Reading Schedule
- Th 8/27 ½ day: hello!
- F (T) 8/28 This American Life, episode 713, “Made to be Broken,” August 7, 2020: https://www.thisamericanlife.org/713/made-to-be-broken
- T 9/1 Odyssey, bks 1-4
- Th 9/3 Odyssey, bks 5-9
- T 9/8 Odyssey, bks 10-17
- Th 9/10 Odyssey, bks 18-24
- T 9/15 Genesis 1-3
- Th 9/17 Genesis 4-11
- T 9/22 Genesis 12-27
- Th 9/24 Afterlives: two examples
- T 9/29 Exodus 1- 14
- Th 10/1 Exodus 15-20
- T 10/6 Plato, Euthyphro (in The Trial and Death of Socrates)
- Th 10/8 NO CLASS – paper appointments
- T 10/13 Plato, Apology
- Th 10/15 A Brief History of the Mediterranean from 2000 BCE – 70 CE
Friday, 10/16, noon: 1st web essay must be posted on our website!
- T 10/20 Livy p. 7-51
- Th 10/22 Livy p. 52-91
- T 10/27 Gospel of Mark 1-6
- Th 10/29 Gospel of Mark 7-12
- T 11/3 Gospel of Mark 13-16 – ELECTION DAY! PLEASE VOTE!
- Th 11/5 Qur’an: Surahs 1, 83, 90, 93, 97, 109-114, plus Islam: Empire of Faith, part I (PBS documentary, 2011)
- T 11/10 Qur’an: Surahs 2, 21
- Th 11/12 Sunjata, pgs. 3-46, PLUS visit from Josh Finnell & Christine Moskell about final projects
- T 11/17 Sunjata, pgs 46-94
- Th 11/19 NO CLASS – paper appointments
- T 12/1 BY THE START OF CLASS: 2nd essays posted! AND: be prepared to share your ideas for your final project
- Th 12/3 read half of everyone’s 2nd posts (I will tell you which half to read)
- T 12/8 read the rest of the 2nd posts
2 pm 12/15: FINAL PROJECTS MUST BE POSTED