Level 1A Year 1 – Bible History
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(N) * New Catholic Picture Bible by Rev. Laurence G. Lovasik
Read aloud and narrate Lovasik’s New Catholic Picture Bible, Part One, the Old Testament. (43 lessons)
- Term 1: Introduction to Ch. 12 (Introduction to The Burning Bush)
- Term 2: Ch. 13 to 27 (The Plagues of Egypt to David and Goliath)
- Term 3: Ch. 28 to 43 (David Loves Saul to The Return to Jerusalem)
Recommended Reference Materials:
The Ancient World of the Bible by Malcolm Day or (UK) Great Events of Bible Times: Stories and History from the Old Testament by Malcolm Day
This book supplies a broad range of background material, including pictures of everyday objects, maps, and reconstructions.
Ancient Israel Fold-Out Timeline
(2x/wk)
Term 1
- Intro and Ch. 1 – The Story of Creation
- Ch. 2 – Adam and Eve in Paradise
- Ch. 3 – Cain and Abel
- Ch. 4 – Noah’s Ark
- Ch. 5 – The Promise to Abram
- Ch. 6 – Abraham’s Sacrifice
- Ch. 7 – Jacob and Esau
- Ch. 8 – Joseph and His Brothers
- Ch. 9 – Joseph in Potiphar’s House
- Ch. 10 – Joseph’s Greatness
- Ch. 11 – Moses, Prince and Leader
- Ch. 12 – The Burning Bush
Term 2
- Ch. 13 – The Plagues of Egypt
- Ch. 14 – The Crossing of the Red Sea
- Ch. 15 – The Manna in the Desert
- Ch. 16 – The Ten Commandments
- Ch. 17-18 – Miracles in the Desert; Rahab & Two Spies
- Ch. 19-20 – Jericho; Joshua Conquers Canaan
- Ch. 21-22 – Ruth; Samson
- Ch. 23 – The Child Samuel
- Ch. 24 – King Saul
- Ch. 25 – Saul Disobeys God
- Ch. 26- David and Saul
- Ch. 27 – David and Goliath
Term 3
- Ch. 28-29 – David.. Saul, Saul’s Death
- Ch. 30 – The City of David
- Ch. 31 – The Death of Absalom
- Ch. 32-33 – King Solomon & the Temple
- Ch. 34 – Job’s Patience
- Ch. 35-36 – Prophets Elijah & Elisha
- Ch. 37-38 – Prophets Jonah; Isaiah & Jeremiah
- Ch. 39 – Tobiah and the Angel
- Ch. 40 – The Bravery of Judith
- Ch. 41 – Belshazzar’s Banquet
- Ch. 42 – Daniel in the Lions’ Den
- Ch. 43 – The Return to Jerusalem