A First Latin Vulgate Reader: Selected Texts from the Vulgate (Latin Edition)

This is a first reader of the Latin Vulgate. It contains the books of Jonah and Ruth, Genesis 1–3, Psalms 1–2, 22 (23), and selections from the birth and crucifixion narratives in the Gospel of Matthew. Their simplicity and familiarity make them excellent for beginners and intermediate readers to learn and practise reading. It is designed as a useful cost-efficient tool for two groups of people. First, for students learning Ecclesiastical Latin after a year’s worth of study this book and its series provide the material to grow in reading ability from the primary texts. Second, this book is designed for pastors, scholars, and curious lay people looking to refresh their Latin, or use them in preparation for their work of study, preaching, and teaching.The book immerses the reader in the biblical texts in order to build confidence reading Ecclesiastical Latin as quickly as possible. To achieve this, all words have had macrons carefully inserted by the editors and all uncommon words that occur 90 times or fewer in the Vulgate are glossed as footnotes. This enables the reader to continue reading every passage unhindered. Therefore, the book complements traditional language grammars and is especially ideal for beginner and intermediate students learning to read Ecclesiastical Latin. However, even advanced readers will appreciate the glossing of the rare words, since it saves time reading the text. In addition, unlike other readers, this book is small and light, so very easy to carry around and a pleasure to read.Other features include:Biblical maps in LatinParadigm charts of noun and verbsGlossary of all the words not glossed below the textWide marginsThe base text is the Clementine Vulgate which was the standard Vulgate from 1592 for 400 years and is an excellent witness for studying the Vulgate as it was received in the Middle Ages and around the time of the Reformation. Read more