Week 14 — December 10, 2026

Readings

• Math: Ch. XI: Maxima and Minima, through approx. printed p. 123. Exercises IX: 1–3.
• Theology: Jeremiah 42–44; Ezekiel 37; Psalm 137; Daniel 1–3 — the flight to Egypt, the valley of dry bones, the songs of exile, and faithfulness in a pagan court.
• Literature: Odyssey, Books 10–12 (~56 pp.)
• Western Civilization: Spielvogel, Ch. 10: The Rise of Kingdoms and the Growth of Church Power (pp. 275–306)

Thesis & assignments

• Assignment: Paragraph #4 — one page, a single substantive paragraph on Odyssey Book 5: Calypso offers Odysseus immortality, and he chooses the sea, an aging wife, and a mortal homecoming — is his refusal wisdom or folly?

Upcoming

• Week 15 (Dec 17): ◆ Write-up #1 due (abbreviated)
• Week 16 (Jan 14): Interpretation Essay (Goldsworthy)