Basics of Latin

Derek Cooper is associate dean of the faculty and associate professor of global Christianity at Reformed Episcopal Seminary. He is also managing director of Thomas Institute. A long-term foreign language instructor, he has taught Latin, Spanish, and biblical Greek. Derek is the author of many books, including Introduction to World Christian History and Exploring Church History. He has offered professional Latin translations for the Reformation Commentary on Scripture, the Martin Luther Handwriting Font Book, and is the translator of Philip Melanchthon’s Commentary on Proverbs.

'As advertised, this book will give you the basics of the Latin language, tailored specifically to those who wish to read Christian texts, from the Latin Bible to early modernity. While not intended to make you a Ciceronianus of the kind Jerome was accused of being in somniis, Basics of Latin provides a good foundation on which students of ecclesiastical and theological Latin can build.'