One of the curiosities in “The Story of Hebrew” by Lewis Glinert (Princeton University Press) is that the author manages to write a history of the Hebrew language without using a single Hebrew letter ...
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The Origins of Hebrew

As the name suggests, the Hebrew Bible is written, mostly, in Hebrew. But what is the earliest history of this language? What language did the ancient Israelites speak? This episode examines the ...
BOSTON & TEL AVIV, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--eTeacher Group is offering curious people around the world the chance to ask questions about the Bible, and receive detailed answers via brief video ...
For 24 years, literary scholar Robert Alter has been working on a new translation of the Hebrew Bible and — "this may shock some of your listeners," he warns — he's been working on it by hand. "I'm ...
The Biblical Languages minor supplements the Religion and Archaeology programs and assists students in preparing for various careers, such as ministry, social services, language translation, and law.
Last month, for the first time since Hamas’ Oct. 7, 2023, surprise attack on Israel from Gaza, my wife and I drove from our Tel Aviv-area apartment to the border ...