Module 1: Review Material
Hi everyone, and welcome to the first module of the History of Christianity 2 Course. In this section, we'll be working through some preliminary information that will hopefully help you better learn and understand later material.
This module will help you to understand the reason why the study of history can be so helpful for our current life and ministry. And this module will give a brief review of the history covered in the History of Christianity 1 course. This module is a review of the prior course, and the same material may be found in more depth in that course. But it is necessary as a brief review to set the stage for the remainder of this course.
This module will review the ways that we can study history most profitably. And it will give us the background for all that will be covered in this course.
Introductory Scenario
Consider yourself and your own situation, (I trust that you can describe yourself better than I can). Some may have already taken the History of Christianity 1 course, and others have not. In either case, think about your past exposure to the history of God's working in and through His people. What have you learned so far? What difference has it made? What do you hope to get out of this kind of study? Do you think it will be worthwhile to do so? If so, how can you succeed in this endeavor and get the most out of your history study? What has your historical knowledge so far led you to suspect will be covered in this course? Please consider these questions and be watching for material that will help you answer them as you work through this module.
Module Objectives and Outcomes
Upon successful completion of this module, the student will:
- Articulate the reasons and benefits of studying history well, and from a Christian standpoint.
- Demonstrate an understanding of the benefits of studying and applying the principles and lessons learned from Christian history.
- Demonstrate a review understanding of the major topics of Christian history up to the dawn of the Reformation.
- Place the major historical epochs covered in this course in a general chronology.
Instruction Guides
In this section, you'll find links to important instructional documents for this module. Click the following links to open each document. There is a set of instructions for individual study and a document for group study.
Overview/Introduction Reading
The student will read the two assigned overview readings found below.
The student will then reflect and either discuss or write the following:
- The student will briefly describe each of the historical epochs and the major events in their own words
- And then they will describe in general any knowledge they had of each historical epoch before the beginning of this course, and any areas in which they desire further knowledge of any epoch as a result of this course.
Textbook Content
In this section, you'll find a study guide for the textbook reading for module 1. And then you'll find the link to a practice quiz covering this textbook reading.
This section also contains a review quiz to test your understanding of the textbook material for this module. By clicking the banner below, you will be given a series of questions, in random order. The quiz will be different each time, so feel free to take it more than once.
Click the button next to the best answer for each question, or drag each term to its best definition. Then press the Submit
button at the bottom to see if your answers are correct.
Lecture Content
In this section, you will find the video lectures for the introductory and review course material module. They are designed to be watched in order, but each video should make sense on its own. Click each banner to open access to each video. There are also links with each video if you prefer to watch on the Rumble or YouTube interface or download just the audio to listen offline.
Reviews
In this section, you will find the review slides from the course lectures for module 8. This is a convenient way to view and review the summaries for each lecture. Click the banner to open the slide show.
Click the prev.
and next
buttons (bottom right of the slide) to move through the slides. You can also click on any thumbnail to go directly to that slide.
Discussion/Reflection/Essay Questions
This section contains questions for further thought and discussion from Module 1. It is recommended that you take time to think through these issues in order to thoroughly grasp the significance and explore the application of the material you are learning. These questions can also be used as essay questions in a classroom setting exam. Below, you will find links to the Response and Application Reflection Instructions for Individuals, and the Response and Application Discussion Instructions for Groups. And you will find a link to the detailed question document for this module. Or Click the banner below to view the questions in a simplified format.
The following questions are for your thoughtful consideration and discussion:
- What are the benefits of studying history?
- What goal of history stood out?
- Describe bad history study. Describe good history study.
- How do you plan to study well?
- What stood out from the Review? Why? How can you apply this insight?
- If you had lived in that time, what would you have thought? What would you have done?
- How is that time similar to your current situation? How can you respond?
- What else did you learn? How does it apply?
(Optional) Timeline - Part 1
This section contains instructions for an optional Timeline activity to be constructed over all sixteen modules. Below is a link to the detailed instructions for this activity.
Step One of the Timeline should include the following information:
- The general time periods covered by the historical overview document.
- This is just a framework designating the approximate beginning and ending of each of the periods, which will be used in subsequent modules as a guideline for placing new information
- Annotate any big picture summary information about each general period, and prepare a place to annotate why you think the period breaks were placed where they were (in other words, what event do you think caused a break from one general period to the next?). This information will be added in subsequent modules.
(Optional) Principles Chart - Part 1
This section contains instructions for an optional Principles Chart activity to be constructed over all sixteen modules. Below is a link to the detailed instructions for this activity.
Step One of the Principles chart will, of necessity, be fairly general and light. But in subsequent modules, there will be plenty of opportunity to add to these principles and flesh them out in more detail.
It is suggested that the student begin this activity before watching the Guiding Principles
portion of the lecture. Then the student may supplement their work after learning additional insights from the Guiding Principles.
Review Quiz
This section is a link to a review quiz to test your understanding of the objective material for Module 1. By clicking the banner, you will be taken to a series of questions, in random order. Answer each question and then push the Submit
button to check your answers. Every question must be answered before you can submit the quiz. At the end, you will be shown your score for the entire quiz. The quiz will be different each time, so feel free to take it more than once. Click the banner to begin the quiz.
Here is a review quiz for the material covered in this module's lectures. Click the button next to the best answer for each question, or drag each term to its best definition. Then press the button at the bottom to see if your answers are correct.
Module Completed!
Congratulations, you have reached the end of the first module. I hope that you have found it rewarding and have noticed personal growth.
I encourage you to continue on the next module as soon as is convenient. The button below will take you to Module 2.
