Read an Ancient Jewish Scroll By Peter Tyson Posted 11.23.04 NOVA One of the most spectacular finds in Israel’s Cave of Letters, as reported in NOVA’s “Ancient Refuge in the Holy Land,” was a packet of personal documents that belonged to a young Jewish woman named Babatha. Probably born around A.D. 104, Babatha became a woman of means who, by the time of her death around 132, owned valuable properties left to her by her father and her two husbands. In this interactive, have a close look at one of the 35 papyrus scrolls in the Babatha archive—a registration of land dating from the year 127—and get an inkling of what life was like for a well-to-do Jewish woman living under Roman rule in the second century. Launch Interactive Watch as a 2,000-year-old cave document gets translated from ancient Greek into English before your eyes. Babatha's life and times Born to own Towards the end of the first century A.D., Babatha's father, Simon, settled in the port town of Maoza at the southern end of the Dead Sea (see map). The end
Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Resources | Teknia Free Resources for Download Answer key to the workbook. FlashWorks, our software vocabulary program TekniaHebrew, our free font for writing Hebrew All of the verbal paradigms included in the BBH grammar (pdf, 609kb) Alternative Grammar Presentations: Chapter 17 Wayyiqtol and Weqatal (pdf, 165kb) Alternative Grammar Presentations: Chapter 17 Waw Consecutive (pdf, 152kb) An alphabetical list of all the words in the 1,000 cards included in the box of Old Testament Hebrew Vocabulary Cards. Hear Miles Lecture through his Book Teknia has teamed up with Miles so that you can purchase his lectures over Basics of Biblical Hebrew. You can listen to a sample of his lectures. Your stereo may or may not be able to play mp3 format, but they will work in your mp3 player and most of the newer stereos. Other Resources You can Purchase Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Grammar, the cornerstone of all these resources. Basics of Biblical Hebrew: Workbook, the indispensable companion to the grammar. Vocabulary flash cards.
Biblical Languages: Study Aids Various charts on word usage and grammatical features to aid in the study of biblical languages. Instructors are welcome to print and use these charts, as long as the copyright information is not removed. Because of the non-Roman fonts used, these pages are only available in Adode .pdf format. Hebrew Chart showing the common elements of pronominal suffixes used on verbs, nouns, particles, and independent personal pronouns. Overview of the Hebrew verb system with definitions of terms relating to inflection and stems. Overview of the seven Hebrew verb stems, markers, and ranges of meaning. Overview of the three major classes of Hebrew verbs: strong, weak, and irregular. Overview of Hebrew weak verbs that begin with nun, as well as irregular or doubly weak initial lamed, initial yod, and final nun verbs, with graphics. Overview of Hebrew weak verbs that end in he, with graphics. Overview of Hebrew hollow verbs, with graphics. Greek