World History: A Gospel Perspective

World History: A Gospel Perspective

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World History: A Gospel Perspective episodes

  • Greek Precursors
    From the ancient world's most insane thrill seekers to merchants who made it to the big time by mashing up snails, we take a closer look at the beginnings of civilization in the Greek peninsula and its surroundings.
    23 min
  • China's Zhou Dynasty and the Hundred Schools of Thought

    A brief overview of perhaps one of the most foundational periods of Chinese history, with an introduction and commentary of China's three key belief systems from this time.

    Important sources:

    https://www.taskeasy.com/company/newsroom/taskeasy-cares/taskeasy-cares-voa

    https://kslnewsradio.com/1963225/help-the-homeless-in-utah-by-shattering-myths/


    27 min
  • Ancient India and Hinduism
    Hinduism comes to the stage! And we look at some of the perhaps overlooked commonalities between Latter-Day Saints and Hindus that we can celebrate. Study about zip codes (leads to a number of other helpful links): https://www.bluezones.com/2020/02/zip-code-effect-your-neighborhood-determines-your-lifespan/#:~:text=Overall%2C%20any%20two%20census%20tracts,families%2C%20communities%2C%20and%20workplaces.
    28 min
  • Classical Egypt
    Ever wonder how Joseph and Moses of Egypt fit in to Egyptian history? Here I'll share with you what we know.
    Some further reading about Moses: https://www.equip.org/articles/making-a-case-for-the-historicity-of-moses/
    27 min
  • Zoroastrianism
    There were other people besides the Jews who believed in a creation, fall, and eventual redemption of mankind--get ready to learn about this beautiful ancient Persian faith, Zoroastrianism!
    27 min
  • The Hittites and the Assyrians
    Both were conquerors and both were mentioned in the Bible--but they leave *very* different legacies.
    Race and the Priesthood
    https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/manual/gospel-topics-essays/race-and-the-priesthood?lang=eng
    18 min
  • Ancient China: The Shang Dynasty

    You would be surprised to hear just how similar Ancient China was to Book of Mormon peoples! Tune in to learn more!

    Easy way to share this podcast with your friends--give them this URL!

    https://sites.google.com/view/whgp/home



    19 min
  • The Harrapan Civilization
    How advanced were the Harrapan people? Actually, probably more advanced than us in several respects. Tune in to find out!
    The show's website (share with friends!): https://sites.google.com/view/whgp/home
    One source about sanitation in this civilization: https://humanprogress.org/centers-of-progress-pt-3-mohenjo-daro-2/
    19 min
  • Ancient Egypt
    A brief look at some of the Egyptian religious practices of unique interest to Latter-Day Saints.
    Sources
    https://www.newworldencyclopedia.org/entry/Osiris
    ,
    Sauneron, S. (2000). The priests of Ancient Egypt. (D. Lorton, Trans.) Ithaca, NY: Cornell University Press. (Original work published 1957)
    Budge, E. A.W. (1960). The Book of the Dead. (Originally published 1895). New York, NY: Gramercy
    https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2848&context=byusq&httpsredir=1&referer= (BYU excavation)
    https://youtu.be/8u0l13wX57E?si=FIm3UVmmXOYdJ9IT (Jeff Roundy's video)
    20 min

About World History: A Gospel Perspective

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What would a high-school world history course sound like if the teacher also shared how the restored gospel ties into the amazing stories of humanity's history? Made with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints in mind (but open to all listeners!), we explore what ancient and modern revelation can share about the captivating struggle of humanity from its earliest beginnings all the way through the present day.