An Introduction to Ecclesiastical LatinCambridge University Press, 2013 M10 10 - 180 pages Originally published in 1927 as a guide for students, this book contains the syntactical rules for understanding the Latin used by the Fathers of the Western Church until 'the revival of learning'. Nunn also includes sample passages of Ecclesiastical Latin from the Vulgate New Testament with notes explaining relevant grammatical points. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of Classical education. |
Contents
THE ORIGIN AND CHARACTER OF ECCLESIAS | 1 |
SYNTAX | 8 |
ADVERBIAL CLAUSES cont | 10 |
PREPOSITIONS | 21 |
NOUNS ΙΟ | 26 |
VERBS | 34 |
81 | 37 |
97 | 43 |
VISIONES | 55 |
139 | 66 |
ADJECTIVAL CLAUSES | 71 |
DE ADVENTU AUGUSTINI AD PRAEDICANDUM | 139 |
DE BONO FIDEI | 152 |
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Common terms and phrases
Ablative Absolute action Acts adjective autem Christ clause introduced construction denote Deum Deus dixit Dominus Ecclesiastical Latin ejus enim erat ergo etiam examples express fidem filius Future Perfect tense Gerund Greek haec homo ideo illa illis imitation of Gk Imperative Mood introduced by quod ipse Jesus Late Latin Latin main verb meum mihi mood nihil nisi nobis Nolite noun clause object clauses omnes omni omnia oportet Participle Perfect Periphrastic person potest preposition propter quae quam quia quid quis quod quomodo quoniam reflexive pronoun relative clause relative pronoun Representing Gk sense sentence sicut sine Subj Subjunctive subordinate clause sunt super tense thee things thou tibi transitive verb translated tuum verbal noun vestra viii vobis Vulgate word xviii