Learn Biblical Hebrew, 2nd edition
ISBN 978 1909281 20 2
408 pages.
Published 2005
£24.99
Paperback
“This is how we want to learn Hebrew!”
John Dobson has travelled to many countries as a teacher of biblical Hebrew. This course is based on his experience teaching groups ranging in size from a few people to over one hundred students, language students as well as those who have never studied a foreign language before, English speakers as well as those for whom English is a second language.
The material can be used with equal ease in:
• an intensive six-week course
• a regular academic language programme
• a part-time extension module
• self-study, possibly with a mentor
To develop his highly effective teaching method, John Dobson has applied the latest research findings on how people learn. This second edition of Learn Biblical Hebrew has been updated and revised. It is a complete student textbook as well as a comprehensive resource for teachers.
Dr Simon P Walker is an Associate Fellow of Bristol University Graduate School of Education. He holds a DProf by Public Works from Winchester University, which was based on his contribution to the adult education between 1997-2013. He has bachelor degrees in Biology and Theology from Oxford and an MPhil in Applied Theology from Oxford.
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Contents
Preface ………………………………….. ix
1 The Power of Weakness: the Overlooked Source ………1
Part I: The Ecology of Power
2 A Choice of Forces: Front Stage or Back Stage? ………9
3 A Choice of Forces: Strong or Weak? …………….16
4 A Choice of Forces: Expanding or Consolidating?…….23
5 Combining Forces …………………………29
Part II: The Eight Strategies of Power in an Organization
6 Abraham Lincoln and the Foundational Strategy (RSC) ….37
7 Franklin D Roosevelt and the Commanding Strategy (PSC) .47
8 Ronald Reagan and the Affiliative Strategy (PWX) ………61
9 Jimmy Carter and the Serving Strategy (RWX) ………..71
10 Winston Churchill and the Pacesetting Strategy (PSX)……83
11 Martin Luther King and the Visionary Strategy (RSX)……93
12 Nelson Mandela and the Consensual Strategy (PWC) …..105
13 Jesus and the Self-Emptying Strategy (RWC)…………119
Part III: Undefended Power
14 Finding the Holy Grail of Leadership ……………131
15 Leading with Nothing to Lose: the Key to Mobility ….143
16 The Hospitality of the Undefended Leader ………..151
Appendix: Troubleshooting Problems in Leadership and
Other FAQs ……………………….157
Select Bibliography ………………………….163
The Leadership Community and Leadership Signature Profile™ ……………164
