After a delightful first effort last summer, I am offering more online reading groups this summer. Come read and discuss important texts with us!
The classes, capped at 8 students, will run from Wednesday June 11th to Wednesday July 30th and will cost 225$, due before the 3rd class (8 sessions).
Greek will be 1:30-3:15 CST and we will read the Apostolic Fathers.
Latin will be 10:00-11:45 CST and we will read Cicero’s De Senectute and begin his De Amicitia.
German will be 4:00-5:45 CST and we will survey theological German from Luther to Barth.
Syllabi for Greek and Latin available, German to follow soon: Greek and Latin.
Please fill out this very brief survey if you are interested (there is a question for those who have interest but either are uninterested in the chosen texts or are not available at the given time).
Below are unedited reviews and reflections that students have kindly offered.
“I highly recommend any chance you have to learn from Josh’s extensive knowledge of these ancient languages. His summer Greek class gave me the jump started I needed to pass the reading exam for my Ph.D. in Philosophy. Without his help, it would have been much harder to get over Aristotle’s idiosyncrasies and get going on reading the texts by myself.”
– Matthew (PhD Candidate in Philosophy)
“The shared folders (esp. the style one) have been phenomenal.
This class has been a very helpful introduction to Aristotle—his style, vocabulary, and thought.”
– Thomas (Undergraduate Student of Classics)
“These classes were a very great help for me to understand Greek better; as someone who just finished a course on Attic Grammar, it give me the opportunity to read a very important work I otherwise wouldn’t have read except in translation, seeing the reputation Aristotle possesses for having an unfamiliar style and concepts that require thorough reading for his works. Having [Josh’s] assistance for knowing how Aristotle uses certain terms cleared a lot of confusion regarding them and reading the text with others gave me some insight into the different ways in which different people process the same text. I think I learned a lot from this course, and I am looking forward to the classes for this upcoming summer.”
– Brodie (Undergraduate Student of Theology)
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