Ecclesiastical Latin
Learn to Read the Bible in Latin
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About Ecclesiastical Latin

This grammar is provided and designed to help anyone interested in reading the Bible in Latin get started. It is designed with the major goal that it can be easily understood with no previous knowledge in Latin.

A working knowledge of Ecclesiastical Latin will also help read and understand the traditional liturgy, canon law, and theological texts and documents.

This grammar limits the discussion to closely relevant subjects that support for reading the Bible in Latin. Those who aim at classical Latin can start with Ecclesiastical Latin, since this grammar prepares the readers for further studies in Latin. There are some differences between Ecclesiastical and classical Latins, but on the whole they remain the same language.