Internationally recognized Hebrew linguist Robert Holmstedt offers students a cutting-edge analysis of Biblical Hebrew syntax. Holmstedt has spent two decades researching the linguistic structure of Biblical Hebrew and is actively engaged in scholarly discussions about Hebrew language and instruction. This addition to the Learn Biblical Hebrew series addresses all major issues of Biblical Hebrew syntax and is informed by the latest insights. It is suitable as a supplement to any Hebrew course.

What distinguishes the Baylor Handbook Series from other available resources is the detailed and comprehensive attention paid to the original-language texts. Each book in this series explains the syntax of the biblical text, offers guidance for deciding between competing semantic analyses, and deals with text-critical questions that have a significant bearing on how the text is understood.

Robert D. Holmstedt’s commentary on Ruth emphasizes the importance of understanding old and new grammatical and linguistic elements in the Hebrew text. He cites the latest scholarship throughout this study and addresses difficult topics surrounding the interpretation of the book of Ruth.

The Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible Series (5 vols.) provides expert, comprehensive guidance in answering significant questions about the Hebrew text. While reflecting the latest advances in scholarship on Hebrew grammar and linguistics, the series utilizes a style that is lucid enough to serve as a useful agent for teaching and self-study.

What distinguishes this series from other available resources is the detailed and comprehensive attention paid to the Hebrew text of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Each handbook provides a convenient pedagogical and reference tool that explains the form and syntax of the biblical text, offers guidance for deciding between competing semantic analyses, engages important text-critical debates, and addresses questions relating to the Hebrew text that are frequently overlooked or ignored by standard commentaries. Beyond serving as succinct and accessible analytic keys, the volumes in this series also reflect recent advances in scholarship on Hebrew grammar and linguistics and are informed by current discussions within Old Testament Studies. These handbooks prove themselves indispensable tools for anyone committed to a deep reading of these biblical texts in Hebrew.

What distinguishes this series from other available resources is the detailed and comprehensive attention paid to the Hebrew text of the Hebrew Bible/Old Testament. Each handbook provides a convenient pedagogical and reference tool that explains the form and syntax of the biblical text, offers guidance for deciding between competing semantic analyses, engages important text-critical debates, and addresses questions relating to the Hebrew text that are frequently overlooked or ignored by standard...

This handbook in the Baylor Handbook on the Hebrew Bible series provides students of Hebrew with the translation of Esther paired with an exhaustive word by word morphological analysis of the text. Through careful syntactic and textual investigation, Holmstedt and Screnock bring to life one of the most loved biblical books. Esther enables a linguistic understanding of the Old Testament Hebrew text through solid contextual interpretation.