Omnibus I - Text with CD-ROM (old)

Omnibus I - Text with CD-ROM (old)

Biblical and Classical Civilizations

by Douglas Wilson (Editor), G. Tyler Fischer (Editor)
Publisher: Veritas Press
2nd Edition, ©2005, Publisher Catalog #000-905
Hardcover, 605 pages
Current Retail Price: $100.00
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This one-of-a-kind program was created by hiring numerous experts to organize and lead you through the study of the great works from antiquity, teaching with the emphasis on ideas, not simply information. Omnibus I is, in essence, a collection of study and discussion guides (with daily lesson plans), offering commentary on the books, as well as each book's historical context and the ideas it considers, always comparing those ideas with biblical truth. This well-thought-out, manageable tool, with daily lesson plans, will make teaching and interacting with the greatest works of Western Civilization both enjoyable and profitable. With Trinitarian thinking at the core of the study, students will learn to interact with timeless material in a wise and godly way. In Omnibus I, the students will cover history, literature and theology from the dawn of time to the fall of Rome. They will also apply and further develop their skills in composition, logic and aesthetics.

This book includes the Teacher's CD-ROM, which offers the entire text along with the answer key. If you have additional students or don't want the answer key (with the accompanying expense), you may order the text without the CD-ROM.

Book Excerpts:

Sample from Omnibus I: Genesis
Sample from Omnibus I: Genesis TE

Resources for listening:

First 21 lines of the Odyssey in English and Greek (mp3 format)
Dido's Lament (mp3 format)

 

Table of Contents:

Omnibus guide authors:

Primary Books—First Semester

Stuart W. Bryan
Peter Leithart
Ben Merkle
William Dawson
Peter Leithart
Peter Leithart
Doug Wilson
N. D. Wilson
Michael Metzler/Toby Sumpter
William C. Michael
Primary Books—Second Semester

G. Tyler Fischer
Doug Jones
Natali H. Miller
Gregg Strawbridge
Doug Wilson
Brent Harken
Jared Miller
Randy Booth
Secondary Books—First Semester

Gregg Strawbridge
G. Tyler Fischer
Doug Wilson
Doug Wilson
Doug Wilson
Doug Wilson
Doug Wilson
Jerrold W. Owen
Gregg Strawbridge
J. C. Evans
Secondary Books—Second Semester

Doug Wilson
Doug Wilson
William S. Dawson
William S. Dawson
Doug Wilson
Bruce Etter
Bruce Etter
Deborah Erb
O. Woelke Leithart
G. Tyler Fischer

* As all seven Chronicles of Narnia books are used (and the guide doesn't reference page numbers for them), it doesn't matter which version of the books you use. Here are the boxed sets we offer:

*** Caution:

Omnibus I includes a chapter onThe Twelve Caesars by Suetonius; students read the complete text along with commentary by Brent Harken, and complete extensive written exercises. The version used was translated by Robert Graves and edited by James B. Rives; Rives softened some of the more graphic content. Even so, it's still graphic content—chapters on Caligula, Nero, and Domitian include descriptions of bestiality, pedophilia, incest, and more. While Harken is clear that this is wicked behaviour, having 7th graders read content like this (The Twelve Caesars is one of the primary texts for year-one second-semester) seems to us inadvisable, at least in many cases. Also, Harken's interpretation of the text is a bit odd. Proceed with caution, and if necessary skip this text altogether.

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