Tag: Translations

An Amazing Vignette from a Late Antique Church

E. J. Hutchinson — February 1, 2023

An Amazing Vignette from a Late Antique Church

What should a preacher do when the lector reads the wrong text?

“Those Words Are Pure Heavenly Thunder”: Luther on Attending to Every Word

E. J. Hutchinson — January 24, 2023

“Those Words Are Pure Heavenly Thunder”: Luther on Attending to Every Word

Martin Luther, Galatians 1:4, and the importance of reading slowly.

“You Can Go Home Again”: The End of Confessions 4

E. J. Hutchinson — January 5, 2023

“You Can Go Home Again”: The End of Confessions 4

Augustine on going home by finding our selves outside our selves in God inside ourselves.

“Uncanny King, Perplexing Priest”: An Epigram from the Greek Anthology

E. J. Hutchinson — October 31, 2022

“Uncanny King, Perplexing Priest”: An Epigram from the Greek Anthology

A poetic paraphrase of Greek Anthology 1.66, on Melchizedek and Jesus.

“The Catechesis of the Sign”: An Epigram from the Greek Anthology

E. J. Hutchinson — October 17, 2022

“The Catechesis of the Sign”: An Epigram from the Greek Anthology

A poem on reading Genesis 22 under the Spirit's tutelage.

On Making Students Memorize Prose (Again)

E. J. Hutchinson — October 12, 2022

On Making Students Memorize Prose (Again)

I mentioned previously the benefits of making students memorize prose (in Greek) and wrote a little bit on the first passage we worked on. Here is the second passage we…

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Meditations 2.4

E. J. Hutchinson — August 31, 2022

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Meditations 2.4

What work is needful in this life before time runs out? Marcus Aurelius gives his answer in Meditations 2.4.

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Meditations 2.3

E. J. Hutchinson — August 11, 2022

The Meditations of Marcus Aurelius: Meditations 2.3

Meditations 2.3: What in the world is providence?

“He Has Given His Victory to Us”: Luther on the Resurrection and Justification

E. J. Hutchinson — August 10, 2022

“He Has Given His Victory to Us”: Luther on the Resurrection and Justification

Martin Luther on the connection between Christ's resurrection and our justification.

Luther on the Kinds of Righteousness (2)

E. J. Hutchinson — August 2, 2022

Luther on the Kinds of Righteousness (2)

Martin Luther on passive, i.e. Christian, righteousness.