CLASSICAL & EARLY CHRISTIAN STUDIES

FRESHMAN

COURSE

OFFERINGS

LATN 199: TRANSITIONAL FRESHMAN LATINInstructor: Dr. Andrew Beer (abeer@christendom.edu)

An accelerated review of Latin grammar coupled with a course of

readings in Latin literature, this class is intended for students who have

had at least two years of high school Latin. The primary goal is to achieve

the same level of fluency as achieved through LATN 201. Successful

completion of the course will qualify students to pass directly into LATN

202. Students who earn a grade of A- or higher may qualify to pass

directly to upper-level LATN. LATN 199 is the equivalent of LATN 201 for

freshmen. Entering freshmen should not enroll in LATN 201.

(additional courses on reverse)

LATN 311: THE AUGUSTAN

AGE, VERGIL’S AENEIDInstructor: Dr. Andrew Beer

(abeer@christendom.edu)

Read in the original Latin one of the

greatest poems in all of Western literature.

Readings will include selections from

throughout the Aeneid.

LATN 421: PATRISTIC LATIN,

TERTULLIAN’S APOLOGETICUMInstructor: Dr. Edward Strickland

(estrickland@christendom.edu)

This course examines Tertullian's Apologeticum; we

will read this masterpiece of his opera with a view to

answering questions about the relation of the two

major recensions of the text, Tertullian’s rhetorical

strategy to appeal to fair court procedure to defend

Christians from erroneous charges, and the true

Christian way of life in third-century North Africa.

GREK 301: ELEMENTARY GREEK IInstructor: Dr. Andrew Beer (abeer@christendom.edu)

An introduction to Attic Greek. By the spring semester, we will be

reading extended passages of the Greek New Testament, with

adapted selections from Plato, Sophocles, and other Classical

authors throughout the year. Study Greek, the original liberal art,

and discover why Samuel Johnson said, “Greek is like lace; every

man gets as much of it as he can.”

The course is open to all students, including entering

freshmen. Entering freshmen should note that this is an

elementary course: No previous study of ancient Greek or of

any other foreign language is expected or required. The only

prerequisite for the course is an eager interest to learn ancient

Greek.

Completion of GREK 301–304 fulfills the college language

requirement, as well as the specific language requirement for the

philosophy major. Students may also apply all four semesters of

Greek towards the classics major or minor.

To be admitted to the above courses, students must pass a placement exam. All entering freshmen who have studied Latin and wish to enroll in LATN 199 or an upper-level Latin course should contact Dr. Andrew Beer (abeer@christendom.edu) to make arrangements to take the Latin placement exam.

Department of Classical & Early Christian Studies