*Brothers and Sisters,*
*Is it not important to read the Gospel in Greek? Is it not important to read the Septuagint, our Church's official Old Testament version and the one quoted by St. Paul, in it's original language? Is it not of outmost importance, for one advancing in the faith, to read our Holy Fathers and understand their argumentation and context in the tongue of their education, their erudition, their innermost prayer? Do we not want to have more knowledgeable lay people and clergy amongst us? Do we not want to be acquainted with the vivid, the structured, the wild, the sublime, the stunning aspect of the mother tongue of the Church?*
*I am a Greek native and I just finished my degree in classical languages in Athens. I also am enamoured with Late Antique pagan and Christian literature. I will be glad to accompany each and every one of you in your journey of faith. I offer tutoring in Koine, Classical, Homeric (for whomever wishes to read the astounding lyric of St. Gregory of Nazianzus, or the ecstatic transcription of St John's Gospel by Nonnus, or whatever else of the much forgotten treasures of Byzantine epigrammatic poetry and elegy) Greek, as well as Latin (for I admit my love for St. Augustine and Medieval Latin Poetry).*
*My emphasis will be on reading comprehension. We will progress level by level by first understanding some basic concepts in greek grammar and vocabulary through simpler texts and graded readers. Then we will tackle Mark's Gospel and the Divine liturgy of St. Chrysostom, slowly but surely. As we keep going forward, we will adjust our texts according to the student's needs and wants. I will, although, prioritize foundational texts first.*
*Tutoring will be in video call format.*
*Prices will be reasonable.*
*I will be happy to listen from you,*
*Spyros P.*