Illustrated Ruth, Esther, Jonah in Hebrew

by Timothy McNinch

This beautifully illustrated volume embeds the biblical Hebrew text of the Ruth, Esther, and Jonah in the context of the evocative, full-color illustrations of Keith Neely. This innovative presentation will help students of biblical Hebrew to immediately distinguish narrative from dialogue and to observe visual cues of action, tension, and emotion. This book belongs to the GlossaHouse Illustrated Hebrew-English Old Testament (GIHEOT) series. Biblical Hebrew will no longer be thought of as a “dead” language in the minds of students—codes to be deciphered into usable English; instead Biblical Hebrew will come alive as a languages of actual communication, a vehicle used by ancient authors to express their stories in the idiom of their own hearts. Whether you are a beginning student of biblical languages, or a seasoned scholar, you will find a fresh presentation of the ancient texts that will ignite your imagination and turn the world of these words into an expansive, multicolored landscape in your mind’s eye.

54 pages, Paperback

Published September 21, 2017

Reviews

[Lindsay John Kennedy · Rating 4 out of 5]

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I would suggest that every Hebrew professor considers Illustrated REJ (or the other volumes) to adapt for classroom use. New Hebrew readers may want to add this with their other tools. I think GlossaHouse are doing excellent work. It is an encouragement that they see a gap in language studies and attempt to fill it in creative ways. I hope that my critiques are helpful for them moving forward and for potential users of this book. While Illustrated REJ is no singular solution for language study, it does play a helpful role for language learners. In this way, it is a helpful tool for learning—and don’t we language students need all the help we can get?

I received a review copy of this book from GlossaHouse and was not asked to provide a positive review.