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All MEMRA language courses are one year long. Students work according to a schedule throughout the year and so, to some extent, may work ahead or catch up depending on their desired pace. Students work through a grammar in the relevant language and follow videos created by the professor that cover vocabulary, grammar, and the answers to the exercises in the required grammar textbook.

 

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Ancient Language Courses

(HEBR01) Beginning Biblical Hebrew

A year-long (52 weeks) intensive course on biblical Hebrew grammar. The course involves working through the entirety of the required textbook and therefore requires a good deal of memorization. The course includes over 140 HD videos, roughly 40 hours of instruction. Students should expect to commit an average of five hours per week to the course. Required textbook: Futato, Beginning Biblical Hebrew (a digital version is also available).

(GREEK01) Beginning Biblical Greek

A year-long (52 weeks) intensive course on biblical Greek grammar. The course involves working through the entirety of the required textbook and therefore requires a good deal of memorization. The course includes nearly 130 HD videos, roughly 30 hours of instruction. Students should expect to commit an average of five hours per week to the course. Required textbook: Black, Learn to Read New Testament Greek (3rd ed.; a digital version also available).

(ARAM01) Beginning Biblical Aramaic

A year-long (52 weeks) intensive course on Aramaic grammar. The course involves working through the entirety of the required textbook and therefore requires a good deal of memorization. The student will ultimately translate all Aramaic portions of the Old Testament. The course includes over 140 HD videos, roughly 40 hours of instruction. Students should expect to commit an average of five hours per week to the course. Required textbook: M. van Pelt, Basics of Biblical Aramaic: Complete Grammar, Lexicon, and Annotated Text (a digital version is also available)

(UGAR01) Beginning Ugaritic

A year-long (52 weeks) intensive course on Ugaritic grammar. The course involves working through the entirety of the required textbook and therefore requires a good deal of memorization. The course includes over 50 HD videos, roughly 20 hours of instruction. Students should expect to commit an average of five hours per week to the course. Required textbook: Williams, Basics of Ancient Ugaritic: A Concise Grammar, Workbook, and Lexicon

(EGYP01) Beginning Egyptian Grammar

A year-long (52 weeks) intensive course on Middle Egyptian grammar (hieroglyphs). The course involves working through the entirety of the required textbook and therefore requires a good deal of memorization. Students should expect to commit an average of five hours per week to the course. Required textbook: Manley and Collier, How to Read Egyptian Hieroglyphs: A Step-by-Step Guide to Teach Yourself, Revised Edition

(EGYP02) Intermediate Egyptian Grammar

A year-long (52 weeks) intensive course on Middle Egyptian grammar (hieroglyphs) involving deeper grammatical discussion and vocabulary memorization than EGYP01. Translation exercises will move the student beyond the nature of those required for EGYP01. The course involves working through the entirety of the required textbook and therefore requires a good deal of memorization. Students should expect to commit an average of five hours per week to the course. Required textbook: Allen, Middle Egyptian: An Introduction to the Language and Culture of Hieroglyphs (Revised)

(AKKD01) Beginning Akkadian Grammar

A year-long (52 weeks) intensive course on Akkadian grammar. The course involves working through the entirety of the required textbook and therefore requires a good deal of memorization. The course focuses on learning Akkadian in transliteration (not cuneiform signs). Students should expect to commit an average of five hours per week to the course. Required textbook:  M. Worthington, Complete Babylonian: A Teach Yourself Guide