MY COMPENDIUM
Studies, research, thoughts and feelings about the most important education one will ever have— our education in Christ Jesus.
Simply put, INFO IN YOUR OWN WORDS.
In a compendium one puts information into their own words — it is not a “common place book”. A commonplace book is a collection of quotations, usually organized according to a specific scope and for a particular purpose, usually categorized to subject headings.
A commonplace book is used when one is preparing a master thesis or doctorate to give credit where credit is due when quoting others and citing one’s sources.
Compendia as defined by the Oxford Dictionary is: “A collection of concise but detailed information about a particular subject, especially in a book or other publication.”
Another definition is “a collection of things, especially one systematically gathered.”
If you know me I am a big fan of “thorough study” like systematic theology because I hate the thought that I came to the wrong conclusion due to the fact that I didn’t have all the information.
Even so, a compendium is less formal than a proper essay or doctorate, they have their place but those of us who live in a state of collegium — “to show ourselves approved” — are constantly dissecting and breaking things down to the smallest element for more concise answers to our questions and search for truth.
Anyway, this is my compendium:
Bro. Salvatore Frisella Evg.