The Great Books List

2023 Reading List

Beginning January 1, 2023, I will be a transitioning from Phase I to Phase II of this reading project. Phase II will consist of a 10 year quest to read through The Great Books. As part of this project, I will start each year reading straight through a different version of the Bible during January & February. I will then proceed with the Great Books, taking breaks during July and December.

January – February 2023

The Bible + The Apocrypha

This year, I’ll be reading through the Bible + Apocrypha, American Literary Version, Bibliotheca Edition. I’ll read straight through from Genesis to Revelation. Want to join me?

March – June 2023

Starting The Great Books

These books include both the Great Books and the companion guides that help me understand the main text.

Completed
Enheduana
Enheduana
Completed
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Gilgamesh
Completed
Epic Of Gilgamesh
The Epic of Gilgamesh
Completed
Civilizations Of Ancient Iraq
Civilizations of Ancient Iraq
Completed
Gilgamesh V5
Gilgamesh
Completed
Writings from Ancient Egypt
Writings from Ancient Egypt
Completed
Egyptian Art
Egyptian Art
Completed
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
The Rise and Fall of Ancient Egypt
Completed
Tutankhamun
King Tut
Completed
Akhenaten and the Religion of Light
Akhenaten and the Religion of Light
Completed
The Tale Of Sinuhe
The Tale of Sinuhe
Completed
Ancient Egyptian Literature
The Stories of Setne Khamwas
Completed
The Rig Veda
The Rig Veda
Completed
The Hindus
The Hindus
Completed
Enuma Elish
Enuma Elish
Completed
Moses Among The Idols
Moses Among the Idols
Completed
Assyria
Assyria
Completed
Babylon
Babylon
Completed
Persians Book
Persians
Completed
Eas Duplicity
Ea’s Duplicity in the Gilgamesh Flood Story
July 2023

Other Reading

During July, I’ll be taking a break from The Great Books to mix in some books on the TBR (to be read) list.

Completed
Gilead
Gilead
Completed
Reimagining Apologetics
Reimagining Apologetics
Completed
In Praise Of Good Bookstores
In Praise of Good Bookstores
Completed
On Writing
On Writing (and Writers)
Completed
Dead Fall
Dead Fall
Completed
Black Ice
Black Ice
Completed
Everything Sad Is Untrue
Everything Sad is Untrue
Completed
Something You Once Knew
Something You Once Knew
Completed
Murder in Mesopotamia
Murder in Mesopotamia
August – November 2023

Back to The Great Books

These books include both the Great Books and the companion guides that help me understand the main text.

Completed
The Histories
The Histories
Completed
Theogony & Works and Days
Theogony & Works and Days
Completed
Stung With Love
Sappho: Stung with Love
Completed
If Not Winter
Sappho: If Not, Winter
Reading Now
The Scythians
The Scythians
Completed
Mythology
Mythology
Completed
The Greek Way
The Greek Way
Reading Now
The Iliad Emily Wilson
The Iliad
Next Book
Iliad Companion
A Companion to The Iliad
War That Killed Achilles
The War That Killed Achilles
The Iliad Fitzgerald
The Iliad
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
Odyssey Companion
A Companion to Homer’s Odyssey
The Odyssey Fitzgerald
The Odyssey
Landmark Thucydides
History of the Peloponnesian War
Hellenika Xenophon
Hellenika
Anabasis
Anabasis
December 2023

Other Reading

I’ll close out each year with some fun, light reading before I start back in next year.

Paul and the Resurrection of Israel
Paul and the Resurrection of Israel
Elon Musk
Elon Musk