Omnibus I, for 7th through 9th graders, is the first text in the first cycle of the Omnibus curriculum, a 6-year study of the great works of Western Civilization from the publisher Veritas Press. While students may enroll in any level, Omnibus I is an appropriate entry point for middle schoolers.

 

In this first year of the program, the emphasis is on ancient history and literature from early civilizations through Ancient Rome. The teaching within this and every level of the Omnibus places a heavy emphasis on ideas rather than imparting information. Assignments and discussions come from our study of ancient history and theology, and the primary literature is based on authors of the period. Through an integrated approach, students are helped to appreciate the unity of all knowledge. All the material is taught through a Biblical worldview, and various books of the Bible are taught alongside the main readings. In addition to the masterworks of the period, students also read secondary titles that correlate with and add interest to our study.

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BOOKLIST FOR BIBLICAL & CLASSICCAL CIVILIZATIONS (OMNIBUS I)*

Omnibus I Student Text plus books like the following:​

• The Epic of Gilgamesh

• Codes of Hammurabi and Moses

• The Odyssey (Homer)

• The Histories (Herodotus)

• The Orestia (Aeschylus)

• Plutarch’s Lives (selections)

• Theban Trilogy (Sophocles)

• The Last Days of Socrates (Plato)

• The Early History of Rome (Livy)

• The Aeneid (Virgil)

• Julius Caesar (Shakespeare)

• The Chronicles of Narnia, Vols. 1-7 (Lewis)

• Eagle of the Ninth (Sutcliff)

• Till We Have Faces (Lewis)

• The Screwtape Letters (Lewis)

• Chosen by God (Sproul)

• The Elements of Style, 4th edition (Strunk & White)

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* Represents the list from which readings are chosen as well as the relative order in which they are presented. Bible books and some short selections are not listed. An official booklist will be provided for registered students.