Language
One way to look at language as a phenomenon is to realise that it solves problems. That 'problem' is communication, and so language solves a set of problems that range from the most simplistic (I want you to give me a rock), to the incredibly complex (I want
Updates
Not entirely, but I am writing here a lot less, and it's probably (at least partially) a good thing? This isn't (entirely) a 'sorry for not blogging more' post, it's 'here's how I raised my own productivity' post.
Greek
Just now I've posted up and released a pdf version of my Patristic Readers edition of Gregory of Nyssa's Ad Ablabium. Altogether, the number of hours for this volume is not staggering, but it has taken quite some time. I've refined my process for
Updates
I spent a considerable amount of time in April writing up material on Ephesians, and then 2 weeks in Mongolia teaching Ephesians. That was useful, productive, but not very PhD related. Patristic Readers As I write this update I am quite seriously about an hour's worth of work
Updates
No, not state of the Projects. That would be in a few days. Today I'm just going to write about what's been happening, what's coming up, etc.. On the weekend I flew back home from Mongolia, where I taught Greek exegesis of Ephesians over
Language
The Patrologist has been quiet lately because he's in Mongolia teaching Ephesians in Greek. It's really a test of one's linguistic competencies to explain the intricacies of Pauline grammar and theology in a third language while your notes are in your first. But it
Language
You know, at the end of last week I put up that youtube video with an invitation to come and learn some Latin with me through CKI. I knew before I posted it that there would be errors, because I know that anytime I speak in a non-native language
Language
I’ve been trying to figure out how to write about this for a while, and I don’t think I’ve got it worked out yet. Firstly, what’s the gap between literal and figurative language? Literal language is generally thought of as ‘according to the proper meaning of
Updates
Apparently I didn't write a March edition? Probably because I spent the end of February madly trying to complete a paper and several grant applications. It’s really a daunting discipline to write monthly updates like this. it makes me aware of how painfully slow progress can be!
Language
It’s not infrequently that I get asked a version of the first question. It happened a week or so ago, a girl in my research office casually started conversation with, “So, how many language do you speak?” My reaction varies a little based on the question, or more precisely
Philology
The first thing an interpreter needs to do is to examine the text under consideration in order to establish the text. We call this the work of Textual Criticism. Next, the interpreter must read the work. This involves understanding the correct phrasing of the text, and if necessary making decisions
Greek
In this post I want to talk about why I think learning accents for Ancient Greek is important, and shouldn't be put off. The Case Against First, let's consider a case against accents. In Duff, "The Elements of New Testament Greek", we are given