🚨 Hebrew Just Got Easier To Learn!
CLASS STARTS 19TH MAY 🚨
Read Old Testament Hebrew in Small Steps
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Join now in time for the new Hebrew in Small Steps Cohort starting next week May 19th.
The next scheduled cohort will be in 6 months.
You don’t have to feel intimidated by Hebrew any longer.
With our new Beginning Hebrew in Small Steps course you’ll learn to read biblical Hebrew in small, consistent steps.
Join the Hebrew Mastery Membership today to make the first Beginning Hebrew in Smalls Steps cohort call starting 2pm Pacific Time, May 19th .
If you can’t attend calls, you can watch call replays and join the Office Hours calls.
Why not English?
Our Bible translations are great, but…
Hebrew is just too different for any kind of 1 to 1 translation.
People who rely only on translations miss powerful details, wordplay, and patterns that shape scriptures meaning.
To read in Hebrew is to step into the world of Scripture as it was first inspired and experienced.
If you only use a translation for the rest of your life you will miss out on a fuller understanding of the Bible — That would be tragic.
Why Hebrew Now?
Reading scripture in Hebrew will help you to know the Lord more fully, and so grow in your love for Christ.
As you read biblical Hebrew, you are able to behold God through a fresh but ancient perspective.
With our brand new Beginning Hebrew in Small Steps course you can take little steps today that will add up to a mastery of Hebrew in the future.
But if you want that future mastery of Hebrew, you have to take a small step now.
The great news is that it's easier than ever to take small consistent steps in mastering Hebrew.
The Hebrew Mastery Membership will help you master reading your Bible in Hebrew, so we invite you to take small steps with us!
How will you learn Hebrew?
You don’t need to figure it out alone. We’ve mapped the journey.
We have a plan for you already, here it is!
The Hebrew Mastery Membership is your plan to success
A highly engaging, online Academy for those aspiring to grow as christians through unlocking the Old Testament in its original Hebrew.
The entire membership runs along a path we call the milestones. You will progressively read through all of the Hebrew Bible, book by book, from easiest through to hardest.
What this takes is two things: Learning the vocabulary for each chapter, and grasping the grammar. With these two key elements you can follow how the story comes together in Hebrew!
At our recommended pace, you will have mastered your first book or two of the Hebrew Bible within one year — including your time completing Beginning Hebrew.
If you can take small consistent steps, 30 minutes to 1 hour most days, you will be on track to have mastered books of the Hebrew Bible this time next year.
It’s a commitment, but the rewards are rich!
14 day money back guarantee, just ask. Cancel anytime.
Join now in time for the new Hebrew in Small Steps Cohort starting next week May 19th.
The next scheduled cohort will be in 6 months.
What will learning Hebrew in the Mastery Membership look like?
When you join the membership you join the Academy — 500 students and instructors and coaches all on our private Biblical Mastery Academy app/website.
As soon as you’re inside the Academy app (or our website if you prefer) you’ll find all your lesson content ready to start. You’ll also find the call schedule for your first class, and every class after that.
You’re encouraged to join other weekly calls such as Hebrew Reading’s in Genesis, and Hebrew Office Hours. Our live calls are set up for you to get more interaction time with your Hebrew instructor Frank, and your fellow members.
I knew no Hebrew prior to taking this course, and I'm a slow language learner (which is why I'm in the half-paced course). But I'm growing in my knowledge of Hebrew and enjoy the Hebrew cohort in which I participate. I also appreciate the pace, as it gives me time to digest the grammar and vocabulary . . . I've gone from knowing no Hebrew to some basic translation work in Genesis.
Jeff Kimble
I knew no Hebrew prior to taking this course, and I'm a slow language learner (which is why I'm in the half-paced course). But I'm growing in my knowledge of Hebrew and enjoy the Hebrew cohort in which I participate. I also appreciate the pace, as it gives me time to digest the grammar and vocabulary . . . I've gone from knowing no Hebrew to some basic translation work in Genesis.
Jeff Kimble
I like the course. I have learned a lot, I have a learning disability so I like the relaxed atmosphere. I like the whole online Academy concept. I learned so much! The Office Hours calls are great for listening to the questions and answers. Frank is always informative and cares about his students... ...I WILL be renewing my membership in the years to come and will study Greek here too when the time is right for me.
Adrian Clarke
Who will be leading you in your Hebrew journey?
Frank Hartmann
Hebrew Manager, Biblical Mastery Academy
Hi, I’m Frank Hartmann.
If you’ve ever looked at Hebrew and thought, “That’s impossible for me,” you’re not alone. Most of the students I teach started there too—wondering if they were too old, too busy, or just “not wired for languages.”
But after a decade of learning, reading and teaching Hebrew, here’s my response to that: You don’t need a seminary degree to read the Old Testament in Hebrew. You just need a clear path, steady encouragement, and a reason to keep going.
I can give you the path and encouragement, you just need to bring the commitment. We’ll get you reading Hebrew all right.
If you’re willing to take small, consistent steps, I truly believe you can do this—and I’d be honored to help guide you.
Let’s walk this road together.
Here's the programme:
Start with Beginning Hebrew in Small Steps
Great! Start with our Beginning Hebrew course (available as soon as you join the Hebrew Mastery Membership).
- Your expert Hebrew instructor chooses the best resources for you to learn Hebrew with (grammar, software, extra reading).
- We set out a steady, small steps pace through guided cohorts, but you can go at your own pace if you prefer. Expect to complete Beginning Hebrew in 50 weeks of small steps.
- Use our scripture first approach that makes you want to study more. We have a hearty emphasis on reading and translating real Biblical Hebrew in our beginner course.
- Your instructor adds valuable information and guidance every lesson with videos and exercises, so you can glean more from your reading and study.
- You can work along with live instruction, or at your own pace for convenience.
- Live instruction helps you keep pace by answering your questions directly and leading you through lesson work.
Finishing beginning Hebrew is one thing, but most students flounder from there. We’ve developed a program to walk you page by page through the Hebrew Old Testament, starting with the easiest books and progressing to the harder ones, learning the vocabulary as you go!
Roll into Intermediate Hebrew
Jump straight into our next course as soon as you complete Beginning Hebrew — and master your first two books of Biblical Hebrew.
When we say master, we mean you will be able to open your Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and read straight from Jonah and Ruth. You will have complete understanding of the words and the grammar. Frank, your instructor, will share insights only to be found and understood in Hebrew!
Our Intermediate Hebrew course is designed to get you confident in your Hebrew reading, and master your first two books of the Hebrew Old Testament (Jonah and Ruth).
- This 10 week course is also included in you Hebrew Mastery Membership
Before: Hebrew was just paradigms with confusion as to how the stems and conjugations fit together. Also, I viewed Hebrew as a language constrained by rigid patterns.
After: Now, I realize that Biblical Hebrew is a nuanced language that emphasizes its spoken nature. The instructor does a fabulous job interacting with the class.
Mark Chenhalls
Although I previously had Hebrew, this has been an amazing refresh and has given me new found confidence in reading and translating.
David Clark
While I had two courses prior study of BH using Zondervan's online course, the emphasis on reading is much stronger in the Hebrew Mastery Membership course. As a result, I feel my ability to read the text has gotten much stronger, while going back over some of the same material I had in Practico and Van Pelt.
Barry Ritchie
Progress through the Milestones and become a master
Start mastering book after book of Biblical Hebrew in Milestone 1.
This is the amazing part of the Hebrew Mastery Membership, we already have members deep into the Hebrew Old Testament Milestones. They started from 0 Hebrew. Take courage if you’re starting from 0 Hebrew too, you’re following behind on the same path.
- Read
- Jonah
- Ruth
- Esther
- Haggai
- Obadiah
- Zephaniah
- Nahum
- These shorter books don’t take very long to learn to read and master.
- Your instructor will pull out key features of the Hebrew books for you to consider and understand.
When you’re through with Milestone 1, you simply roll onto the next Milestones until you have mastered the entire Hebrew Bible. The best part of this is that you read what you learn. So every step of the way you get to unlock and read the words and stories of Biblical Hebrew for yourself.
Complete mastery of Biblical Hebrew will take years, but mastering individual books may only take weeks or months, depending on their size and complexity.
You get all of the valuable benefits of the Hebrew Mastery Membership listed above, plus all the new content that we create and run, for just $50 a month, that keeps our lights on and staff paid, so thank you!
14 day money back guarantee, just ask. Cancel anytime.
Join now in time for the new Hebrew in Small Steps Cohort starting next week May 19th.
The next scheduled cohort will be in 6 months.
What makes the Hebrew Mastery Membership special...
- With our 14 day money back guarantee the only thing you can lose is time.
- Biblical Mastery Academy payment system is secure and trusted by hundreds of students everyday.
- Our full time support staff ensure any questions or concerns are addressed immediately.
- Our Hebrew instructor has a PhD level Hebrew language education – currently completing his dissertation on Hebrew poetry. He knows his stuff.
- We are invested in maximising your success, we’re always looking to create new ways to serve you and never increasing your cost.
- As you advance in your skills with Hebrew and take more courses, your membership fee stays the same.
- Guidance every step of the way, from learning to use the site, to learning to read Hebrew.
- Our introductory calls will orient you in your journey.
- With a global staff, someone is always around to help.
- A community that loves the languages, and loves to help, you have even more opportunity for guidance from your peers.
- From call #1 our instructor will guide you in all you need to know to learn Hebrew.
- You get access to all calls and call replays, so you can maximise the value you get out of your membership.
- You’ll never get truly stuck because direct help to you is only a message away – or – join one of the many weekly calls for live help.
- Our instructor will encourage you in live calls, and throughout our pre recorded lessons.
- You’ll never stay stuck because of our support staff, instructors and community that are here to help. Just ask!
- The program is designed for ordinary people, that means it’s made for everyone to progress and complete.
- We’ll guide you during lessons on how to maximize your time, learning what you need to and skimming what you can.
- You’ll build confidence in reading with our weekly Reading’s in Genesis calls.
- Our instructor will lead you personally through any Hebrew issues you face in weekly Office Hours calls – bring your questions.
- You can check that you’ve got all your homework right in our live calls, or call replays, where our instructor will walk through the homework with you and address any confusion.
- If you can’t keep up with a cohort, you can choose to self study, or just hop onto a more recent cohort and pick up where you left off.
- Learn with small, consistent steps – Not a compressed seminary pace
- Tackle small tasks daily, and cover one lesson over one or two weeks in the Beginning Hebrew in Small Steps course.
- Be reminded to give thanks to God throughout your journey, as you progress further in your Hebrew skills over time.
- Take advanced Hebrew classes (Hebrew Syntax Course – creation underway)
- Be recognized and celebrated for your progress as you reach major milestones.
- Follow a path laid out for you one step at a time, that leads to mastering the reading of the whole Old Testament in Hebrew.
- Be encouraged to live a Word filled life
- Develop skills and understanding with the original languages of the Bible that few in the Church have
- Sacrifice your time to study, and edify those in your life with your richer understanding of the Old Testament
- Keep growing in your faith with a deepening understanding of God’s word
- Get more out of your Bible study as you read more books of the Hebrew Old Testament in Hebrew you understand.
More member testimonies...
There is freedom to do things at your own pace and there are slower paced courses which means it is geared to whatever your aims are. Now I am beginning to read simple passages from the OT and that is amazing.
I am also beginning to use and understand Hebrew Lexicons which 15 weeks ago was something I could not do. The weekly calls are really helpful and my learning is certainly improved by having others to interact with.
Frank is really encouraging and I now feel that Hebrew is something that is not beyond me and I am looking forward to learning more.
This is a brilliant way of learning the language which is also cost effective. In the past I had essentially taught myself NT Greek and it was a long process and even then I was relying on a lot of help from software. The Hebrew Mastery Membership has made learning Hebrew a much easier and quicker process with the aim of mastering the language.
Lock In Your Price
Whatever price you join at, you get to keep it as long as you remain a member in good standing. We will NEVER put your price up, but we will keep looking for ways to deliver more value.
All Access Flat Rate
Our flat rate gives you access to everything included in your membership. That includes courses, cohorts, and much more. The only additional cost is optional Greek Certification.
Take Classes Until Mastery
You can repeat the courses in your membership as often as you like. Feel free to jump between cohorts as well - you don't even have to tell us. Just keep taking small steps!
Do you want to grow beyond translations?
We would love for you to commit to our Academy and unlock the greater riches of Old Testament Hebrew.
“Really? Me? Could I ever learn that chicken scratch? It looks too hard! Impossible for me!”
Learning Hebrew is like following a recipe. If you have all the ingredients and follow the instructions you’ll have a cake by the time you’re done.
The Hebrew Mastery Membership is the recipe book and the ingredients. You just need to take the small steps we give you and you will learn Hebrew.
“No way learning Hebrew is that straight forward, right?”
Look, here is the ‘recipe’ for one lessons work.
- Read the lesson’s grammar section.
- Watch the lesson video.
- Complete the lesson worksheet.
- Learn your vocabulary words (10-30 each week).
- Join a call
- Repeat
You don’t do all of these steps at once. And you often have 2 weeks to do one lesson… So take small, consistent steps. We recommend 30 minutes to 1 hour most days.
If you can’t keep up with the 2 weeks a lesson cohort, just study at your own pace. What matters is that you make consistent progress — not how fast.
Frank Hartmann
Hebrew Manager, Biblical Mastery Academy
If you commit to learning Hebrew this year, this summer, I know that you can do it!
In fact, I’ve seen dozens of folks like you already follow our steps to read books of the Hebrew Old Testament. People just like you.
I have seen all sorts learn Hebrew: Young, old, retired, working, mom-ing, non-native english speakers, a deaf non-native speaker, you name it!
The community has been wonderful for just connecting. No matter the question you may have someone is there to answer. Whether it is in reference to Logos Software recommendations, finding recorded Cohort classes, or just reading up on encouraging posts from others who have progressed further through their journey.
Michael Letson
The Hebrew Mastery Membership has connected me to a community of dedicated leaners pursuing similar goals at a similar pace, and providing a forum to get help where needed and accountability to stay consistent. Previously I felt isolated in my studies and lacked confidence to advance in the language, now I’m excited to continue progressing and having opportunities to apply my knowledge with my peers.
James Taylor
It's amazing to meet fellow believers from all over the world unite in one goal, to know God better by learning to read Greek [or Hebrew] on our own. It's a privilege to experience the universal church at work. I am encouraged and refreshed each call I attend. I am able to laugh at my confusion and not become discouraged but to just press on knowing that I am going to be held accountable to a group of people who are all in the same boat, all trying to keep taking small, consistent steps. I am encouraged and work even harder knowing I'll be asked to translate!
Joanne Gabler Holmes
You can study alone, but we recommend you join the upcoming cohort which starts on the 19th of May, next week. Join now so you don't miss this class.
14 day money back guarantee, just ask. Cancel anytime.
Join now in time for the new Hebrew in Small Steps Cohort starting next week May 19th.
The next scheduled cohort will be in 6 months.
How you're saving thousands in tuition fees
Oh did I not mention that you’re going to save at least 90% of your money if you were to take a comparative course at a seminary. I know, I’ve paid those bills.
For 90% off the standard price The Hebrew Mastery Membership helps you learn to read Hebrew with:
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- Course lessons keyed to Beginning and Intermediate Hebrew Grammars that progress you towards mastery step by step
- Weekly live class calls to keep you on track and clear on what you’ve learned
- Custom digital vocabulary flashcards that provide a more effective way to learn Hebrew words
- An engaged and encouraging community to share their experience, problems and solutions with you
Cost per credit hour: $298/$430
(SBC members/non SBC members)Total $1788/$2580
Cost per credit unit: $500
Total $5000
All Inclusive Price
Total $598
Frequently Asked Questions
Yes! Our entire system is designed for self-study first. But we provide cohorts and other opportunities to meet with other members and learn together. In short, you can use the membership however it best suits you.
Once you join the membership, the courses relevant to you will be immediately available for self study. We’ll also let you know when the next cohorts are starting, so that if you want to be part of a group and follow a schedule, you can.
Not only can you self-study or work with a cohort, you can even switch between self-study and cohorts and switch cohorts whenever you want – you don’t even need to tell us!
Hebrew Mastery Membership
You can start as a total beginner or refresher in the Beginning Hebrew in Small Steps course. Or, you can just straight in to Reading Hebrew or Hebrew Milestones (described on the page above).
The Hebrew Mastery Membership can match any level of inexperience or expertise!
We are all for the use of Greek and Hebrew grammars for studying and learning the languages. We even integrate specific grammars with our courses.
However, learning alone is challenging. On your own there is no accountability, no schedule, and most importantly, no proven system to take you from beginner to mastery. You’re left to figure it all out by yourself. Some can do this, but most struggle.
We have had hundreds of members pass through our courses and come out the other side with greater knowledge of the language than when they were self studying using a grammar. Even those who studied the languages in the past find the approach in the memberships takes them well past where they have ever been before!
We use an optimized form of the grammar translate approach with emphasis on reading naturally for fluency. The material is directly from the Greek New Testament and Hebrew Old Testament so that you will be reading phrases and passages directly from scripture right from the start. The live classes provide plenty of opportunity for discussion and the community members and leaders are available for questions in between classes.
Each lesson of our courses or milestones contains:
- A video presentation teaching the material or covering key grammatical concepts in the reading
- A vocabulary deck of digital flashcards
- A written lesson summary
- Homework sheets in PDF or MS Word
Depending on the course you’re taking, the lessons may also be keyed to chapters in a grammar, particularly in Beginning Greek and Beginning Hebrew.
We also have regular live calls to give members additional support as they work through courses.
No, we do not charge any additional costs, nor do we charge per course. We don’t provide you with the books (which means we don’t provide you with the beginning Greek grammar), or the apps that we strongly recommend, but these are inexpensive one-off costs and everything else is included in your monthly membership fee.
We use an app called Flashcards Deluxe for vocabulary flashcards, available on the Google Play or Apple App store for around $5 USD.
Once you have the app set up with your phone, tablet or even desktop for Apple users, you can download the files of flashcards from the member site. We give you one new file per lesson, eventually adding 30 words a week to your vocabulary knowledge. This helps you quickly gain fluency in reading!
Founder and CEO, Dr. Darryl Burling, studied Greek in seminary. While he learned to exegete the text, the focus was not on how to read Greek. Seminaries and other courses typically focus on exegesis, not reading. Biblical Mastery Academy is one of the only biblical language learning providers with a goal to get members to reading fluency, while also growing a deep understanding of grammar and syntax. We’ll also teach you to exegete the text from a languages-first approach rather than in your English Bible!
Also, in our memberships, there is no pressure, no deadlines, no exams, and you don’t pay again if you want to repeat a course!
Hebrew Mastery Members will need to get:
Apps
Ideally: Flashcards Deluxe (Google Play or Apple App Store) $4USD
Optionally: ParseGreek by Danny Zacharias (Google Play or Apple App Store)
Books
The grammar is provided in our membership site.
We recommend you get a Hebrew Old Testament which you can get free from our website as a pdf or in Logos Bible Software. Or in print versions online. BHS is our recommended Hebrew Old Testament.
How to start learning Hebrew right now
If you want to learn Hebrew with an experienced instructor, clear resources and environment that will help you succeed, then all you need to do is:
- Click the button below and join the Hebrew Mastery Membership now.
- Enter your credentials in a checkout page that will open.
- Click the email sent to you to join Biblical Mastery Academy’s online learning platform
- You can join the Introductory call on May 19 (Pacific Time), an invite will be sent to you.
14 day money back guarantee, just ask. Cancel anytime.
Join now in time for the new Hebrew in Small Steps Cohort starting next week May 19th.
The next scheduled cohort will be in 6 months.
