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Nesting in the crown of Mary at St. Ottilien Archabbey, Oberbayern, Germany.

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my lips are still bloody from where i kissed your feet nailed to the cross

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who wants to have a queerplatonic partnership in which we live together and devote ourselves to Jesus together. like bridal mystic buddies. like "mom can we have monasticism" "we have monasticism at home"

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I fear nothing for God is with me!

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Dear God, thank you for inventing autism. And for the autistic people in my life. Hallelujah amen

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i come here with a prayer request. i have ocd, and there's one particular compulsion i have that's the most annoying and inconvenient for me and others around me. ive been making progress recently, slowly but the most progress ive made with this compulsion since it started. however, something happened today that's most likely going to push my progress back immensely and make the compulsion worse. prayers, especially for the intercession of Saint Dymphna and Our Lady of Mental Peace, that i can get through this step back in my progress quickly and easily would be greatly appreciated

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there needs to be a revival of interest in Koine Greek

i started learning attic Greek before even becoming a Christian. it was in this class that i learned the NT was written in Koine Greek; i had no idea beforehand. after finding this out, i wondered why i frequently heard of Jews and Muslims learning the language of their respective books, but ive never heard of a Christian learning Koine before then. so, let's talk Koine

disclaimer: i know that Koine knowledge varies by denomination, particularly Orthodoxy tends to have more knowledge of it. this is speaking from my experience, a new Christian in America who's Christian friends are mainly Protestant

what is Koine?

"Koine" (κοινὴ) translates to "common" in ancient Greek. it was a dialect of ancient Greek that was most often spoken, and used day to day by average people. it contrasts the more formal attic/ancient Greek that you find in most other written sources (plays, hymns, etc). ancient Greek is harder to learn than Koine, but knowing ancient Greek makes Koine much easier (this is the route i went)

why Koine?

Christianity, from the start, has always been about reaching and including everyone. Koine was the best way to do this, as at that time it was the most common language. if someone were to learn a second language, it would be Koine. ive seen it compared to English of the modern era

i mainly see Christian material in Latin; why was there a switch?

Rome legalized Christianity in the 313 CE, because it was so popular it wouldve been impossible to persecute every Christian, not to mention it was starting to become popular for members of the government as well. Rome's main language was Latin, so as popularity in Rome grew, more and more Latin translations came up and became popular

as Catholicism has still stayed close to Rome in terms of history, Latin took over as the most popular language

how can i learn Koine?

now is the tricky part. because of Rome's vast influence both in religious and secular areas, Latin is still the popular ancient language choice (at least, in America), pushing ancient Greek to the side. in fact, my college has gotten rid of all their ancient Greek classes just recently; there was another level above what i was in, but i unfortunately can't take it now. so, we have a couple options

if you're lucky enough, you'll have a college near you that has ancient Greek classes, and if you're well off enough you can afford to take them. but this is not an option for most people. so, you'll have to self learn. there are books and resources online, here are some of my recommendations:

- Athenaze 1 + 2*: these are the textbooks used in my ancient Greek classes. i think they're really good for self learning, and any questions not covered in the book can be Googled

- Perseus Digital Library: as a classics student, this website is my best friend. it has every book of the NT in Koine. you can click on each word to see what it means (though this doesn't always work unfortunately), it's gender, number, case, tense, etc. this is better used once you have some more knowledge of Koine

- Greek-English Lexicon by Liddell and Scott: the biggest and most widely used dictionary of ancient Greek words. it won't teach you grammar, but if you need to find a word it's a great resource

- Wiktionary: another website i use frequently; it's my go to for looking up the meanings of words. not only that but it has all the conjugations for words, which helps when looking them up and for figuring out how to conjugate certain words

- greekbible.com: a website like Perseus, where it has the NT in Koine, and you can click on words for more details, but this website is focused on Koine specifically and has more Biblical centered resources

- r/Koine and r/AncientGreek*: both have plenty of resources and are available for questions if you have any

- children's books translated to ancient Greek*: because of the simplicity of children's books, they make for great starter material! because of this there's a handful of books either written in or translated to ancient Greek

- theologians who have studied ancient Greek: unfortunately, i don't know many theologians in general, so i can't really recommend any. checking out r/Koine would give you a better list. while they most likely wont teach you the language itself, they can help give better context of the world the NT takes place in

- @josbiblestudy : shameless self promo, here's my new account where I'll be posting about my Bible study adventures! it'll mainly be centered on Koine, translations and what certain words mean in context of the ancient world. im also available for questions over there!

* = ancient Greek, not Koine Greek

if you have more resources, please feel free to add them!

in conclusion:

Koine is an important language to Christianity, and i hope to see it treated as such more frequently. the more interest in the language, the more resources will become available, and the more widespread it can become

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this june we are 1) receiving the Holy Spirit, 2) gazing in love and adoration upon the Sacred Heart of Christ, and 3) transing our genders

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forgot to post this on here for easter!!

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Happy Pride Month especially to my fellow queer religious people. Be proud in the knowledge that you are beloved by God exactly the way you are

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What do you think god looks like

Everyone I've ever known

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Virgin Adoring the Eucharist, Jean Auguste Dominique Ingres (1854)

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