It’s time for a new round of classes here at SeumasU!

This term I have the usual gambit of introductory Greek, not so much Latin (sorry! it’s a demand issue not a supply one), and then some nice upper courses.

The introductory sequence of Greek is six-courses covering Athenaze books 1 and 2. Next term I’m offering

101 (chs 1-6), 102 (chs 7-12), 103 (chs 13-16), and 105 (chs 23-26)

For other options in Greek, I’ve got:

Greek 234: Gospel acc. to St Matthew, chs 1-10.

This is a slightly hybrid class, as in I don’t mind if you jump in with okay-Greek but not-so-much spoken experience, and I’ll just accommodate the class to have more-or-less English as needed. So, if you want to read New Testament Greek and get an increasing dose of spoken-ancient-Greek, this the right entry point.

Greek 332: Boethius in Greek (!)

I’ve long wanted to run a class on a text in the ‘wrong’ language, e.g. Latin text in Greek or Greek text in Latin. So here’s me realising a dream. We’re going to read some of the later sections of Boethius’ De consolatione philosophiae, but in Planudes’ Greek translation. It’s going to be fun, challenging, and memorable.

Greek 299: Patristics Reading Group

My ongoing attempt to get-off-the-ground and sustain a discount-price, no-you-don’t-need-to-speak-Greek, ‘read-and-translate’ group reading Patristic texts. Last term we read Maximus, which was wonderful. I’m thinking of a Chrysostom sermon this coming term.

What about Latin??

Latin 234: Gospel acc. to St Matthew, chs 11-20

I figured if I was going to read ten chapters in Greek, I may as well read ten in Latin. Also the Vulgate is fun, and relatively easy as an intermediate text.

Latin 237: John Cassian, Institutes

Let’s read monastic Latin about the vices together, and discuss it in Latin. Okay, that’s my idea of fun. Maybe it’s yours too.