Hebrew for Life: Strategies for Learning, Retaining, and Reviving Biblical Hebrew

This book offers pastors some encouraging words about Hebrew study, but it does so in general fashion, without a lot of devotional appeals to learn the "language of the Kingdom" or to become engaged in the serious study of the Torah and the other Hebrew scriptures. More like a book seeking to rally professional Christian pastors to do the basics of their job. Hebrew study (and Greek, Aramaic) should be a regular part of a pastor's time....

This was an extremely helpful book to supplement my Hebrew studies. It has many practical tips to improve Hebrew retention and study. It also inspired me to continue learning and practicing Hebrew for a lifetime in order to be as faithful as I can be to the Biblical texts.

This book is really just great encouragement to continue the discipline of developing Hebrew. I think before I started Hebrew was more intimidating than anything else. Dr. Howells book explains the payoff to developing your Hebrew so that it can has an impactful effect on your walk with the Lord.

I eagerly pre-ordered this book, having taken a review course with the primary author, and it did not disappoint. Hebrew can be an intimidating language for some (although, in certain ways, it is simpler and more intuitive than Greek, for example). Hebrew for Life is full of practical motivations to dive into Biblical Hebrew as well as tips for those who have gone AWOL from it to return. The writing engages with a mix of personal stories, research on habit-building and memorization strategies, mini-reviews of helpful tools, and testimonials from scholars and students. Each chapter has a bonus nugget at the end highlighting the relevance of what was discussed. I hope to periodically revisit this book in my ongoing Hebrew studies and am strongly considering requiring it the next time I teach Hebrew. Drs. Howell, Plummer, and Merkle are to be commended for another volume (cf. Greek for Life as well) cheering on and equipping students and pastors to drink as deeply as possible from the Scriptures.

When I took Hebrew in seminary (4 semesters), I wrongly expected that I would be fully proficient in reading the Hebrew OT after completing my coursework. Instead I learned that it would require continual maintenance of Hebrew to actually read my Hebrew OT. Unfortunately, my Hebrew skills fell into disuse. I confess that if you put a Hebrew verb in front of me I would probably not know how to parse it... This book will not teach you Hebrew. Instead, it encourages those who have become lax in their Hebrew studies to get back up and try it again. The book includes suggestions and advice on how to restart or even continue your Hebrew studies. As a result of reading this book, I've decided to read through a Hebrew Grammar in hopes of resurrecting my defunct Hebrew skills.

My professor is Adam Howell. What a G.

This book does exactly as it says it “instructs and inspires” people to know not just the Hebrew Bible but it’s author. I heartily recommend it to any student of Biblical Hebrew

Disappointed in this book as I expected it to be about learning Hebrew. Instead, the authors offer only a few tips about actual language learning and spend most of the pages 'preaching' or offering anecdotes that are not very helpful. There also seems to be an underlying agenda to persuade readers toward a theologically very conservative worldview, which again undermines the stated purpose of book – learning the biblical languages so as to use them in personal devotions and public ministry.

This book offers pastors some encouraging words about Hebrew study, but it does so in general fashion, without a lot of devotional appeals to learn the "language of the Kingdom" or to become engaged in the serious study of the Torah and the other Hebrew scriptures. More like a book seeking to rally professional Christian pastors to do the basics of their job. Hebrew study (and Greek, Aramaic) should be a regular part of a pastor's time....

This was an extremely helpful book to supplement my Hebrew studies. It has many practical tips to improve Hebrew retention and study. It also inspired me to continue learning and practicing Hebrew for a lifetime in order to be as faithful as I can be to the Biblical texts.

This book is really just great encouragement to continue the discipline of developing Hebrew. I think before I started Hebrew was more intimidating than anything else. Dr. Howells book explains the payoff to developing your Hebrew so that it can has an impactful effect on your walk with the Lord.

I eagerly pre-ordered this book, having taken a review course with the primary author, and it did not disappoint. Hebrew can be an intimidating language for some (although, in certain ways, it is simpler and more intuitive than Greek, for example). Hebrew for Life is full of practical motivations to dive into Biblical Hebrew as well as tips for those who have gone AWOL from it to return. The writing engages with a mix of personal stories, research on habit-building and memorization strategies, mini-reviews of helpful tools, and testimonials from scholars and students. Each chapter has a bonus nugget at the end highlighting the relevance of what was discussed. I hope to periodically revisit this book in my ongoing Hebrew studies and am strongly considering requiring it the next time I teach Hebrew. Drs. Howell, Plummer, and Merkle are to be commended for another volume (cf. Greek for Life as well) cheering on and equipping students and pastors to drink as deeply as possible from the Scriptures.

When I took Hebrew in seminary (4 semesters), I wrongly expected that I would be fully proficient in reading the Hebrew OT after completing my coursework. Instead I learned that it would require continual maintenance of Hebrew to actually read my Hebrew OT. Unfortunately, my Hebrew skills fell into disuse. I confess that if you put a Hebrew verb in front of me I would probably not know how to parse it... This book will not teach you Hebrew. Instead, it encourages those who have become lax in their Hebrew studies to get back up and try it again. The book includes suggestions and advice on how to restart or even continue your Hebrew studies. As a result of reading this book, I've decided to read through a Hebrew Grammar in hopes of resurrecting my defunct Hebrew skills.

My professor is Adam Howell. What a G.

This book does exactly as it says it “instructs and inspires” people to know not just the Hebrew Bible but it’s author. I heartily recommend it to any student of Biblical Hebrew

Disappointed in this book as I expected it to be about learning Hebrew. Instead, the authors offer only a few tips about actual language learning and spend most of the pages 'preaching' or offering anecdotes that are not very helpful. There also seems to be an underlying agenda to persuade readers toward a theologically very conservative worldview, which again undermines the stated purpose of book – learning the biblical languages so as to use them in personal devotions and public ministry.