Biblical Hebrew Forum

["George Athas" <george.athas AT moore.edu.au>]

Sorry Michael, but I have to disagree with you over Lambdin. I felt he had
the right idea, but his understanding of Hebrew syntax left a lot to be
desired.

I learnt Hebrew off Seow's first edition, to which the second edition was a
vast improvement. Allen Ross' grammar is also not bad.

The problems I see with most introductory grammars these days, though, are
that they try to be both an introduction to the language as well as a
reference work, and unfortunately fall short of achieving both. Furthermore,
our understanding of Hebrew verbs and syntax is developing considerably
beyond notions of tense and aspect. If I can put in a little plug for
myself, I am working on an introductory grammar (along with Ian Young of
Sydney University) which comes at Hebrew verbs not from the temporal or
aspectual perspective, but a spatial perspective. It will be a few years yet
before it's out; we're still trialing it here at a number of institutions in
Sydney with very positive responses and aiming to refine it for a few years
before publishing.

 

Best Regards,

GEORGE ATHAS

Moore Theological College

1 King St, Newtown NSW 2042, Australia

Ph: (+61 2) 9577 9774

 

-----Original Message-----
From: b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org
[mailto:b-hebrew-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of
Michael.McDougal AT mail.northcentral.edu
Sent: Wednesday, 15 March 2006 4:53 AM
To: <b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: Re: [b-hebrew] new student
Importance: Low

 

 


Hello, 

     You have inquired about T.O. Lambdin's Introduction to Biblical Hebrew;
it is probably the best Into to Hebrew grammar available. I did not use it
for first year myself. I used Paige Kelly's Intro, but I have found Lambdin
immensely valuable. He is wonderful in the areas of vowel reduction, and
syntax. I must admit a bias though. My mentor was a student of Lambdin. Just
a side note there is a key to Lambdin, but I have not used it others may
comment on its value. 

Best Wishes,
Michael Alan McDougal
5545 Garfield ave. S.
MInneapolis Mn, 55419
612-481-0139 C
michael.mcdougal AT mail.northcentral.edu 
             

_______________________________________________
b-hebrew mailing list
b-hebrew AT lists.ibiblio.org
http://lists.ibiblio.org/mailman/listinfo/b-hebrew

========================================================================
 iBurst Wireless Broadband from $34.95/month   www.platformnetworks.net
 Forward undetected SPAM to:                   spam AT mailsecurity.net.au
========================================================================




========================================================================
 iBurst Wireless Broadband from $34.95/month   www.platformnetworks.net
 Forward undetected SPAM to:                   spam AT mailsecurity.net.au
========================================================================