Grade 9 · Christian · NGSS/CCSS-aligned
Two halves. Weeks 1 to 18 place all sixty-six books: what each one is, roughly when it was written, where it sits in the story, and how the canon was recognized. Weeks 19 to 36 take Christian doctrine in the traditional order and ask your student to state each teaching in their own words, from the passages it rests on, in writing. It is a survey and a first course in theology, nondenominational, King James.
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Nine weeks placing all thirty-nine Old Testament books: the Torah, the histories from Joshua to Kings and the second telling in Chronicles, the return under Ezra and Nehemiah, the wisdom books, the Psalms, the major prophets and the Twelve. Ends with how the Old Testament actually closes and the four hundred years that follow.
Read, analyze and argue about “Sixty-six books, one claim” (Luke 24:44-49 and Psalm 119:97-105), and say Luke 24:44 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The Torah: five books that set the terms” (Genesis 12:1-3, Exodus 19:1-8 and Deuteronomy 6:1-9), and say Deuteronomy 6:4 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Joshua to Kings: the history that indicts its own people” (Joshua 1:1-9 and Judges 2:11-19), and say Judges 21:25 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Chronicles to Esther: the same story told again, and the return” (Ezra 1:1-4 and Nehemiah 8:1-12), and say Nehemiah 8:8 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Wisdom: Job, Proverbs, Ecclesiastes” (Job 1:1-22, Proverbs 3:1-12 and Ecclesiastes 3:1-11), and say Proverbs 9:10 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The songbook: Psalms and the Song of Solomon” (Psalm 22:1-21, Psalm 100 and Song of Solomon 8:5-7), and say Psalm 42:1 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The major prophets: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Lamentations, Ezekiel, Daniel” (Isaiah 6:1-8 and Jeremiah 31:31-34), and say Jeremiah 31:33 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The Twelve: short books, no small subjects” (Amos 5:18-24, Micah 6:6-8 and Jonah 4:1-11), and say Micah 6:8 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “How the Old Testament ends, and the silence after it” (Malachi 3:1-6 and Malachi 4:1-6), and say Malachi 3:1 (part) by heart.
The four gospels and why four, Acts, Paul's letters in two groups, the pastorals and Hebrews, the general letters, and Revelation with the genre work that makes it readable. Then two weeks on the canon itself: how the twenty-seven were recognized over three centuries, which were disputed, why Protestant and Catholic Bibles differ, and what manuscript evidence actually shows.
Read, analyze and argue about “Four gospels, and why four” (John 20:30-31, Mark 1:1-15 and Luke 1:1-4), and say John 20:31 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Acts: how a Jewish movement became a world religion” (Acts 1:1-11 and Acts 2:37-47), and say Acts 1:8 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Paul's major letters: Romans, Corinthians, Galatians” (Romans 1:1-17 and Galatians 1:1-12), and say Romans 1:16 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The prison and Thessalonian letters” (Philippians 2:1-11 and Colossians 1:15-20), and say Colossians 1:17 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The pastoral letters and Hebrews” (2 Timothy 3:10-17 and Hebrews 1:1-4), and say Hebrews 1:1-2 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The general letters: James through Jude” (James 2:14-26 and 1 John 1:1-10), and say James 2:17 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Revelation, and how apocalyptic works” (Revelation 1:1-8 and Revelation 5:1-14), and say Revelation 1:8 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “How the canon came together” (2 Peter 1:16-21 and Luke 1:1-4), and say 2 Peter 1:21 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Apocrypha, manuscripts, translations, and the whole library” (Acts 17:10-12 and Psalm 12:6-7), and say Acts 17:11 by heart.
Doctrine in the classical order: what revelation is and where doctrine comes from, the attributes of God, the Trinity, creation and providence, humanity in the image of God, sin, the person of Christ, the work of Christ in cross and resurrection, and the Holy Spirit.
Read, analyze and argue about “What doctrine is, and where it comes from” (Psalm 19:1-14, Romans 1:18-25 and Deuteronomy 29:29), and say Deuteronomy 29:29 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Who God is: the attributes” (Exodus 3:1-15, Psalm 145:1-13 and Isaiah 6:1-8), and say Exodus 3:14 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The Trinity” (Matthew 3:13-17, Matthew 28:16-20 and John 1:1-18), and say 2 Corinthians 13:14 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Creation and providence” (Genesis 1:1-2:3, Job 38:1-21 and Colossians 1:15-17), and say Job 38:4 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “What a human being is” (Genesis 1:26-31, Genesis 2:4-25 and Psalm 8), and say Psalm 8:4 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Sin: what actually went wrong” (Genesis 3:1-24 and Romans 3:9-26), and say Romans 3:23 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The person of Christ” (John 1:1-18, Philippians 2:5-11 and Hebrews 4:14-16), and say John 1:14 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The work of Christ: cross and resurrection” (Isaiah 53:1-12 and 1 Corinthians 15:1-11), and say 1 Corinthians 15:3-4 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The Holy Spirit” (John 14:15-27, John 16:7-15 and Acts 2:1-21), and say John 14:26 (part) by heart.
Grace, faith and justification; election and free will; sanctification and assurance; the church and its government; baptism; the Lord's Supper; what the church does; last things; and a final paper in which the student states what they believe.
Read, analyze and argue about “Salvation: grace, faith, justification” (Ephesians 2:1-10 and Romans 5:1-11), and say Ephesians 2:8-9 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Election and free will: a real disagreement” (Romans 8:28-39, Romans 9:14-24 and 2 Peter 3:1-13), and say Romans 11:33 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Sanctification, assurance and perseverance” (Romans 6:1-14, Galatians 5:16-26 and Philippians 2:12-16), and say Galatians 5:22 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The church: what it is and how it is ordered” (Acts 2:41-47, Ephesians 4:1-16 and 1 Peter 2:4-10), and say Ephesians 4:4 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Baptism” (Matthew 28:16-20, Acts 2:37-41 and Romans 6:1-11), and say Matthew 28:19 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “The Lord's Supper” (1 Corinthians 11:17-34 and Luke 22:14-20), and say 1 Corinthians 11:26 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “What the church does” (Acts 2:42-47, Matthew 22:34-40 and James 1:19-27), and say Acts 2:42 by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “Last things” (1 Thessalonians 4:13-18, 1 Corinthians 15:20-28 and Revelation 21:1-8), and say Revelation 21:4 (part) by heart.
Read, analyze and argue about “What you actually believe” (1 Corinthians 15:1-8 and Jude 1:3, 20-25), and say Jude 1:3 (part) by heart.
From the parent guide
Two halves. Weeks 1 to 18 place all sixty-six books: what each one is, roughly when it was written, where it sits in the story, and how the canon was recognized. Weeks 19 to 36 take Christian doctrine in the traditional order and ask your student to state each teaching in their own words, from the passages it rests on, in writing. It is a survey and a first course in theology, nondenominational, King James.
Unit 1 · what to expect
Nine weeks placing all thirty-nine Old Testament books: the Torah, the histories from Joshua to Kings and the second telling in Chronicles, the return under Ezra and Nehemiah, the wisdom books, the Psalms, the major prophets and the Twelve. Ends with how the Old Testament actually closes and the four hundred years that follow.
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