Ancient Near East Reading List
I read these works as part of a Great
Books reading program. More
about my reading lists
Auxiliary Reading:
- Durant, Will. Our Oriental Heritage (chapters on
Ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, Israel, and Persia)
- Frankfort. Before Philosophy: The Intellectual Adventure of
Ancient Man
Literature:
- Tanakh
(The Hebrew Scriptures, known to Christians as
the "Old Testament")
- Gilgamesh
More works on ancient Judaism and Christianity are included on my
Middle Ages reading list.