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HEB-310 Advanced Hebrew Exegesis - Torah

Formerly BIB-110L Bible Exegesis - Torah (Hebrew Language Version)

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This course is designed for students who have already achieved proficiency in Biblical Hebrew at a HEB-201 level or higher. An English-based version (BIB-110) exists for those who do not know Hebrew.

Course Objectives

  • Da’at (Theoria): demonstrate basic knowledge of the Hebrew Torah
  • Binah (Praxis): demonstrate ability to exegete the Torah with respect to its own (Jewish) contextual environment and its Hebraic expressions
  • Chochma (Poiesis): demonstrate practical exegesis of the Hebrew Torah and application to the student's halakha

Course Textbooks

  • primary textbook: a Hebrew Bible or Torah
  • secondary textbook: Bonchek, Avigdor. Studying the Torah: A Guide to In-Depth Interpretation. Northvale, N.J.: Jason Aronson, 1997. ISBN 978-0-76579-9647.
  • tertiary textbook: Arnold, Bill T. & John H. Choi. A Guide to Biblical Hebrew Syntax. New York, N.Y.: Cambridge University Press, 2003. ISBN 978-0-5215-3348-5.
  • recommended (non-required) textbook: • Turabian, Kate. A Manual for Writers (8th Edition). Chicago, Ill.: University of Chicago Press, 2013. ISBN 978-0-2268-1639-5.

NOTE: As of 30 May 2016, this course is being renumbered. Its new designation will be HEB-310 Advanced Hebrew Exegesis - Torah, and this will be reflected on all records, transcripts, and reporting.


Your Professor


Brian Tice, M.Sci.
Brian Tice, M.Sci.

Brian Tice was ordained as a Messianic Rabbi by MJR in May of 2000. He obtained his B.Sci. in Bible, Youth Ministry, and Ancient Languages from Cornerstone University and his M.Sci. in Higher Education with an emphasis on Classical Hebrew Andragogy from Kaplan University. He also studied Music and Modern Languages at Kalamazoo Valley Community College, Pastoral Studies at Grand Rapids Theological Seminary, and Middle Eastern History through Tel Aviv University.

Professor Tice has taught Hebrew, Hermeneutics, Tanakh Exegesis, and Apologetics for Cornerstone University (as a Graduate Assistant) and Take Hold Ministry School. He also developed a number of courses for International Messianic Torah Institute and Messianic Jewish Rabbinate as well as teaching homeschool music and cantillation courses in the Grand Rapids area (Michigan).

Professor Tice has facilitated the Torah Schul at his home synagogue the past three years as well as serving as a chazzan and occasionally teaching from the bimah. He has also delivered the D’var Torah on the “Torah Foundations of Faith” radio program on Hebrew Nation Radio.

Professor Tice contributes to tikkun olam by working with the Willing to Wait Leadership Team, an abstinence education ministry of the Pregnancy Resource Center and ministering to the local homeless and poor. He has also volunteered with Little Mary’s Hospitality House, a camp ministry for families with children battling life-threatening or terminal illnesses, for 11 years; Habitat for Humanity for 7 years; Boys & Girls Club of Greater Kalamazoo for 6 years; and several homeless ministries.


Frequently Asked Questions


When does the course start and finish?
The course starts now and never ends! It is a completely self-paced online course - you decide when you start and when you finish.
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