All previous Biblical Hebrew lexicons have provided a modern western definition and perspective to Hebrew roots and words. This prevents the reader of the Bible from seeing the ancient authors' original intent of the passages. This is the first Biblical Hebrew lexicon that defines each Hebrew word within its original Ancient Hebrew cultural meaning. One of the major differences between the Modern Western mind and the Ancient Hebrew's is that their mind related all words and their meanings to a concrete concept. For instance, the Hebrew word chai is normally translated as life, a western abstract meaning, but the original Hebrew concrete meaning of this word is the stomach. In the Ancient Hebrew mind, a full stomach is a sign of a full life. The Hebrew language is a root system oriented language and the lexicon is divided into sections reflecting this root system. Each word of the Hebrew Bible is grouped within its roots and is defined according to its original ancient cultural meaning. Also included in each word entry are its alternative spellings, King James translations of the word and Strong's number. Indexes are included to assist with finding a word within the lexicon according to its spelling, definition, King James translation or Strong's number.

An exhaustive cross-referencing tool for interpreting Scripture with Scripture.

The Bible is its own best commentary. To truly understand what the Bible teaches about a subject, we must consult all of what the Bible itself says about it. The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge allows you to do just that, providing a selection of other verses which shed light upon, clarify, or explain the verse you are consulting.

Unlike a concordance, which is an alphabetical index to the words of the Bible, the cross-references given in the New Treasury are not merely to the same word, but to the same or a related thought, theme, doctrine, subject, concept, or literary motif, even when expressed in entirely different words.

Special Features:

• Indicates degree of clarity, significance, or relationship between references
• Can be used with any translation or edition of the Bible
• Is arranged like the Bible (divided into the same books, chapters, and verses) for ease of use
• Provides a far more complete selection of cross-references than can be found in any other source
• Contains dozens of special study aids to help you develop powerful lessons or sermons--straight from the Bible itself
• Contains multiple indexes (subjects, figures of speech, etc.)
• Uses Strong's numbering system
• Uses a new font that makes it easier to read than previous versions

No combination of other Bible study tools quite duplicates the carefully-research and indexed content in The New Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. When used effectively, this invaluable resource will change your life.

A trio of eminent Old Testament scholars, Francis Brown, R. Driver, and Charles Briggs, spent over twenty years researching, writing, and preparing this lexicon. Since it first appeared in the early part of the twentieth century, BDB has been considered the finest and most comprehensive Hebrew lexicon available to the English-speaking student. Based upon the classic work of Wilhelm Gesenius, the father of modern. Hebrew lexicography, BDB gives not only dictionary definitions for each word, but relates each word to its Old Testament usage and categorizes its nuances of meaning. BDB's exhaustive coverage of Old Testament Hebrew words, as well as its unparalleled usage of cognate languages and the wealth of background sources consulted and quoted, render BDB and invaluable resource for all students of the Bible.

What's the best way to learn a new language? By approaching it not as a series of facts to memorize but as something alive, with a personality you can get to know and tendencies you can sometimes predict. Designed for long-term retention, Learning Biblical Hebrew focuses on helping students understand how the Hebrew language works and providing a solid grounding in Hebrew through extensive reading in the biblical text.

Features:

• Introduces advanced concepts in a form accessible to beginning students.
• Focuses on historic patterns and changes that minimize memorization.
• Focuses on how the language works for long-term retention.
• Encourages mastery of paradigms from a handful of representative forms.
• Includes extensive translation from the third week of class.
• Prepares students for translation of unedited biblical texts by the end of first semester.
• Emphasizes reading comprehension rather than decoding.
• Promotes a strong oral component to enhance language competence.

Written for first-year and second-year Hebrew students, grammar is laid out to present comprehensive concepts to first-year students and then to aid in review and deeper understanding for second-year students. Though written for Hebrew competency, Learning Biblical Hebrew is also well-suited for students with different learning styles and objectives.

In Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament, Steve Runge, scholar in residence at Logos Bible Software, explores New Testament Greek grammatical conventions by focusing on the communication tasks they accomplish through discourse analysis. His focus on discourse analysis emphasizes the ways in which words are used in texts and contexts, and has less to do with the elements of speech and focuses, instead, on how humans cognitively process language.

In doing so, Runge is consciously building on the ground breaking work of James Barr entitled Semantics of Biblical Language which focused on lexical linguistics (an element of speech) rather than grammatical linguistics. Runge, in effect, picks up from where Barr left off and attempts to show the exegetical significance of discourse grammar for students of the New Testament.

Runge's project is dynamic and multi-layered. One might even call it a cross-linguistic and function-based approach to discourse analysis that treat aspects of the language often examined in isolation, or only with lip-service. The result, according to Daniel Wallace, is that Runge has made discourse analysis accessible, systematic, comprehensive, and meaningful to students of the New Testament.

As such, Runge's Discourse Grammar of the Greek New Testament offers direct treatment of linguistic phenomena often truncated or all together mishandled by traditional grammars. Runge provides ample examples from the New Testament to illustrate his points, and does so with accompanying commentary. Everywhere he demonstrates that if there is more than one way of accomplishing a discourse task, there is likely a meaning associated with each choice (148).

In some ways Runge's book seems like it may be a substitute for traditional grammars. It is not. It is, rather, a grammar that augments specific aspects of the language that traditional grammars often do not have, or choose not to have, room to highlight the importance of discourse analysis for sound exegesis.

The Learning Biblical Hebrew Workbook is an essential companion for students using Learning Biblical Hebrew: Reading for Comprehension.

The workbook includes guided readings tailored to the growing knowledge of the student using the introductory grammar. After the opening chapters containing grammar exercises to reinforce basic concepts, students begin reading actual Hebrew text based on the Joseph story from Genesis 37:50. The text has been abridged and modified to present students with a text that they can read with minimal help. The readings are accompanied with three types of annotations: the Hebrew root or lexical form, an English gloss, or grammatical and textual explanations. The notes are provided to facilitate reading comprehension by identifying unfamiliar words and concepts.

As familiarity with vocabulary and grammar increases, the readings are modified less and less until students are essentially reading the standard Hebrew text used in most Hebrew Bibles today. After completing the beginning Biblical Hebrew reader based on the Joseph story, students move on to the intermediate Biblical Hebrew reader that includes the books of Ruth, Jonah, and Esther.

The continuous practice of reading Biblical Hebrew text is an essential part of truly understanding and experiencing what you read. The Learning Biblical Hebrew Workbook provides that essential reading practice that will make your study of Biblical Hebrew come alive.

The Hebrew Bible, called the Tenach by Jews and Old Testament by Christians, was originally written in the Hebrew language using an ancient pictographic, or paleo-Hebrew, script. Through the study of this ancient language and script the words of the Bible will come alive to the reader in a way never seen before. When we read the Bible from our modern western perspective the original meanings of the words within the text are lost to us. Only by understanding these words in their original Hebraic context can we read the Bible through the eyes of the original authors. This book will examine the origins and history of the ancient Hebrew language and script and their close relationship to the culture of the ancient Hebrews. Included are detailed charts of the evolution of the ancient Hebrew script as well as many other related Semitic and non-Semitic scripts. Also included are the details of the root system of the Hebrew language, and a lexicon of ancient Hebrew roots to assist the reader of the Bible with finding the original cultural context for many Hebrew words.

The Vocabulary Guide to Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic by Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt is intended to accompany Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar. For the beginning student it is an essential resource companion to aid in vocabulary memorization and acquisition. Updates in this second edition include the addition of a complete Aramaic word list and refinement of definitions.

Features include:

• Hebrew words occurring ten times or more in the Old Testament arranged by frequency
• Hebrew words arranged by common root
• All Aramaic words occurring in the Old Testament arranged by frequency
• Helpful appendices including lists of Hebrew homonyms, nominals, and verbs.

Based on the First, Second, and Third Editions of the Koehler-Baumgartner Lexicon in Veteris Testamenti Libros, this abridgment--which eliminates bibliographical references and technical information intended for specialists and judiciously trims biblical citations--provides everything the student needs to translate an Old Testament passage.

Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia (BHS) is known to be the definitive edition of the Hebrew Bible. It is widely regarded as a reliable edition of the Hebrew and Aramaic scriptures and is still the most widely used original-language edition among scholars.

For the first time, the text of the BHS is offered here in a particularly reader-friendly edition. The text-critical apparatus is replaced by a dense network of reading and translation aids at the bottom of each page.

The BHS Reader's Edition at a glance:

• Complete text of the Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia, checked against the Leningrad Codex
• All words that occur fewer than 70 times are parsed and contextually defined
• All weak verb forms are parsed
• A glossary lists words occurring more than 70 times
• Improved layout of poetic text
• High quality paper does not bleed through

About the editors:

• Donald R. Vance received his philological training at the Oriental Institute in Chicago and teaches Biblical Hebrew at Oral Roberts University in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
• George Athas teaches Old Testament at Moore Theological College in Sydney, Australia.
• Yael Avrahami heads the Department of Biblical Studies at Oranim Academic College in Kiryat Tivon, Israel.

This classic word study resource allows you to study the meaning of biblical words in the original languages without spending years learning Greek or Hebrew.

A great resource for students, seasoned pastors, and anyone who enjoys biblical word studies--even if they have little to no formal training in Hebrew or Greek. Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary:

• Contains over 6,000 key biblical words, describing word frequency, usage, and meaning as fully as possible.
• Serves as a dictionary, commentary, and comprehensive topical concordance all in one volume.
• Includes the widely used numbering system found in The New Strong's Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible.
• Contains an introduction describing the history of the languages in which the Bible was written and other orientating data on how the modern Bible came about.

This classic reference tool has helped thousands dig deeper into the meaning of the biblical text and will enlighten Bible students to the riches of God's truth in Scripture, opening up God's word as it has never been opened before.

This is the most affordable complete edition of Vine's famous Old and New Testament dictionaries available.

The bestselling New Greek/English Interlinear New Testament has been updated for the twenty-first century with the United Bible Societies' 5th edition/Nestle-Aland 28th edition text, recognized by Greek scholars and students worldwide as the standard Greek New Testament.

This portable interlinear New Testament makes the Greek text accessible to a wide audience--including Greek students, former Greek students, pastors, and laypeople who want a deeper understanding of the Greek text of the New Testament. It contains a basic, word-for-word translation of the Greek text and the entire text of the New Revised Standard Version in parallel. Textual notes indicating Old Testament quotations and significant textual variants are also included.

This expanded and updated workbook is designed with the student in mind and intended for use with the standard-setting Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar textbook, now in its fourth edition.

Two optional chapters have been added to the Basics of Biblical Greek Workbook, allowing students to read large chunks of the biblical text and enjoy the fruits of their labor faster than ever before. Each chapter is divided into six sections and includes extensive exercises and significant biblical passages for translation.

One of the most helpful and unique features of the workbook remains. You can go through the workbook on one of two tracks: Track One follows the workbook (and textbook) in its regular order, while Track Two is organized so you can learn verbs earlier in the course.

Clear. Understandable. Carefully organized. Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar by William D. Mounce is the standard textbook for colleges and seminaries. Since its initial publication in 1993 its integrated approach has helped more than 250,000 students learn New Testament Greek.

The fourth edition of Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar has been updated throughout based on continuing feedback from professors, students, self-learners, and homeschoolers, making it even more effective for today's students. Other improvements have been made based on recent developments in scholarship.

The key to the effectiveness of Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar in helping students learn is in how it introduces them to the language. Students learn about the features of the Greek language in a logical order, with each lesson building upon the one before it. Unnecessary obstacles that discourage students and hinder progress are removed, such as rote memorization of endless verbal paradigms. Instead, students receive encouragement along the way to assure them they are making the necessary progress. Detailed discussions are also included at key junctures to help students grasp important concepts.

By the time students have worked their way through Basics of Biblical Greek Grammar they will have learned:

• The Greek Alphabet
• Vocabulary for words occurring 50 times or more in the Greek New Testament
• The Greek noun system
• The Greek verbal system, including indicative and nonindicative verbs, and participles

A robust suite of learning aids is available for purchase to be used alongside the textbook to help students excel in their studies. These include a workbook, video lectures for each chapter featuring the author, flashcards keyed to vocabulary in each chapter, a laminated quick study sheet with key concepts, and audio of the vocabulary for each chapter to aid in acquisition.

After studying Hebrew for a year or two, readers often find it challenging to transition from their initial study of the language to reading extended passages from the Hebrew Bible. This book helps bridge this gap by presenting a curated selection of texts that are well known, exciting to read, and pivotal for understanding the narrative arc of the Old Testament. The volume contains forty key passages divided into five sections: the primeval history, the patriarchs and their sojourning, Israel in Egypt, Israel at Sinai, and Israel's journey through the wilderness until just before they enter the promised land.

The Mechanical method of translating the Bible is a new and unique style of translating that translates each Hebrew word, prefix and suffix exactly the same way every time it occurs and in the same order as they appear in the Hebrew text. This translation will allow a reader, who has no background in Hebrew, to see the text from a Hebraic perspective, without the interjection of a translator's theological opinions and bias. As this style of translation also identifies the morphology of each Hebrew word using the English language, it is a useful tool for those who are learning to read Biblical Hebrew.

This translation includes:

• An introductory text explaining the background and methodology of the mechanical translation.
• An introductory text describing the mechanics of the Hebrew language and the history of the Torah.
• Every Hebrew word of the Torah with its mechanical translation and transliteration.
• A revised translation for each verse that rearranges the text so that it is understandable to English readers.
• Over 1,000 footnotes on the Hebrew grammar, idioms and alternate translations and meanings.
• A lexicon including every Hebrew word in the Torah arranged by their roots.
• A concordance to aid the reader in locating specific words within the Torah.

From their decades of combined teaching experience, Benjamin L. Merkle and Robert L. Plummer have produced an ideal resource for novice Greek students to not only learn the language but also kindle a passion for reading the Greek New Testament. Designed for those new to Greek, Beginning with New Testament Greek is a user-friendly textbook for elementary Greek courses at the college or seminary level.

A Book-by-Book Guide to Biblical Hebrew Vocabulary is intended to help students, pastors, and professors who wish to read a particular book of the Hebrew Bible in its original language to master the vocabulary that occurs most frequently in the book in question. In contrast to typical Hebrew and Greek vocabulary guides, which present vocabulary words based on their frequency in the Hebrew Bible or New Testament as a whole, this book presents vocabulary words based on their frequency in individual biblical books of the Hebrew Bible, thus allowing readers to understand and engage with the text of a particular book easily and quickly.

This is a comprehensive revision of our popular Hebrew grammar textbook. Key Features: *Revision of a proven textbook *Uses biblical text from the outset *Greater emphasis on understanding of accents and other critical details; new material on the study of the Hebrew language Key Benefits: *Helps the student use the biblical text itself *Make use of Hebrew dictionaries and other reference tools easier for the beginning student *Excurses provide a good general overview of the Hebrew language, as well as some in-depth understanding of grammatical rules

Clear. Understandable. Carefully organized. Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar by Gary D. Pratico and Miles V. Van Pelt is the standard textbook for colleges and seminaries. Since its initial publication in 2001 its integrated approach has helped more than 80,000 students learn Biblical Hebrew.

The third edition of Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar represents a significant updating and revision of the previous edition with the goal of providing students with the best possible tool for learning Biblical Hebrew.

Some of the key features of this resource's effectiveness:

• Combines the best of inductive and deductive approaches.
• Uses actual examples from the Hebrew Old Testament rather than made-up illustrations
• Emphasizes the structural pattern of the Hebrew language rather than rote memorization, resulting in a simple, enjoyable, and effective learning process
• Employs colored text that highlights key features of nouns and verbs, allowing easy recognition of new forms
• Includes appendices of verbal paradigms and diagnostics for fast reference and a complete vocabulary glossary
• Displays larger font and text size, making reading easier

By the time students have worked their way through Basics of Biblical Hebrew Grammar they will have learned:

• The Hebrew Alphabet
• Vocabulary for words occurring 70 times or more in the Hebrew Bible
• The Hebrew noun system
• The Hebrew verbal system

A robust suite of learning aids is available for purchase to be used alongside the textbook to help students excel in their studies. These include a workbook; video lectures for each chapter featuring the author; flashcards keyed to vocabulary in each chapter; a laminated study sheet with key concepts; audio of the vocabulary for each chapter to aid in acquisition; and a compact guide to help refresh students refresh their memory on language forms, grammar, and word meanings.