A Historic Letter to Paula
the summary is from Gonzalez chapters. three chapters each module.
Letter writing in the 4th and 5th centuries was a far more formal genre than it currently is (think of facebook and email). Moreover, as parchment or vellum was expensive and travel was laborious, letters were well edited before being sent. This module we read Jerome’s letters. For this activity, read Ambrose’s letter 18 to get a feel for another author of this genre. attached.
Then, write a 300-500 word historical fiction letter to one of the people we read about this chapter. Feel free to write a letter to someone beyond our main figures, such as Makrina or Paula. Try to incorporate some of the historical and theological issues we covered into your letter.
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It is with great distress that I write to inform you that most of the efforts that you and your close friends struggled for have been affected much by the technology and modernity in the current society. Monarchical lives are being exercised in some churches like the Roman catholic, political support for the religious activities is being experienced more especially in areas where…
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