Edifying Classics for Christians

Edifying Classics for Christians 

It oftens saddens and annoys me to see self described "Christians" use the suffiency of scrpiture and sola scripture doctrines as an excuse not to read or study other useful classics Christian or Pagan that are quite edifying and useful.

The following works are all available in good modern translations 

Socrates Apology 

His defence of philosophy 

Aristotles Nicomachean Ethics 

The Dhammapada 

a Buddhist view of Ethics 

The Tao Te Ching 

Plutarchs Moralia 

These essays include writings on ethics and philosophy 

Boethius' Consolation

Kempis' Imitation of Christ 

I could aid to this list but these are classics that are particularly useful challenging and readable 

Finally please read some poetry apart from Psalms and your favorite church hymns! 

Other Mens Flowers is an excellent anthology compiled not by an Oxbridge professor but a British WW2 commander 

Trypanis Anthology of Greek Poetry from Homer to the 20th c. incuding byzantine christian poets  is also a good  introduction to the Greek Classics. 

If you can find a copy Waddells Mediaeval Latin Lyrics has Latin n English and includes secular and religious verse.

Now please you know who read something apart from Calvin.

If you must fixate on ibscure 17tth century writers Catholic or Protestant try Herbert ? 

The Greek Verb Project continues CLASS 2 - aoo verbs

#greekverbs #classicalgreek

My long term plans for this project since there are both websites and print books available focusing on Greek Verbs  is to create editable PDFS so you can both add to and print parts of the list for student usage offline.

I am classifying Contract / Vowel stem Verbs with a e and o final stems as Class Two of the SIGMA GROUP

SIGMA PLUS CLASS TWO VERBS – άω

ἀγαπάω ἀκονάω αὐδάω 

γεάω γοάω

δαμνάω δαπανάω δάω

ἐράω ἐρωτάω ἐστιάω ἐάω ζάω

κνάω λικμάω μοίραω μορφάω νικάω 

πλανάω πεδάω ποίναω

σιγάω τολμάω φοιτάω ψάω 

Please suggest verbs you would like to use added to the list! 

I have more to add but would like to cross check my lists with others.

Later this year the pdfs combined into a book will be made available via a platform that allows PDFs with Greek fonts imbedded so NOT AMAZON or KINDLE.

Iatros Tis

ΙΑΤΡΟΣ ΤΙΣ

#DoctorWho Premiere Today!

Whats this got to do with #Greek?

Yeah I know Sunday is normally a bible study in the  Greek NT relate dpost however I'm working my way  thru Clarke's book on Matthew.

No I'm NOT about to suggest the Dr should be compared to JC!

What I am going to say is that don't let anyone tell you its a sin to enjoy SF&F.

Appreciate the Classics Ancient or Modern Secular or Spiritual

Two Paintings of the Graces

Two Paintings of the Graces

Pausanias tells us (Book 9. 35. 1-7) that while it was normal in his time the 2nd century AD to depict the Graces as nude he has seen older works of art in which they are clothed but alas none of those works survived even as Roman mosaic copies.

However here's one Roman era fresco from Pompeii that did.

and here to demonstrate Classical Influences on later art Raphael's depiction of the Graces.

MHDEN AGAN Nothing in Excess

Happy New Year 2014 

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 but not Commercial or Sale 

Antiphanes on the Muses and Skill

Antiphanes on the Muses and Reason and Criticism

Antiphanes is one of several dramatists we know only by name and quotes in other works.

This quote comes from Athenaeus 1.3.b

ἀεὶ δὲ πρὸς Μουσαισι καὶ λόγοις πάρει,

ὅπου τι σοφίας ἔργον ἐξετάζεται.

Always the Muses and Reason(ings) are together / present

whenever any skilled work is tested

A Greek Herbal

One of the most published and popular books in the world translated from Greek into  Latin Arabic English and other languages would be the Materia Medica Its GREEK NOT LATIN despite the Modern name!

When you're thinking about classics remember classics arent just literature!

 Theta Words Two

θείνω strike dash

θεία aunt and θεῖος uncle Note the accent and that this refers to to a relative on either side of the side unlike Latin which has separate words to indicate if the relative is on the father's or mother's side of a family.

θέλγω enchant charm use magic spell bind cheat

θελκτήρ or θέλκτωρ charmer enchanter θέλκτρον θελκτήριον spell enchantment charm

θέμις the goddess of Justice and Law Note θεσμός

- θεν suffix added to nouns to show Motion FROM a Place

Θερμός heat warmth hot warm boiling

θέτις Sea goddess Nereid mother of Achilles wife of Peleus daughter of Oceanus

θέω run race fly and of things circular like a rim

θεωρέω look AT view behold observe be a spectator contemplate consider

Greek Diphthongs

DIPHTHONGS

The Double Vowel Sounds of Greek

Δίφθογγοι

αι Classical high aisle height Demotic e as in ten

αυ Classical how law house Demotic af or av

ει Classical fiancee fete they feign Demotic i

ευ Classical met moon new Demotic ef or ev

ηυ Classical ee + ou

οι Classical foil boy Demotic i

ου Classical moon Demotic u

υι Classical we why French oui lui

For more on the modern pronunciation keep following this blog!