A Beginner's Guide to Ancient Hebrew Poetry
Requirements
- No previous experience required, No textbooks required
Description
This course is designed to use clear and specific lectures to help students discover how to understand Ancient Hebrew Poetry in a practical and meaningful way. We will discuss the importance of figurative language, rhythm and stress, explain a stitch and distitch, examine three kinds of Parallelisms, Simple Chiasms, and Complex Chiasms. We will apply this knowledge to examples in Ancient Hebrew Poetry and walk through them together in great detail. A class project of your choice will be assigned at the end to help apply it to your own life in a reflective and meaningful way.
There are 11 lectures full of purposed content, explained in clear and concise language for any beginner or student of the Old Testament.
Lecture 1: Introduction to A Beginner's Guide to Ancient Hebrew Poetry
Lecture 2: Rhythm and Stress in Ancient Hebrew
Lecture 3: Stitch and Distitch
Lecture 4: 3 Kinds of Parallelisms
Lecture 5: Examples of Each Kind of Parallelism
Lecture 6: Simple and Complex Chiasms
Lecture 7: Figurative Language: Alliterations, Puns, Acrostics, and More
Lecture 8: Examples of Figurative Language
Lecture 9: Ancient Hebrew Examples of Parallelisms--Apply What You Have Learned
Lecture 10: Ancient Hebrew Examples of Complex Chiasms--Apply What You Have Learned
Lecture 11: Explanations of the Class Project Part One
Lecture 12: Explanations of the Class Project Part Two
Class Project: Choose your own research project
Who this course is for:
- Students of the Old Testament who want to learn more about Ancient Hebrew Poetry
- Students preparing to go into ministry, teaching, counseling, or other
- Students looking for a deeper spiritual connection to the Bible
Instructor
- 4.8 Instructor Rating
- 16 Reviews
- 401 Students
- 4 Courses
Hi, My name is Victoria and I have been teaching children since 2003 when I was ordained as a Children and Youth Pastor. I was a co-senior pastor of a church with my husband for 4 years and have focused solely on teaching since 2016. Currently, I teach in the College of Theology at Grand Canyon University, Online Bible courses at Luma Learn, and also taught English as a Second Language through live online classes to Chinese kids through VIPKID. I have worked with all age groups from preschool to high school, young adult to second career adults. I live in the midwest with my husband, three kids (12, 8, and 5) and take care of my elderly mother. I love teaching students of all ages, and I am excited to teach God's word in practical ways at Udemy.
Throughout my life, I have been behind the doors of a church. My father was a missionary to several countries in the early 80's. My parents helped to plant three churches in Western Wisconsin. I grew up learning all about church and how it functions in all aspects of my life. I was saved at a young age, baptized at age 7, and have had a personal relationship with Jesus since I was a child. I have continued to share my faith with others, as I have gone on several mission trips to nearby areas and Mexico after high school. I felt God wanted me to be a Bible teacher, so I graduated from college with a BA in Bible and Theology in 2004, a Masters of Divinity in 2011, and a Doctorate of Theology in 2015.
My husband and I felt called to help a friend start a small Liberian church and were ordained in 2003. We began our own church and were licensed senior pastor beginning in 2011. Since this time, I have focused on teaching children and youth through bible-based curriculum. I have used several curriculum and created many of my own. In 2016, I co-wrote, edited and published my father's missionary memoirs in "The life of a Short Term Missionary" before he lost his battle with Alzheimer's in 2018. I started teaching at a small church-college in 2011, started teaching online at Grand Canyon University in 2015. I love being able to talk about life situations and weave God's words through application to every day circumstances. I look forward to the moments when a student's eyes light up with the Gospel message and understanding a new revelation through the Holy Spirit. I hope to make an impact by scaffolding learning to a student's level, bringing the scripture into every day situations by developing critical thinking skills.
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