Lectures in Western Humanities
Edition: 2
Copyright: 2014
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Lectures in Western Humanities is not only about political history, but the history of Western culture from the very beginnings of man to the 21st century. Specifically covering the Western humanities, this textbook encompasses many different fields that reflect man’s achievements as a human being. It examines the important contributions that past civilizations have made to present Western culture, providing students with a panoramic overview of how the West came to be.
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Introduction
Chapter 1 Mesopotamia
Chapter 2 Ancient Egypt
Chapter 3 Ancient Greek Civilization
Chapter 4 The Hebrew Civilization
Chapter 5 Roman Civilization and Byzantium
Chapter 6 Early Christianity
Chapter 7 The Middle Ages
Chapter 8 How Christianity Led to Freedom, Capitalism, and Western Success
Chapter 9 The Renaissance
Chapter 10 Original Source Readings of Western Civilization
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Genesis1–2:35(New International Version)
The Allegory of the Cave
What’s the Best Proof of Creation?
Exodus 20–21
Daniel 7
Homer, The Odyssey
Euripides, Medea
Aristotle, Politics
A Slave Revolt in Sicily: Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library 34.2
Moral Decline During the Republic: Sallust, Conspiracy of Catiline 9–10
Slave Labor in Spanish Minesa: Diodorus Siculus, Historical Library 5.36–38
Augustan Autocracy: Tacitus, Annals 1.2–4
Caligula and the Jews: Josephus, Jewish War 2.184–7, 192–203
A Stoic’s Views On Slavery: Seneca, Moral Epistles 47
Jesus on Ethics: Gospel of Matthew 13:44–46; 22:34–40; 5:17–48
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