December 2 & 9, 2022—Ezra and Nehemiah, from the Bible

 Great Books KC will meet two times yet this year: December 2, 2022 & December 9, 2022

Meeting Content, Dec. 2, 2022: -- 7 PM
We will discuss Ezra and Nehemiah, from the Bible

Meeting Content, Dec. 9, 2022:
We will create the schedule of books for 2023. 
Suggestions of books may be sent to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com.
Please note the following links to assist in plans for preparing the 2023 schedule:

G.B. KC Categories of Books 

G.B. KC What Makes a Great Book 

G.B. KC History of Previous Books 

Meeting Time and Place:

Dates: December 2, 2022 & December 9, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm

Zoom on-line meeting

—an email with link to join will be sent prior to meeting.

—requests to be added to email list to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com. 

Description of Discussion Topic:

The two books cover the period from the fall of Babylon in 539 BCE to the second half of the 5th century BCE, and tells of the successive missions to Jerusalem of Zerubbabel, Ezra, and Nehemiah, and their efforts to restore the worship of the God of Israel and to create a purified Jewish community. The Masoretic tradition regarded the books of Ezra and Nehemiah as one book and referred to it as the Book of Ezra. 

October 28, 2022—Tao Te Ching, by Lao-Tau

 The next meeting of Great Books KC will be October 28, 2022.  We will discuss Tao Te Ching, by Lao-Tau.

Meeting Date & Time:
Date: October 28, 2022
Time: 7:00 pm

 Zoom On-Line Meeting:
 — an email with link to join will be sent prior to meeting.
 — the link is sent to a limited mailing list of frequent attenders.
 — request mailing list addition, send to GreatBooksKC@gmail.com.

Description of Book:

The Tao Te Ching, along with the Zhuangzi, is a fundamental text for both philosophical and religious Taoism. It also strongly influenced other schools of Chinese philosophy and religion, including Legalism, Confucianism, and Chinese Buddhism, which was largely interpreted through the use of Taoist words and concepts when it was originally introduced to China. Many artists, including poets, painters, calligraphers, and gardeners, have used the Tao Te Ching as a source of inspiration. Its influence has spread widely out and it is one of the most translated texts in world literature.

Tao Te Ching was written around 400 BC and traditionally credited to the sage Laozi. The text's authorship, date of composition and date of compilation are debated. The oldest excavated portion dates back to the late 4th century BC, but modern scholarship dates other parts of the text as having been written—or at least compiled—later than the earliest portions of the Zhuangzi.