Dialoging With Every Verse of The Bible
6th Grade
Course Title: Christ and the Gospels
Textbooks: The Holy Bible; Bob Jones University Curriculum
Course Description: Our Bible curriculum covers Christ’s life as well the historical, cultural, and geographical background to the Gospels. Your teen will be inspired by the example of Christ as He dealt with both friends and enemies. Additionally, he or she will learn many valuable lessons from Christ’s sermons, parables, and miracles.
7th Grade
Course Title: Christian Heritage
Textbooks: The Holy Bible; Christian History Made Easy.
Central Question: How did Christianity grow and diversify throughout its 2000-year history?
Course Description: The first semester of Christian Heritage traces the growth, spread, and theological development within the early church as recorded in The Acts of the Apostles. By exploring the varied and often hostile world of the early Christians, students better grasp the challenges faced by Christians around the world today. The second semester of Christian Heritage focuses on the pivotal people, places, beliefs and controversies that shaped the Church’s 2000 years of global development and the resulting unity and diversity throughout Christendom today.
8th Grade
Course Title: Christian Doctrine
Textbooks: The Holy Bible; Bible Doctrines for Today.
Central Questions: What do evangelical Christians believe? Why should I believe the same?
Course Description: Christian Doctrine systematically explores nine key areas of Christian belief: Bibliology, theology, Christology, pneumatology, anthropology, soteriology, ecclesiology, angelology, and eschatology. Students evaluate a broad spectrum of church and organizational doctrinal statements, from evangelical to cult groups, and learn how to winsomely engage all people in faith conversations.
High School 1
Course Title: The Bible and Biblical Culture 1
Textbook: The Holy Bible.
Central Questions: What do the Bible books Genesis - Esther say? How have these books influenced culture over time and around the globe?
Course Description: The Bible and Biblical Culture 1 is the first course in a two-year sequence based around canonically ordered dramatic readings of the entire Old Testament. As the text unfolds over the year, students observe how the Bible’s historical, cultural, geographical and literary features influenced its development. Students learn to engage with God’s word by observing the content, and learning to apply and pray through what they are reading as they fill out their Bible Journals. The goal is to move past mere knowledge about God’s word - to knowing the Word became flesh. (Jn 1:1) Daily reading and engaging with God’s word teaches the students how to hide God’s word in their heart, and have His word be the light for their path. (Ps. 119:9, 105)
High School 2
Course Title: The Bible and Biblical Culture 2
Textbook: The Holy Bible.
Central Questions: What do the Bible books Job–Malachi say? How have these books influenced culture over time and around the globe?
Course Description: The Bible and Biblical Culture 2 is the second course in a two-year sequence based around canonically ordered dramatic readings of the entire Old Testament. As the text unfolds over the year, students observe how the Bible’s historical, cultural, geographical, and literary features influenced its development. Students learn to engage with God’s word by observing the content and learning to apply and pray through what they are reading as they fill out their Bible Journals. The goal is to move past mere knowledge about God’s word - to knowing the Word became flesh. (Jn 1:1) Daily reading and engaging with God’s word teaches the students how to hide God’s word in their heart, and have His word be the light for their path. (Ps. 119:9, 105)
High School 3
Course Title: The Bible and Biblical Culture 3
Textbook: The Holy Bible.
Central Questions: What does the New Testament say? How have these books influenced culture over time and around the globe?
Course Description: The Bible and Biblical Culture 3 is based around canonically ordered dramatic readings of the entire New Testament. As the text unfolds over the year, students observe how the Bible’s historical, cultural, geographical, and literary features influenced its development. Students also engage with the Chosen series and other films to better understand the Jewish culture in the first century. Students learn to engage with God’s word by observing the content and learning to apply and pray through what they are reading as they fill out their Bible Journals. The goal is to move past mere knowledge about God’s word - to knowing the Word became flesh. (Jn 1:1) Daily reading and engaging with God’s word teaches the students how to hide God’s word in their heart, and have His word be the light for their path. (Ps. 119:9, 105)
High School 4
Course Title: Christian Worldview in Context
Textbooks: The Holy Bible; Understanding the Times.
Central Questions: What do you believe? Why do you believe it? What difference does it make?
Course Description: Christian Worldview in Context compares and contrasts six basic worldviews: Christianity, Islam, Secular Humanism, Marxism, New Age, and Postmodernism. Students will learn to identify the patterns in the world around them to better understand the Christian worldview and how to defend their beliefs. This class further gives students the language they need to be a light in a dark world, and to teach students to live out what they believe.
Hours
|
|