
The Biblical Languages Podcast (brought to you by Biblingo)
The Biblical Languages Podcast hosts discussions and interviews related to learning the biblical languages and issues relevant to biblical exegesis.
Latest episodes

Jun 3, 2022 • 26min
How to Pass a Hebrew (or Greek) Competency Exam with Teresa Kovac
In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Nick Messmer talks with Teresa Kovac about her experience learning biblical Hebrew, including self-studying to pass a Hebrew competency exam and place out of first semester Hebrew.
Show notes at: https://biblingo.org/blog/how-to-pass-a-hebrew-or-greek-competency-exam-with-teresa-kovac/

May 27, 2022 • 1h 11min
Copula and Existential Clauses in Biblical Hebrew with Daniel Wilson (Part 3 of Word Order)
In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso talks with Dr. Daniel Wilson about some special clauses in biblical Hebrew: copula clauses and existential clauses.
Show notes available at: https://biblingo.org/blog/copula-and-existential-clauses-in-biblical-hebrew/

May 20, 2022 • 1h 8min
Basic Word Order in Biblical Hebrew with Vince DeCaen (Part 2 of Word Order)
In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso talks with Dr. Vince DeCaen about basic word order in biblical Hebrew.
Show notes at biblingo.org/blog/basic-word-order-in-biblical-hebrew

May 13, 2022 • 1h 12min
Introduction to Word Order with Paul Kroeger (Part 1 of Word Order)
In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso talks with Dr. Paul Kroeger about the basics of word order. Find show notes at: https://biblingo.org/blog/introduction-to-word-order/

Apr 29, 2022 • 58min
Basic Pragmatics Concepts (Part 4 of Biblical Language Linguistics)
In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso shares core concepts that are essential for doing the task of pragmatics.
Find show notes and a full blog post at: https://biblingo.org/blog/basic-pragmatics-concepts/

Apr 23, 2022 • 1h 8min
Basic Syntax Concepts (Part 3 of Biblical Language Linguistics)
In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso shares core concepts that are essential for doing the task of syntax.
Find show notes and a full blog post at: https://biblingo.org/blog/basic-syntax-concepts/

Apr 15, 2022 • 1h 1min
Basic Morphology Concepts (Part 2 of Biblical Language Linguistics)
In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso shares core concepts that are essential for understanding morphology.
Find show notes and a full blog post at: https://biblingo.org/blog/basic-morphology-concepts/

Apr 8, 2022 • 52min
Basic Semantic Concepts (Part 1 of Biblical Language Linguistics)
In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso shares six core concepts that are essential for doing the task of semantics.
Find show notes and a full blog post at: https://biblingo.org/blog/basic-semantic-concepts/

Apr 6, 2022 • 4min
A Quick Update - 2022 Kickoff
In this episode, we share some personal updates from Nick and Kevin, as well as what we have planned for the podcast for the rest of 2022.
Show notes:
Kevin's dissertation: "Verbs of Judgment in Biblical Hebrew. A Lexical Semantic Analysis" (free download)
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Dec 16, 2021 • 49min
Do We Really Need Exegesis?
In this episode of the Biblical Languages Podcast, Kevin Grasso and Nick Messmer discuss the role of exegesis in studying biblical Greek and Hebrew, and how different pedagogical approaches do or do not prepare us for exegesis.
Find show notes at: https://biblingo.org/blog/do-we-really-need-exegesis/
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