Sample Lesons – Christendom - My Compass Classroom

Trace the growth of the Church and Western civilization through periods of persecution, flourishing, and reformation. This final installment of Dave’s popular series is filled with stories of kings, monks, missionaries, and barbarians.

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1. Orientation 10 Steps Sample Lesson

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1.1 – Introduction & How to Take Notes (16 min video)

1.1 – Read Table of Contents

1.2 – The Meaning of Life (17 min video)

1.2 – Read Alexis de Tocqueville Quote

1.3 – Why School? (16 min video)

1.3 – Read Sir Arthur Quiller-Couch Quote

1.4 – Why History? (15 min video)

1.4 – Read Oscar Cullman Quote

1.5 – Portfolio and Family Tree Project (13 min video)

1.5 – Lesson 1 Exam

2. Eternity in Operation: The Roman Principate and the New Testament Church 11 Steps Sample Lesson

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2.1 – Tiberius & Pentecost (29 min video)

2.1 – Read Acts 1-2

2.2 – Caligula and the Early Church (27 min video)

2.2 – Read Acts 6-7

2.3 – Claudius, James & Paul (24 min video)

2.3 – Read Selections from Acts

2.4 – The Missions of Paul (22 min video)

2.4 – Read Philippians

2.5 – Nero and the 12 Apostles (22 min video)

2.5 – Lesson 2 Portfolio

2.5 – Lesson 2 Exam

3. Imperium sine Fine: The Successions of Rome, Judea, and the Apostolic Church 11 Steps Sample Lesson

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3.1 – Vespasian, Titus and the Destruction of Jerusalem (29 min video)

3.1 – Read The Sack of Jerusalem

3.2 – Epicurean Rome (25 min video)

3.2 – Read Juvenal

3.3 – Roman Persecution and the Apostolic Fathers (31 min video)

3.3 – Read The Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians

3.4 – The New Testament Canon (16 min video)

3.4 – Read The Belgic Confession and Scripture

3.5 – Early Christian Worship and Art (24 min video)

3.5 – Lesson 3 Portfolio

3.5 – Lesson 3 Exam

4. The World That Died in the Night: Christianity, the Church Fathers, and the Transformation of Culture 11 Steps Sample Lesson

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4.1 – The Spread of Christianity (29 min video)

4.1 – Read The Didache

4.2 – The Effects of Christianity on Culture (25 min video)

4.2 – Read W.E.H. Lecky

4.3 – The Sanctity of Life, Marcus Aurelius and Justin Martyr (25 min video)

4.3 – Read Justin Martyr

4.4 – Persecutions, the Gnostics and Irenaeus of Lyon (23 min video)

4.4 – Read The Diary of Perpetua

4.5 – The Five Patriarchates, Origen and Tertullian (17 min video)

4.5 – Lesson 4 Portfolio

4.5 – Lesson 4 Exam

About Instructor

Dave Raymond

Dave Raymond lives in rural Middle Tennessee with his wife and 6 children. He has taught the humanities for 12 years through Quiller Tutorials, Franklin Classical School, and Foundations Christian Academy. His history courses for Compass Classroom have inspired thousands of students.

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