Adam J. Howell on Biblical Hebrew in the Digital Age: Can Short Videos Keep God's Word Alive? | EHJ 2026
By Andrija Agatonović
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Can Two-Minute Videos Help Readers Stay Connected to Biblical Hebrew?
Can brief digital lessons help students and pastors keep reading the Hebrew Bible after formal study? This question shaped a presentation by Dr. Adam J. Howell, Associate Professor of Old Testament Interpretation at Boyce College and The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky, at the European Hebrew Journal International Scholarly Online Conference on Friday, 6 November 2026 at 23:00 CET.
His lecture, “Biblical Hebrew and Sharing God's Word in a Digital Age,” considered the opportunities and limits of digital platforms for scriptural study. Prof. Dr. Željko Stanojević, founder of the Institute for Hebrew Language and Literature and Editor-in-Chief of the European Hebrew Journal, moderated the session. Explore Howell's official presentation.
Daily Dose of Hebrew: Bringing the Hebrew Bible to Digital Audiences
Dr. Howell is widely associated with Daily Dose of Hebrew, an educational initiative offering concise video lessons designed to help readers maintain their Biblical Hebrew proficiency. Its distinctive format frequently concentrates on an individual biblical verse, combining Hebrew reading with explanations of vocabulary, grammar, syntax, and interpretation.
The format addresses a familiar educational challenge: students can complete Hebrew courses yet lose reading fluency without continued practice. Short lessons create opportunities to return to biblical texts beyond university classrooms, while sustained competence still requires context, review, and extended study.
Who Is Dr. Adam J. Howell?
Howell earned his Ph.D. in Old Testament Studies at The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in 2015. His interests include Biblical Hebrew and Aramaic, Targumic literature, Old Testament interpretation, and the historical settings of biblical texts.
He co-authored Hebrew for Life: Strategies for Learning, Retaining, and Reviving Biblical Hebrew with Benjamin L. Merkle and Robert L. Plummer, and authored Ruth: A Guide to Reading Biblical Hebrew. His teaching combines academic interpretation with practical language development.
International Perspectives on Hebrew Language Education
Howell's presentation connects with the wider interdisciplinary programme of the EHJ conference. Prof. Dr. Shmuel Bolozky of the University of Massachusetts Amherst examines Hebrew morphology, lexical development, and dictionary compilation. Prof. Dr. Željko Stanojević addresses challenges and possible solutions in teaching Biblical and Modern Hebrew to speakers of Serbian, Croatian, and Bosnian.
Their work offers complementary perspectives on language learning, grammatical understanding, and the relationship between Biblical and Modern Hebrew, from formal instruction to lexicographic tools and digital practice.
European Hebrew Journal Conference 2026
The online conference, “New Discoveries and New Directions in Biblical, Hebrew, and Theological Studies,” brings more than 75 international scholars together from 6–10 November 2026 across linguistics, biblical studies, archaeology, textual criticism, and theology.
Howell's contribution connects digital communication with rigorous language study and asks how short lessons can lead learners back to careful reading of the Hebrew Bible. Explore the complete conference programme.