ABSTRACT
John Brinsley insists that Hebrew was the only language until the ‘confounding of the tongues at Babel, and it is the mother of languages and all others have their origin in it.’ The essentials of method in teaching it are thorough knowledge of grammar, if Hebrew is to be known thoroughly, but for reading purposes, knowledge of the principal rules must suffice. In the case of the Greek New Testament and the Hebrew Old Testament, Brinsley is willing to forego the method of grammatical translations. The Hebrew Psalter is to be translated into Latin and re-translated into Hebrew in a paper-book. Charles Hoole goes even further than Brinsley and would like to see Hebrew Composition in the school. In early days, c. 1560 onwards, Hebrew Grammar in seventh form with a lesson from the Psalter in both Greek and Hebrew.
