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After a little delay, we’re back with the next section of the First Catechism in Latin. These questions treat the definition of sin and the Fall. As always, please feel free to do with these as you like. Quaestiones XXX-XXXV xxxi. Quid significat illud “transgressio”? Facere quae mihi interdicit Deus. xxxii. Quid meretur omne peccatum? Ira […]
Next five questions below, about the Covenant of Life and sin. Quaestiones XXVI-XXX xxvi. Quid promisit Deus in foedere vitae? Se Adam vita donaturum esse, si Deo perfecte pareret. xxvii. Quid minatus est Deus in foedere vitae? Se Adam morte puniturum esse, si Deo non pareret. xxviii. Tenuitne Adam foedus vitae? Non id tenuit; in […]
The next five in our ongoing series, on creation and the covenant of life… Quaestiones XXI-XXV xxi. Quomodo cognoscis animum vitam in aeternum esse acturum? Quod Scripturae sanctae mihi hoc docent. xxii. In quo statu Adam Hevamque constituit Deus? Deus eos in sanctitatis et beatitudinis statu constituit. xxiii. Quod foedus fecit cum Adam Deus? Foedus […]
Today we continue on with the next five questions of the First Catechism translated into Latin, which concern the creation of Adam and Eve. Quaestiones XVI-XX xvi. Qui erant primi nostri parentes? Adam et Heva. xvii. Qualem hominem creavit Deus? Deus hominem creavit masculum et feminam, iuxta imaginem suam. xviii. Ex qua materia formati sunt primi […]
It used to be standard practice in Protestant academies to catechize in Latin. That is obviously much less the case now, perhaps a cause of nostalgia for those of us who are (a) Christians and who also (b) teach Latin to small children. But nostalgia is dumb, and always has been. In an effort, therefore, […]
In response to yesterday’s post on Benjamin Rush, a colleague in History, Matt Gaetano, points to more on this issue among early Americans as recorded in Ellis Sandoz’s book Republicanism, Religion, and the Soul of America. Today we’ll look at one brief episode in the drama. John Adams, a frequent correspondent of Rush, wrote Rush a letter […]
The Davenant Latin Institute has now publicly launched, the initial response has been very encouraging. So far we have over 40 students enrolled, and we expect that number to grow. This has been particularly exciting in light of the fact that nearly all of the promotion has been online and online “word of mouth.” This […]
The Davenant Trust will be hosting a luncheon on April 14th at The Gospel Coalition Conference in Orlando, Florida. We’ll be trying to grab the attention of conference attendees and passers-by, and we will plan to begin at 11:45am (during the lunch break) in the main ballroom area. We will have sandwich-type fare and hand […]
Even though Luther mistakenly refused unity with the Reformed, Reformational humanism continued as a medium in which Protestant Christians of various confessional allegiances exerted influence on one another. One example of this phenomenon is the popularity of George Buchanan’s Latin poetic paraphrases of the Psalms. A German schoolmaster by name of Kochhaff who latinized his […]