Christian Latin Texts

lreli1230  2020-2021  Louvain-la-Neuve

Christian Latin Texts
Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information below is subject to change, in particular that concerning the teaching mode (presential, distance or in a comodal or hybrid format).
5 credits
30.0 h
Q2
Teacher(s)
Deproost Paul;
Language
French
Main themes
The course includes an annotated reading of chosen passages from the Latin Bible, Latin patristic texts, medieval and classical theologians (i.e. Bonaventure, Thomas of Aquinas, etc.), modern Conciliar and pontifical documents (i.e. Trent, Vatican I and II, encyclical letters from the 19th and 20th centuries, code of canonical law) and liturgical texts.
Aims

At the end of this learning unit, the student is able to :

1 - read, with the help of a dictionary and a grammar book, texts of average difficulty.
The aim of this course is to familiarise the students with the vocabulary and style of Latin theological texts (including biblical, liturgical and poetic texts), so that they can easily resort to the originals.
 
2 - to verify the accuracy of a French translation.
 
Content
Annotated reading of chosen passages from:
a. Latin Bible;
b. Latin patristic texts;
c. medieval and classical theologians;
d. modern Conciliar and pontifical documents;
e. liturgical texts.
f. texts chosen by students
Teaching methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Participatory exercise sessions where students are asked to translate the texts proposed by the teacher
Evaluation methods

Due to the COVID-19 crisis, the information in this section is particularly likely to change.

Oral examination on the translation and explanation of a text seen in class and a short text not seen.
Other information
Prerequisites :  "Initiation to Latin" or knowledge of Latin equal to this course level.
Teaching materials
  • Distribués en séance.
Faculty or entity
TEBI


Programmes / formations proposant cette unité d'enseignement (UE)

Title of the programme
Sigle
Credits
Prerequisites
Aims
Minor in Medieval Studies

Bachelor in religious studies