tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post289647003978768733..comments2023-11-03T11:37:04.473+00:00Comments on nothing new under the sun: Lingua Latina: want to learn Latin?byron smithhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-37553258290254272008-06-15T20:46:00.000+01:002008-06-15T20:46:00.000+01:00geoffc: the pleasure of learning the language with...geoffc: the pleasure of learning the language with more speakers in the history of the humanity.<BR/><BR/>quis discere libet, valeat!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-1850100889514817232008-06-06T11:45:00.000+01:002008-06-06T11:45:00.000+01:00Mark - that's great. I hope you enjoy it.Geoff - a...Mark - that's great. I hope you enjoy it.<BR/><BR/>Geoff - all kinds of reasons! Much great theology has been written in Latin (Augustine, Irenaeus, Tertullian and all the other western fathers, western medieval theology, half of Luther and Calvin and many more), more than half the church read or heard the scriptures in Latin for more than half the church's history, all the great classical byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-67758184035170205222008-06-04T15:36:00.000+01:002008-06-04T15:36:00.000+01:00Byron, Thanks for the tip. Ive been doin latin fo...Byron, <BR/><BR/>Thanks for the tip. Ive been doin latin for over a year but this will be a helpful refresher.<BR/><BR/>John P.John David Pennimanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13657663394768078598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-51255191935466557822008-06-03T14:02:00.000+01:002008-06-03T14:02:00.000+01:00Hi ByronWhat is the benefit in learning Latin in p...Hi Byron<BR/><BR/>What is the benefit in learning Latin in particular? Why would someone choose to learn latin?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-40834704626101551962008-06-03T04:16:00.000+01:002008-06-03T04:16:00.000+01:00I think Byron your foray into Latin might inspire ...I think Byron your foray into Latin might inspire me to take a Biblical Greek class next semester. Then when you visit Adelaide I can impress you with my knowledge of all those places in our town that have Greek names such as Glenelgos or Barrossa Vallyos etc etc! I all seriousness one of the big holes in my theological formation is that i haven't studied Greek. I have however, done Hebrew! It isMark Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596400696901765347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-77341186452884212822008-06-02T00:53:00.000+01:002008-06-02T00:53:00.000+01:00Ryan - not sure, though I think there are a number...Ryan - not sure, though I think there are a number of similar books around for various languages. This is something of a movement in contemporary language learning.<BR/><BR/>Victor - I've been in frequent contact with Joel about it. He's been my primary Latin advisor, though Seamus has also helped (esp by putting me onto <I>Lingua Latina</I>!).<BR/><BR/>John-Arne - How far into LL are you?byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-62364891901122607032008-06-01T17:46:00.000+01:002008-06-01T17:46:00.000+01:00I've also used it, and it's a really good way of l...I've also used it, and it's a really good way of learning Latin. It's called the natural method of learning languages, meaning that you learn it like you learn your mother tongue.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-8347749230542104532008-06-01T14:20:00.000+01:002008-06-01T14:20:00.000+01:00Byron, that is awesome! I do hope that you'll let ...Byron, that is awesome! I do hope that you'll let Joel Morrison know. I may even have to purchase a copy myself to brush up.bigdoghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07230715637685272434noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-35598214722805594482008-06-01T06:49:00.000+01:002008-06-01T06:49:00.000+01:00Got a book like that for learning arabic?Got a book like that for learning arabic?Ryanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06806634584002817236noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-69427583933399358652008-05-31T23:59:00.000+01:002008-05-31T23:59:00.000+01:00I don't know that I'd got the book by then... (lib...I don't know that I'd got the book by then... (<I>librum non habeo</I> (?) - I haven't done anything except present tense so far).<BR/><BR/>Must have just been my basic verbosity. :-)byron smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17938334606675769903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28189019.post-42994498827954870302008-05-31T21:31:00.000+01:002008-05-31T21:31:00.000+01:00That explains a moment, while you were showing me ...That explains a moment, while you were showing me around Sydney, when I was suitably impressed by your Latin. I can't remember what it was but I thought to myself, "hey, that isn't a common latin word he just used!" ;-)Mark Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04596400696901765347noreply@blogger.com