History of Ideas
I currently teach History of Ideas at one of the world’s largest theological seminaries. Below you will find links to supplementary materials that I sometimes utilize in my classes.
EARLY WESTERN CIVILIZATION – HIS1103
Prolegomena
Reading List For Life & Thought Seminars – Program texts
Digital Nation (video)
Reading Your Textbooks
Class #1 – Introduction
Syllabus – Early Western Civilization (Spring 2011)
Revised Schedule 2/17/2011 – Early Western Civilization
Introduction & Course Syllabus – PowerPoint Slides (HIS 1103 / Spring 2011)
Class #2 – What is History?
Why Study History (PowerPoint Slides)
History – select quotes
The Value of Learning History, by John Piper
Reasons Why Christians Should Study History – student responses
Exponential Times
Class #3 – Pre-History
The Everlasting Man (Chapter 2), by G.K. Chesterton – [pdf]
World History According To Students – [PowerPoint]
The Chicago Statement on Biblical Inerrancy – SWBTS web page
Class #4 – Sumer & Akkad
Class #5 – Egypt
History of Empires – video
Genesis 1 and Ancient Egyptian Creation Myths, by Gordon H. Johnston [pdf]
Class #6 – The Patriarchal Period
Class #7 – Hyksos, Hammurabi, Moses & The Nation of Israel
Hebrew History Spring 11 – [Powerpoint slides]
Class #8 – Western Semitic Power Grabs / David, Solomon, & Rehoboam (The United and Divided Kingdom)
United and Divided Israel – [Powerpoint slides]
Class #9 – Assyria, Babylon, the Medes & The Persians
Assyrians Babylonians Medes and Persians – [Powerpoint slides]
Daniel Spring 2011 - [Powerpoint slides]
Class #10 – Examination #1
Reviewing for the first exam [Spring 2011] - Powerpoint slides
Class #11 – “Meanwhile in Greece…”
Class #12 – Greek Mythology & Religion
Class #13 – The Persian Wars
Class #14 – Birth of Democracy
Class #15 – The Peloponnesian Wars & Alexander the Great
Class #16 – Pre-Socratic Philosophy
Class #17 – Socrates, Sophists, Plato
Class #18 – Aristotle
Class #19 – Hellenistic & Early Roman Philosophy
Class #20 – Examination #2
Class #21 – Romulus to Hannibal
Class #22 – Roman Prosperity
Class #23 – Roman Empire
Class #24 – Six Flags Over Israel
Class #25 – Roman Provinces & Israel During The Intertestamental Period
Class #26 – The Jewish War With Rome & The Destruction of the Temple
Class #27 – Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (Ancient Art, Science, Literature, etc.)
Class #28 – Western Civilization & The Kingdom of God
Class #29 – Final Examination
EARLY WESTERN CIVILIZATION SEMINAR - IDE1103
Prolegomena
Reading List For Life & Thought Seminars
How To Develop a Thesis Statement (PowerPoint)
Reading Your Textbooks
Class #1 – Introduction
Syllabus – Early Western Civilization Seminar – Spring 2011
Revised Schedule 2/17/2011 – Early Western Civilization Seminars
The Benefits of Colloquium
Class #2 – Students Guide to Liberal Learning
A Student’s Guide To Liberal Learning – Discussion Questions:
Class #3 – Poetics, Aristotle
Diairesis and Prohairesis
Class #4 – Agamemnon
Agamemnon – Discussion Questions
Class #5 – Prometheus Bound
Prometheus Bound – Discussion Questions
Class #6 – Oedipus the King
Oedipus the King – discussion questions
Class #7 – Antigone
Antigone – discussion questions
Class #8 – Happiness – from book A of Aristotle’s Ethics
Happiness in Aristotle’s Ethics – discussion questions
Aristotle’s Ethics: Suggested Discussion Topics – I think this list was prepared by David Bertch
Class #9 – Virtue – from books Beta, Gamma, Delta, Epsilon, Zeta & Eta of Aristotle’s Ethics
Aristotle Ethics – Becoming Virtuous – [Powerpoint]
Aristotle’s Virtues vs. Plato’s Virtues – [Powerpoint]
Class #10 – Friendship – from books Theta & Iota of Aristotle’s Ethics
Class #11 – Pleasure – from book Kappa of Aristotle’s Ethics
Class #12 – Plato’s Republic, books 1-2
Class #13 – Plato’s Republic, books 3-4
Class #14 – Plato’s Republic, books 5-6
Class #15 – Plato’s Republic, books 7-8
Class #16 – Plato’s Republic, books 9-10
Class #17 – Plato’s Timaeus, Sections I & II
Class #18 – Plato’s Timaeus, Section III
Class #19 – Aristotle’s Metaphysics Books Alpha & Beta
Class #20 – Group Projects on Aristotle’s Metaphysics
• Group 1 – Gamma & Epsilon (with a nod to Delta)
Aristotle’s Metaphysics – Powerpoint discussion slides for books Gamma and Delta
Aristotle’s Metaphysics, Book Epsilon – discussion topics
• Group 2 – Zeta, Eta, Theta
• Group 2 – Iota, Lambda
Class #21 – Aristotle’s Metaphysics
Class #22 – Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Sections 1 thru 4
Aristotle’s Rhetoric – discussion questions
Class #23 – Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Sections 5 & 6
Class #24 – Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Sections 7 & 8
Class #25 – Aristotle’s Rhetoric, Sections 9 & 10
Class #26 – Wrapping Up
Review For Final Examination
Class #27 – Final Exam
WORLD RELIGIONS SEMINAR - IDE1203
Prolegomena
Reading List For Life & Thought Seminars
Reading Your Textbooks
Judaism
Terms for Judaism, by Professor David P. Bertch – pdf
Islam
Islamic Fives (Five Tenets, Five Pillars, Five Social Teaching)
Do’s and Don’ts When Reaching Out to Muslims
Do Jews, Christians, and Muslims Worship the Same God, by Ramesh Richard
Hinduism
Reincarnation – Watchman Fellowship Profile (pdf — check out additional resources at Watchman.org)
Bhagavad Gita – Chapters 14 through 18 discussion questions (PowerPoint)
Cults, Occult, Geeks & Dweebs
Aleister Crowley – Watchman Fellowship Profile (pdf — check out additional resources at Watchman.org)
Final Exam Review for World Religions Seminar
EVANGELISM
What Must I Do To Be Saved? – SWBTS website
Guidelines for Writing Your Testimony
Wisdom in Evangelism – George Hillman’s PowerPoint slides
NEW TESTAMENT SURVEY
NEW TESTAMENT FOCUSED STUDY: THE WORDS OF JESUS OF NAZARETH
Miscellaneous Christology Resources