Learning Hebrew
through the Book of Jonah
Wednesdays , May 27th - August 19th, 2026, 7:30 PM EST.
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Learn how to read Biblical Hebrew in 12 lessons by reading the Book of Jonah
 Have you ever wanted to read the Hebrew Bible in its original language, but didn’t know where to start?
Register for Dr. Kipp Davis’s 8-week live seminar, beginning Wednesday, May 27th, 2026 at 7:30–9:00 PM EST!
In this course, you’ll learn Biblical Hebrew by working directly through the Book of Jonah 1, one of the most engaging and accessible narratives in the Hebrew Bible.
Over twelve lessons, you’ll:
- Learn the Hebrew alphabet (aleph-bet) and pronunciation
- Understand the basics of Hebrew grammar and sentence structure
- Build a working vocabulary of 200+ Hebrew words
- Read and translate Jonah Chapter 1 in the original Hebrew
- Gain the skills to begin reading other texts from the Hebrew Bible
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Once you check out, you will receive instructions within 24 hours about how to join the online class.
About Dr. Kipp Davis
 Dr. Kipp Davis is a public facing biblical scholar and a specialist in early Judaism and the Dead Sea Scrolls. He is the author of God’s Propaganda, and his work on manuscript forgeries has been featured in major news outlets like Science, The Guardian, CNN and PBS.
He teaches online courses in biblical studies, religion, history and languages, drawing on twenty years of classroom experience in universities across Europe, Canada and the United States. Kipp promotes critical scholarship through his YouTube channel and in popular media, and he lives on the Canadian Pacific Coast.
Class Schedule
Week 1: Boundaries and Belonging
Week 2: Learning Hebrew vowels and syllables
Week 3: Nouns
Week 4: Adjectives and nouns in Jonah
Week 5: Introduction to verbs: tenses and stems in Jonah
Week 6: Verbs: imperfect and present tenses in Jonah
Week 7: Verbs: “weak” letters
Week 8: Hebrew narrative and Jonah 1:1–2
Week 9: Nouns with suffixes in Jonah
Week 10: Qal perfect verbs, and Jonah 1:3–5
Week 11: Qal imperfect verbs , and Jonah 1:6–9
Week 12: Reading Jonah 1:10–16
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