2/19: another ancient language

A few years ago I proposed that the faculty in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew do occasional presentations on campus, and happily my fellow teachers were game to give it a try; the goal is to talk about a passage from an ancient text in a way that explains how the original language is working but also in a way that is clear and interesting to someone who doesn't know that language.  We call it Ancient Languages Hour.  I did my presentation for this year last semester (on Sappho), and my colleague in Hebrew did his today.  He talked about the Book of Lamentations.  I got to learn (and think about) lots of great things, including the fact that 4 of the 5 chapters in Lamentations are composed as alphabetical poems!

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