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NMNick Messmer · Sep 16, 2026

The Verbal Systems of the Biblical Languages

This podcast series explores the verbal systems of Biblical Hebrew and Greek. We give an introduction to the categories of tense, aspect, and modality as well as discuss the current debates going on within Biblical Hebrew and Greek studies on the verbal systems. We hear from some of the top scholars in the field on their own analyses and the state of the field.

  1. 1Tense, Aspect, and Modality with Nora Boneh (Hebrew University of Jerusalem)English
  2. 2The Biblical Hebrew Verbal System with John Cook (Asbury Theological Seminary)English
  3. 3How to Interpret Biblical Hebrew VerbsEnglish
  4. 4How to Interpret Biblical Greek VerbsEnglish