to Sheffield in 2016 to be Associate Vicar at All Saints, Ecclesall. Currently he is Head of Vocations for the Church of England. Alongside ministry he has taught Old Testament theology and Biblical Hebrew at both Lindisfarne Training Partnership and St Hild College. He has a particular interest in bridging academic theology with the ongoing practice of church ministry.

You will be learning alongside students who are working towards Durham University qualifications, but as a Short Course participant you will not need to submit any wirtten work.

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St Hild College is able to cancel your enrolment with us if you do not adhere to the code of conduct.

Please note that St Hild college may contact you regarding any medical and study needs provided in the process of purchasing a short course ticket. If further needs arise subsequently, or are disclosed later, we will do our best to support you and make reasonable adjustments. But, we reserve the right to withdraw the ticket if your needs are beyond the capacity of our resources.

St Hild reserves the right to change the venue, tutor, timings, or other course details.

Refund (minus 10% administration fee) available up to 7 days before course start date.