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


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