Eleven learners in training after half a year at PAC
A preliminary evaluation of the performance of potential trainers was performed by September 12, 2026. Two trainees in Kenya have now been awarded a certificate as “TOP Trainer for Beginners´ Biblical Hebrew” based on the tracking of the performance of these trainees.
The ultimate vision and mission is to certify and support a team of trainers that can advance the learning of Biblical Hebrew in East Africa and globally. The results from the Train-the-Trainer pilot project in Nairobi are very promising.
The Global Biblical Hebrew learning resources have not been adapated at PAC
The Online Professor is on this background exploring how the TTT project can be scaled up and implemented in Kenya in other ways for the future.
At two points the train-the-trainer concept is more effective than other alternatives.
The Global Biblical Hebrew (GBH) learning material can help trainees to do on-the-job training of Biblical Hebrew in life-long learning as translators, students or teachers. After participation in a week long intensive course, they return to their jobs as translators and students to deepen their understanding of the Hebrew Bible and enhance their skills to master the language.
Trainees are motivated by engaging with the Hebrew Bible as readers from day one. They can learn to spell their way through the Creation story in a week, and they can over the coming weeks and months refine their reading skills through continuous practice.
And then there are the achivements. In fact, a vast majority of students who learned Biblical Hebrew previously cannot even read Biblical Hebrew. The new approach with practice based on learning activities for BibleOL enables serious learners to read in a few days and then refine this skills for the rest of their life!
The beginners’ grammar and vocabulary can be introduced very well in a week. Committed and self-directed students will then be able to master a slim grammar and a core vocabulary.
Furthermore, trainees who engage onsite or online in assisting other learners in practicing the exercises will as trainers learn far beyond the average learner in most other Hebrew courses.