DALLAS (AP) — Southern Methodist University students in Paula Lemmon's Latin classes are counting the days to Christmas, using a twist on the conventional Advent calendar. This one is posted on the Internet.
Instead of a treat hiding behind a little paper door, browsers are rewarded each day with a newly available Christmas image from a 13th century illuminated manuscript, plus a Bible verse translated from Latin into English.
"We've been doing classical literature, but to do something from the Bible was a little bit different," said Andrew Baker, a freshman. Senior Amanda Taylor thought "it's one of the most fun translations we do because it's not obscure."