Day 1/100: Nova Vulgata ❤️🔥
So I did not as much forget about this account as I found myself overwhelmed by the most meaningless occurrences and activities and neglected this... that being said, hello again. I have not forgotten you!
I decided to start the '100 days of productivity' posting challenge with the high hopes it will give me both motivation and accountability in my studies, especially as I am now more determined than ever before to really, really succeed. Here's how my first day went:
I am reading the Nova Vulgata or the Latin Bible used by the Catholic Church and academics alike. The edition I'm currently perusing is the Nestle-Aland Novum Testamentum Latine, which I found in my university's library. The issue with my Latin is that I get the gist of what I read, but am completely lost when it comes to individual words and their variations, or, worse even, verb tenses! Which means I'm terrible at direct translation! This really does not help me with my bible polyglottism skills... So my idea is that I will learn words I don't yet know by reading the (New Testament) Bible (a collection of texts I am familiar with) in Latin and checking words and passages I cannot crack in my English translation! That will not teach me grammar or sentence structures, but I can at least be more familiar with the language as it stands in the biblical context. (Do not ask me about my Hebrew or Greek skills, I refuse to answer...)
Decided on a question I will answer for my final theology essay of the year. So exciting! I do hope I answer it competently, as I both want my fix of academic validation as well as to surpass my current essay writing and, more importantly, research abilities.
Overall, not a bad day, but not my most productive by far. Just glad I am finally interacting with biblical languages again (modern language slumber moment)! I do hope to get stuff done this week, as the academic year is coming to a close, and I have so much to do still! I love how enjoyable life is these days (and every day, really. I'm an extraordinarily content individual).
Today's stats:
🎧 - Mozart: Requiem in D Minor, K.626 - 3a. Sequientia: Dies irae
📖 - Viktor E. Frankl: Man's Search For Meaning
Daily weather: ☀️Sunny and warm! (although it did rain a teensy bit in the morning).
(PS: the list of tags is gigantic and absurd but I am trying so hard to find like-minded individuals on the hellsite so bear with me!)