I know this is late (I’ve lagged behind a bit, but am almost caught up now), but I’d just like to say that I agree with Tom’s sentiments. I find it helps to read, digest, and then read the commentary a few days later.
Your explanations have helped to cement things in my mind after reading, and I really like how you’ve done it up to this point.
I just need to finish up the last bit of Plato, and hopefully I can be a little bit more chatty in the comments when I’m not getting to your posts a week late.
Do feel free to dwell longer on Plato, and I’ll try to respond. Thanks for writing, Mariam!
Reading a dense text like Timaeus and then immediately reading commentary on the text was a lot to take in all at once. Having a few days to reflect on smaller passages and form my own impressions as to their meaning before reading your answers made the whole thing much richer. I appreciated your affirmations and gentle corrections to some of my answers.
I want to encourage everyone to give answering the questions a try. There’s no reason to be shy, but even if you’re not comfortable sharing your answers, at least answer them on your own. I guarantee you’ll learn and remember more. I have been involved in a weekly Bible study for over 20 years now, and while I’ve certainly learned a great deal from sermons and lectures and commentaries by people far more knowledgeable than me, many of the greatest and most memorable insights I’ve had into Scripture have come from sitting down with a Bible and a set of written questions on an assigned passage. The more you put into it, the more you’ll get out.
100% agree!
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