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Last week I shared a simple strategy for reading, by grouping your reading in section of three units, and advancing one unit at a time, thus ensuring you read each unit three times over. This week I have another strategy to share, which is similar in process, in that it’
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Recently on twitter I suggested a number of reasons why there are relatively few Evangelicals involved in Patristics as an academic field. I felt that it wouldn’t be a waste of time to expand some of those thoughts into more considered reflections (as did Brandon Smith) Saying that, these
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This was mentioned to me by a student recently in a small group class that I am kind-of mentoring, and I think it’s worth adapting and sharing. The original idea, or at least where the student got it from, is Daniel Wallace, here. It’s the idea that
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Creeds originated as a confession of faith for believers to express their core convictions, especially in the context of instruction for, and the practice of, baptism. They took the essential elements of the Christian faith, as taught and held by the church consistently across the world, and framed that around
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What exactly is the copyright status of ancient texts in modern editions? Nobody knows and most of us are too afraid to find out. I'm not a lawyer, and this is not a legal opinion, but it is an opinion about legal matters. Also, copyright legislation differs from
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A response to Fran’s comments here. I don’t think anything I have to say here is particularly new, from my perspective, in that I haven’t changed my views that much in the past couple of years. An old but still valid post on this topic is here.
Greek
Well let's have another brief review, shall we? Mastronarde's Introduction to Attic Greek dates back to 1993, at least, and has long been in use at UC Berkeley, and elsewhere. A second edition was released in 2013, though I am only familiar with the first edition.
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Late last Wednesday I received the email from our Higher Degree Research Office informing me that my doctoral dissertation had been passed, "subject to some corrections". It was a while later before I was able to begin to read through the examiners' reports. In our Australian system
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I don't know if anyone enjoys these or not, but they are helpful for me to write. PhD Still waiting on examiners’ reports. It will be 3 months on Monday, so I really do expect to hear shortly. #Jobsearch Continues to be unsuccessful. 9 rejections and 1 job
Books
Alright, let’s get to a textbook I really enjoy. Hans Ørberg’s Lingua Latina per se Illustrata: Pars I: Familia Romana This is, without exaggeration, the best Latin textbook on the market. It’s not perfect, it’s not the be all and end all, but there’s simply
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There was a great recent article on Eidolon, “What is the Best Way to Learn Latin?”, which is a conversation between Daniel Gallagher (student of Foster) and Eleanor Dickey, mediated by Michael Fontaine. The article is great for a few reasons. Firstly, Dickey has done some great work on ancient
Greek
The copy I have of this, from the library is from 1980 and is described as a “Preliminary Edition.” A quick look at Amazon tells me that there is a 2nd Revised edition from 1992 though I can’t comment on what changes were made. Originally written for Summer Greek