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Ancient Middle East

Living Arts

Precepted by Joshua Casey

Current and Upcoming Modules in the Ancient Middle East Portal

September 2026

The Stories of Beer Candidate

Precepted by Joshua Casey

Preceptors for Ancient Middle East

Hamish Williams

Joel D. Ruark

Larry Swain

Pilar Barrera

Robert Steed

Shawn Gaffney

All Modules in Ancient Middle East Portal

Module	Preceptor	Sector	Portals
Ancient Egyptian Mages	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Ancient Near East Literature and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
An Introduction to Islam	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Cultural Studies Ethics History Metaphysics Philosophy Poetry Religious Studies The Middle Ages
An Introduction to Sacramental Christianity	Dr. Robert Steed	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Cultural Studies Ethics History JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Philosophy Religious Studies The Middle Ages
Art History – A Thousand Stories Non-Sequential Series	Pilar Barrera	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Art Bible Comparative Mythology Crafting Cultural Studies History Modernism Philosophy Renaissance Romanticism The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages
Art History – A Thousand Stories Non-Sequential Series	Pilar Barrera	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Art Bible Comparative Mythology Crafting Cultural Studies History Modernism Philosophy Renaissance Romanticism The Greco-Roman World The Middle Ages
Bible as Literature: The Gospels in Their Contexts	Dr. Larry Swain	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Classical Literature Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Bible as Literature: The Gospels in Their Contexts	Dr. Larry Swain	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Classical Literature Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Bible as Literature: The Gospels in Their Contexts	Dr. Larry Swain	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Classical Literature Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Biblical Foundations: Genesis 1-11	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Biblical Foundations: Genesis 1-11	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Egyptian Book of the Dead	Shawn Gaffney	Language Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology History Magic Religious Studies
Egyptian Demons	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Egyptian Demons	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Beginners Series of 7	Shawn Gaffney	Language Sector	Ancient Middle East Beginning Languages
Egyptian Hieroglyphs for Beginners Series of 7	Shawn Gaffney	Language Sector	Ancient Middle East Beginning Languages
Introduction to Ancient Magic Non-Sequential Series	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Magic
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic from Late Antiquity to the Early Modern World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic in the Greco-Roman World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Introduction to Ancient Magic: Magic in the Greco-Roman World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
Introduction to Ancient Magic: The Earliest Magic	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Introduction to Ancient Magic: The Earliest Magic	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Introduction to Ancient Magic: The Earliest Magic	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Magic Religious Studies
Mesopotamian Demons	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies
The Minoans and Modernity: Minotaurs, Labyrinths, and Other Myths	Dr. Hamish Williams	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Archaeology British Literature Children’s Literature Classical Literature Comparative Mythology Cultural Studies Fantasy Film Studies History Modernism Monsters Science Fiction The Greco-Roman World Travel Literature Utopias
The Other in the Ancient Egyptian World	Shawn Gaffney	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Comparative Mythology Religious Studies The Greco-Roman World
The Stories of Beer	Joshua Casey	Living Arts Sector	Ancient Middle East Anthropocene Applied Science Crafting Cultural Studies Food Skills World History
The Stories of Beer	Joshua Casey	Living Arts Sector	Ancient Middle East Anthropocene Applied Science Crafting Cultural Studies Food Skills World History
Tolkien and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Religious Studies
Tolkien and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Religious Studies
Tolkien and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Religious Studies
Tolkien and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Religious Studies
Tolkien and the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible Comparative Mythology JRR Tolkien Metaphysics Religious Studies
Women in the Old Testament	Dr. Joel D. Ruark	General Humanities Sector	Ancient Middle East Bible History Religious Studies Women's Studies

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