An enlightening new Hebrew classic ~
The Early Semitic Pictographic Alphabet Book
After ten years of teaching and illustrating these pictograph images for others while hiking on the mountain side, in the classroom or online, we are offering our specialized research of these symbols in connection with 22 House of Israel stories from the Hebrew Bible, in a beautiful symbolic format to get this language into the heart and home.
Through this Early Semitic Pictograph Alphabet (Ancient Hebrew) your mind and heart will be opened to the connection you may have with these original Hebrew people. This is a classic, as it's illustrations can be revisited over and over illuminating the minds of the old and well as the young in your home.
Begin your Ancient Hebrew discovery today!
I love this! Katie has done a beautiful job at illustrating the poetic side of the Hebrew language. Her book is not only a great introduction to Ancient Hebrew, but also gives us a key to unlocking the mystery and power behind this foundational language. This adds another tool for decoding ancient scripture and understanding the relevance of the Hebrew Bible to our current times.
Thank you so much for your beautiful book. It is an absolute treasure. When I taught on this topic at Education Week, I loved seeing the enthusiastic responses of the women-many of whom brought their teens to the remaining classes. I was fortunate to hear through subsequent emails that they were following through and feeling a deep sense of personal empowerment. Now your writing can fill that need and I can just refer all inquirers to your book. You are doing something important with your work. I am encouraged when I see the next generation amplifying this important subject.
After 20 years of researching the Ancient Hebrew alphabet and language of the Bible, I have discovered that behind every word are pictographic letters that paint a picture bringing each word to life. Thanks to Katie Hansen and her wonderful book The Early Semitic Pictographic Alphabet the reader is presented with an informative and picturesque introduction to each of these letters of the Hebrew alphabet. As you absorb the fuller meanings of these letters found within this book, and apply them to the words in the Bible, you will find that the text comes to life in ways you never before thought possible.
a Sample Page of FBG's Early Semitic Pictographic Alphabet Book
Katie Hansen has done a beautiful job of helping us see that there is so much beauty and depth in the Hebrew Language that most of us have never considered. I was drawn in and knew I was learning something very valuable from the very first page. Thank you, Katie for putting all of this together in such a simple way. I can't wait to share this with my kids!
Katie has collected images and concepts into one inviting volume that fascinates the mind and excites the heart. This book is a gateway to a study of ideas and language that will enrich the reader’s life! ~ TJED.org
The book is so beautiful and I can see all the careful thought and love that has gone into it. Katie, you are blessing and will yet bless many lives. I am grateful for what you are teaching me.
The Early Semitic Pictographic Alphabet book is just the tip of the iceberg! I am so excited to continue my journey and apply what I have learned. Thank you, thank you for this beautiful book! Your efforts have really paid off and the timing is impeccable.
No other experience in life can be as meaningful or delightful as discovering more of God’s presence, principles, and eternally loving patterns in the world around and within us. Katie has prepared incredibly beautiful and enriching materials that can help people and their families draw nearer to God through becoming more aware of His thumbprint in all things. Her inspiring materials can help us all to unlock and discover more of our own inner connections to profound truth, goodness, and beauty, and cultivate more of those things in our hearts and homes. What a gift!
We sat down to eat dinner and I began looking at your book....I couldn't put it down! I had to read through the entire thing, every page, and it made me so hungry to read it more, and to think and ponder! I absolutely love this book!!
True to FBG's name, this foundational work provides a guide that sparks inspiration by focusing the reader's attention on the bounty that simple symbols can provide. I love that each double spread is devoted to a single Hebrew letter than can easily be displayed, revisited, and pondered on. What a beautiful resource!
What a beautiful gift of love this book is, to every parent and child! I love the pictures and descriptions of each pictograph. Many spoke to me on personal deep levels. Your questions are thought provoking. Your vision/mission of this book is inspiring! I can see important value in understanding these connections and helping our children learn them as well. Every home should have this book. Thank you!
A year into a project I thought was near completion, I felt something was missing! Having enrolled in Katie's Foundation Builder program, I began to see the missing key to my project, in the principles & processes Katie shares! I see her work as a springboard to greatly enhance many creative projects out there. It is in those layers of meaning, and connections, that the student, young or old, is able to see truth as one eternal round, interconnected, with a depth of meaning that goes far beyond the "spoonfeeding" typical of many educational systems. This book, with it's beautiful vibrant images, and Biblical and symbolic descriptions, is a wonderful introduction to her work, providing a valuable framework for her course, as well.
Understanding the ancient Hebrew language on deepening levels as Katie soundly points to in word and picture has helped me to seek my own further understanding by looking for symbolism in all aspects of life. This book awakens a desire to see the world with new eyes- realizing that God speaks to us in ways we can understand and through the creations of the world around us we can begin to see God more fully in our lives. It's a joy to take this book and run with the ideas that flood the mind. I love that Katie presents directions of study by giving words, phrases and ideas to further ponder but she let's the reader unfold their own learning as directed by God.
This is a beautiful book! It is a clear and effective way to introduce this alphabet and springboard into a new and better way of learning. The pictures and shapes they're displayed in represent meaning on many levels to promote learning in multiple ways. It truly is a treasure and a gift for our time. Thank you Katie!
The Ancient Semitic Pictographic Alphabet will open readers' minds to a level of symbolic learning that will add depth to their study of Hebrew, the Bible, symbols, and nature. It will leave readers wanting more and set them on a journey of discovery, showing them that all things have been created to point the human family back to God.
My kids were immediately drawn in by the beautiful pictures. I can see they are learning symbolism just by looking through it even before I read it to them and discuss! It is a lovely introduction for anyone, young or old, to the heart based learning and symbolism of the Hebrew way.
With humble reverence for sacred symbols Katie has created an easy to follow guide that introduces the Biblical Hebrew alphabet in a way to enlighten understanding and stimulate the desire to learn more. Pictures to illustrate each letter are well-chosen and artistically displayed. Katie’s informative and poetic words are inspiring.
It is beautiful. By studying it, your eyes will start to open up to the incredible beauty and poetry of the Hebrew language. Any time you can translate a word into the ancient Hebrew pictographs, your heart will behold wonders you never knew existed about our language, its depth of meaning, and its connection to God and the Ancient Hebrews.
I love the layers of meaning in this book! I will learn something new every time I study it. I look forward to studying this more with my children. The full color images are beautiful!
Katie's book is a great introduction. I have never studied this alphabet before, but i was glad to get a bit of a grip through this book. It is clear, simple and beautiful. Thank you!
The Early Semitic Pictographic book is a snapshot of this rich symbolic language that can help unfold a new perspective on life and the deeper meanings of everyday shapes, patterns and beauties of God's natural creations.