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Originally Posted by SemperFideles  You know what's funny, Andrew, is that I was thinking about this just this AM on my way to Church. It occurred to me that the universal language of scholarship today is English. It's a bit of an irony that Matthew Poole spoke English but he translated into a language that we need to unlock his work back into the universal scholarly language of this age.
Anyway, I appreciate the work you and your Pastor are doing. Are you keeping your Pastor stocked with raw eggs to help him in his work of translation? |
Yes, you've hit the nail on the head as far as how Latin was the scholarly language, even for English scholars of Poole's day, while English is the language today into which Latin and other works must needs be translated. This is the
raison d'être for our translation project. As far the raw eggs, my pastor wants to emulate Matthew Poole in many things, but not that, I'm afraid.
We appreciate the support and encouragement, though. Blessings!
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Andrew Myers
Husband of Jessica, Father of Jackson, Katie and Samuel
Member, Presbyterian Reformed Church of Northern Virginia
Warrenton, VA USA
Editor,
The Matthew Poole Project
"Let your Morning Thoughts, and your last Evening Thoughts, be what shall become of you to all Eternity." -- Matthew Poole