Week 15 — December 17, 2026

Readings

• Math: Finish Ch. XI. Exercises IX: 4–6.
• Theology: Daniel 4–7, 9; Nehemiah 1–6, 8; Haggai — the son of man, the seventy weeks, the wall, the reading of the law, and the second temple. The Old Testament arc closes here.
• Literature: Odyssey first-half discussion (Books 1–12); no new reading
• Western Civilization: Document week (no new chapter) — sources from Chs. 9–10: The Dialectical Method of Thomas Aquinas (p. 267); Magna Carta (p. 279); The “Gregorian Revolution”: Papal Claims (p. 288); Pope Urban II Proclaims a Crusade (p. 300) read against The Siege of Jerusalem: Christian and Muslim Perspectives (p. 302)

Thesis & assignments

• ◆ Thesis: Major work write-up #1 due (abbreviated): outline of the text and key terms only; the two-page exposition is deferred and folds into the rough draft

Upcoming

• Week 16 (Jan 14): Interpretation Essay (Goldsworthy)
• Week 18 (Jan 28): ◆ Write-up #2 due; humanism debate