Comparing the standard terminology with that used in R. Foster’s system in Ossa Latinitatis Sola.
Standard Terms |
Relating to |
Ossa Terms |
1st and 2nd declensions |
Nouns and adjectives |
Block 1 |
3rd declension |
Nouns and adjectives |
Block 2 |
4th declension |
Nouns |
-us, -us nouns |
5th declension |
Nouns |
[-es, -ei nouns]] |
Nominative case |
Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives |
Subject form |
Genitive case |
Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives |
0f-possession form/function |
Dative case |
Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives |
To-for-from form/function |
Accusative case |
Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives |
Object form/function |
Vocative case |
Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives |
Form/function of direct address |
Ablative case |
Nouns/Pronouns/Adjectives |
By-with-from-in form/function |
1st to 4th conjugations |
Verbs |
Groups 1 to 4 |
Present tense |
Verbs |
Time 1 |
Imperfect tense |
Verbs |
Time 2 |
Future tense |
Verbs |
Time 3i |
Perfect tense Present perfect tense Historical perfect tense |
Verbs |
Time 4i; Time 3s Time 4ai Time 4bi |
Pluperfect tense |
Verbs |
Time 5i; Time 4s |
Future Perfect tense |
Verbs |
Time 6i |
Primary sequence |
Verbs |
Track I |
Secondary sequence |
Verbs |
Track II |
The course is oriented to the reading of the Hebrew Bible in the original language. Participants learn writing and phonetics. They acquire a basic vocabulary, paying attention to semantic dynamics. They are introduced to the grammar of the noun and the verb, through the concrete study of textual units with cultural and theological exegetical insights.
Lessons
The intensive course (40 hours) takes place during the week (Monday to Saturday) with daily lessons from 8.30 to 12.45. Fees
The course costs 260,00 €
The registration fee must be paid by bank transfer from any bank to:
Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo
Banca Intesa San Paolo
conto: 100000060160
ABI: 03069
CAB: 09606
IBAN: IT 90 O 03069 09606 100000060160
swift/bic: BCITITMM
Reason for the payment.: Corso intensivo di Ebraico Biblico.
From 14 June to 16 July 2021 the Latin and Greek summer courses will take place at the Pontifical Institute of Liturgy.
The lesson program combines five weeks of intensive study for a level of competence in which students will be introduced to learning classical languages gradually and with effective results. The summer course was designed taking into consideration the various needs and interests of students, encouraging the meeting of students from all over the world in an academic environment.
Lesson Program
Latin course [Level I]
lasts 60 hours (15 lessons) and will take place on Monday, Wednesday and Friday (8:30 a.m.-11:50 a.m.): 14, 16, 18, 21, 23, 25, 28, 30 June; 2, 5, 7, 9, 12, 14, 16 July.
Greek course [Level I]
lasts 30 hours (10 lessons) and will take place on Tuesday and Thursday (8:30 a.m.-11:00 a.m.): 15, 17, 22, 24 (29*) June; 1°, 6, 8, 13, 15 July.
*N.B. academic hours on Tuesday 29 June, a public holiday, will be distributed by increasing one or more class days by one hour or fractions, as students choose.
Fees
Latin course [Level I] costs 320,00 €
Greek course [Level I] costs 260,00 €
The registration fee must be paid by bank transfer from any bank to:
Pontificio Ateneo Sant’Anselmo
Banca Intesa San Paolo
conto: 100000060160
ABI: 03069
CAB: 09606
IBAN: IT 90 O 03069 09606 100000060160
swift/bic: BCITITMM
Reason for the payment.: Corso estivo di lingue classiche.
The Pontifical Athenaeum Sant'Anselmo offers various language courses to which both students of the Athenaeum and external students who wish to undertake the study of a language can enrol.
Understanding and knowledge of classical and oriental languages is essential to work with the literary sources of the philosophical, theological and liturgical tradition. Who wants to deepen the study with research in the exegetical traditions and dogmatic language must be able to understand both the Hebrew and the Greek language.
It is not enough to use only translations which, by the way, are not always like this reliable. As the translator of Syracuse wrote: "In fact, the things said in Hebrew do not have the same strength when they are translated into another language. And not only this work, but also the same one prophets and the rest of the books retain a not inconsiderable advantage in the original text".
The knowledge of these languages is even more important for the study of the literature of the other ancient churches, which even today, is still only partially translated. Sant'Anselmo has a long tradition in study and teaching of these languages.