Greek Patristic Texts

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In this course we will study the Greek syntax and style of key patristic texts, e.g., Martyrdom of Polycarp, Letters of Ignatius of Antioch, Acts of Paul and Thecia, Origen's Preface to On First Principles, Nyssen's Life of Marina, and Nazianzen's Third Theological Oration. Class will include a review of Attic grammar not common in Koine Greek