Was Paul a classical Greek scholar? [This is Appendix 3 from Ancient History from Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn, 2003, revised 2019.] [XT = eXegetical Translation, New Testament] It is one thing to deal with classical Greek myths, and quite another to deal with myths about classical Greek. One such […]

Dear Laurie, I have often thought about writing you and now I am finally getting around to it. We are settled quite nicely now in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, a city of about 500,000 people, most of whom are Tajiks. There is an 8% population of Russians here still. Many Russians left after the overthrow of the […]

Question: I am interested in classical education but am concerned about a few things. I have heard several speakers recommend books by secular authors. One classical educator even recommended reading Hitler’s Mein Kampf. There also seems to be a large focus on mythology. It seems everyone I know who teaches classically uses books or materials […]


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Currently, there are three translations of Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style. The Russian translation will be available in 1-2 years. Spanish Portuguese Korean The Korean translation appears to be out of print, but I have one copy to sell (U.S. addresses only) — $40 (free U.S. Media Mail shipping).

Excerpts from Ancient History from Primary Sources: A Literary Timeline by Harvey and Laurie Bluedorn Many persons begin in classical literature with the fables of Aesop (Greek) and Avianus (Latin). These are suitable for all ages, young and old, however, each family has its own standards, and a parent should not assume that all literary […]

Hi Laurie! We have been doing Classical Conversations for a few years now and recently I really gathered what the trivium is. A couple of years ago I gave up a formal reading curriculum and my son learned to read just having been read to and having the desire to read (mostly to read what […]

On our Trivium Pursuit web site we talk about what classical education is and how we can implement it in our homeschool. What do we hope to accomplish by giving our children a classical education? A classical method will enable our children to: 1. Think for themselves (not be ruled by peer pressure or tied […]

On our Trivium Pursuit web site we talk about what classical education is and how we can implement it in our homeschool. The Ron Paul Curriculum is compatible with our book Teaching the Trivium: Christian Homeschooling in a Classical Style. In addition, the RPC is self-teaching, which would be helpful in a situation where both […]