Tom Woods’ Western Civilization course starts with the Hebrew Bible. He notes that this was accepted as history for thousands of years and, after contemporary discoveries in archeology, has regained some of its reputation as a historical text that syncs with our best evidence.
His justification for starting with the Bible for the beginning of Western civilization is simple: You need to know these things.
There is an effort in home education to separate “religious” materials from “secular” materials. I genuinely don’t understand the attempt to ignore the religious texts, rituals, and history of any culture. To remain ignorant of the foundational traditions of your own culture will leave you lost in your own home.
