When I’m not teaching at Houston Christian University (formerly Houston Baptist), I’m privileged to serve at Founders Baptist Church in a variety of pastoral roles, one of which includes training our men for leadership and ministry. This fall I get to walk our men (and others who partner with us via TES) through Hebrew Exegesis on Thursday mornings.  During this last semester of formal Hebrew language studies, we will focus on Hebrew poetry, using the Book of Psalms as our theological and linguistic  training ground (and playground?). Below are some links to the materials that we’re using.

Syllabus: coming soon to Populi

Hebrew Cross Reference – May 2009 [This is a cross-reference guide from Williams’ Syntax 3rd Ed. to the reference grammars Arnold-Choi, Joüon, GKC, van der Merwe, and Waltke-O’Connor.]

Course Handouts for Line Diagramming (These are used for learning and practicing Line Diagramming for Hebrew clauses, going R to L.)

Restricted Access (See Dr. Marshall for password if you are enrolled in the course.)

FALL 2023 ASSIGNMENT PREP DUE DATES: [note: assignments will be ordered so that the most recent one appears on top] 

Due Tues, Nov 28

[1] Prepare Psalm 32:8-11 for classroom discussion. [2] Prepare Psalm 121:1-8 for classroom discussion. [3] Keep up with reading from syllabus.  (Note: Vocab quiz on Psalms 32 & 121 is Dec 5)

Due Tues, Nov 14 & 21: NO CLASS

Due Tues, Nov 7

[1] Complete vocab quiz on Pss 19 & 23 in Populi before class. [2] Prepare Psalm 32:1-11 for classroom discussion. [3] Keep up with reading from syllabus.

Due Tues, Oct 31

[1] Prepare the rest of Psalm 23:4-6 for classroom discussion. [2] Prepare Psalm 32:1-5 for classroom discussion. [3] Keep up with reading from syllabus. [4] Vocab quiz on Pss 19 & 23 will be Nov 7.

Due Tues, Oct 17

[1] Prepare the rest of Psalm 19 (19:11-15) for classroom discussion. [2] Prepare the Psalm 23:1-3 for classroom discussion. [3] Keep up with reading from syllabus. [4] Vocab quiz on Pss 19 & 23 will be Oct 24.

Due Tues, Oct 10

[1] Prepare the rest of Psalm 19 (19:5-15) for classroom discussion. [2] Keep up with reading from syllabus. [3] Vocab quiz on Pss 19 & 23 will be in a few weeks.

Due Tues, Oct 3

[1] Dr. M will be out of town. We will not hold normal class. Be sure you have prepared the rest of Psalm 19 (8-15) for discussion. [2] Complete Midterm on Tuesday instead of coming to class. You may do it as a take-home exam. [3]  Keep up with reading from syllabus. NOTE: I have updated/revised my Gloss/Discussion handouts for Ps 19:1-5 and 19:6-8; I have also uploaded my Full Summary Sheets for these segments–check in Restricted Access for these.

Due Tues, Sept 26

[1] Prepare the rest of Psalm 19 (19:5-15) for classroom discussion. [2] Keep up with reading from syllabus. [3] Vocab quiz on Pss 19 & 23 will be in a few weeks.

Due Tues, Sept 5

[1] Prepare Ps 2:2-12 for classroom discussion. [2] Keep up with reading from syllabus. [3] Vocab quiz on Pss 1 & 2 will be NEXT week, not this week!