Basics of Hebrew Accents

Review 'Professor Mark Futat's Basics of Hebrew Accents is Hermes's magic wand that wakes up students to the thrill of reading the Hebrew text as those who most faithfully preserved the text interpreted it. I wish I had this book while I was still teaching biblical Hebrew; it would be required reading. With exceptional clarity Futato explains what at first seems the Masorete's complicated system of accentuation, making it functional and richly rewarding. Moreover, by his skillful mastery of the system, he delights us with insightful exegesis of selected texts.' -- Bruce Waltke Professor Emeritus of Biblical Studies, Regent College, Vancouver, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Old Testament, Knox Theological Seminary 'Mark Futato has a gift for taking complex, important topics and making them accessible to students of the Hebrew language. The Hebrew system of accents can seem quite overwhelming at first. It's all so tempting to simply pass over all those minute markings around the Heb