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Introduction to Biblical Hebrew

Online 

January 9th - March 27th 2025

Course leaderDr. Danny Crowther

This course is open to anyone interested in Hebrew as a classical language. 

It will be held on

 Tuesdays and Thursdays via Zoom at 8:00am Central time.  

Course Objectives:

By the end of the course, students will be able to

1. Read the pointed Hebrew text.

2. Identify word roots and look them up in dictionaries.

3. Become familiar with transliteration standards.

4. Read with understanding selected passages from the Hebrew Bible.

The first 6 applicants can take this course FREE! The full cost of the course is

$400 per student, reduced to $150 for auditing students and for students from the 'majority world'. 

Course Format:

The course will be conducted entirely online via Zoom, utilizing the Canvas platform for course materials and interaction.

Required Materials: 

Notebooks and writing tools are required. All students are expected to access the Hebrew biblical texts for themselves, and are advised to have a hard copy of the whole Hebrew Bible/Old Testament in Hebrew.  A laptop with Hebrew script will alos be an advantage.

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Dr Danny Crowther (BA, MA (Cantab), DipHE, MA (Glos), PhD (Bristol)) is a Research Associate at our sister Centre for Muslim-Christian Studies, Oxford and Assistant Director of Academic Development & Scholar Care, Langham Scholars Partnership
 

Dr Crowther taught teaching Biblical Studies, including Biblical Hebrew, at Tiranus Bible Seminary (Bandung, Indonesia), for 10 years before returning to the UK to do a Ph.D. on the Hebrew manuscripts of the Psalms and the Jewish recitation tradition. He then had 3 years as a Junior Research Fellow of CMCS helping, among other things, to edit Reading the Bible in Islamic Context: Qur’anic Conversations. He has worked on a number of research projects in the Psalms at the University of Oxford and join the Langham Partnership in 2020. His role in Langham involves supporting Majority-World scholars taking doctorates in the UK and in the Majority World. Prior to going to Indonesia, Danny’s chequered career included time well-spent as a milkman in East London (1987-1992), an International Chaplain in Nottingham University (1994–1999), and a handyman-turned-lecturer at Redcliffe College, Gloucester (1999–2000).    

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