2023 Reading 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?

Spring Semester | 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.

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

Gilead
Gilead
Reimagining Apologetics
Reimagining Apologetics
In Praise Of Good Bookstores
In Praise of Good Bookstores
On Writing
On Writing (and Writers)
Dead Fall
Dead Fall
Black Ice
Black Ice
Everything Sad Is Untrue
Everything Sad is Untrue
Something You Once Knew
Something You Once Knew
Murder in Mesopotamia
Murder in Mesopotamia
Fall Semester | 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.

The Histories
The Histories
Theogony & Works and Days
Theogony & Works and Days
Stung With Love
Sappho: Stung with Love
If Not Winter
Sappho: If Not, Winter
The Scythians
The Scythians
Mythology
Mythology
The Greek Way
The Greek Way
The Iliad Emily Wilson
The Iliad
War That Killed Achilles
The War That Killed Achilles
The Odyssey
The Odyssey
The Homeric Hymns
The Homeric Hymns
Basil On Greek Literature
On Greek Literature
The Odyssey Fitzgerald
The Odyssey
Odyssey Companion
A Companion to Homer’s Odyssey
Winter Break | December 2023

Other Reading

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

The Angel Knew Papa And The Dog
The Angel Knew Papa and the Dog
The Book Of The Dun Cow
The Book of the Dun Cow
A Ranger's Guide to Glipwood Forest
A Ranger’s Guide to Glipwood Forest
Elon Musk
Elon Musk
Ransom
Ransom
Gilgamesh Among Us
Gilgamesh Among Us
Gilgameshs Snake
Gilgamesh’s Snake
Paul And The Resurrection Of Israel Jason Staples
Paul and the Resurrection of Israel