“Learning from the Master Teacher” by Paige Payne Creations
READ the Following:
Read each of the following chapters from Story of the World. This looks like a lot of reading but in reality a lot of these chapters retell Bible stories you are very familiar with so I expect you will go through the material quickly. Also, NOTES for each chapter. Notes will be checked and knoweldge will be tested. Be prepared. With jazz hands.
SOTW1 Ch 6: The Jewish People
SOTW1 Ch 14: The Israelites Leave Egypt
SOTW1 Ch 37: The Beginning of Christianity
SOTW1 Ch 38: The End of the Ancient Jewish Nation
SOTW1 Ch 39: Rome and the Christians
SOTW2 Ch 20: The Diaspora
Add the Following Dates to your Timeline:
Ancient Israel / Old Testament
- c. 2000 BC – Abraham lives (covenant begins) ***When you write about Abraham on your timeline please include the Abrahamic Covenant + a description (STOW does not do a good job of explaining this covenant, find an overview on LDS.org)
- c. 1800 BC – Isaac & Jacob (Israel)
- c. 1700–1600 BC – Joseph in Egypt
- c. 1300 BC – Moses leads Exodus from Egypt
- c. 1250 BC – Israelites enter Promised Land (Joshua)
- c. 1050 BC – Saul becomes first king of Israel
- c. 1000 BC – David reigns
- c. 960 BC – Solomon builds the temple
- c. 930 BC – Kingdom divides (Israel & Judah)
- 722 BC – Assyria conquers Northern Kingdom (Israel)
- 586 BC – Babylon conquers Judah; Jerusalem destroyed
- 538 BC – Jews return to Jerusalem (under Persian rule)
- c. 400 BC – Last Old Testament prophets (Malachi)
Early Christianity / New Testament
- c. 4–6 BC – Birth of Jesus Christ
- c. AD 27–30 – Ministry of Jesus Christ
- c. AD 30–33 – Crucifixion & Resurrection
- AD 30s–60s – Apostles preach (Peter, Paul, etc.)
- AD 70 – Romans destroy Jerusalem
- c. AD 90–100 – Last New Testament writings (John)
- c. AD 100–300 – Apostasy begins spreading
- AD 325 – Council of Nicaea
The 7 Dispensations
READ: https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bd/dispensations?lang=eng so you understand dispensations. Put a note in your timeline if you need to so you don’t forget 🙂
1. Dispensation of Adam
- c. 4000 BC (or earlier)
- Key figures: Adam, Eve
- Events:
- Creation, Fall, first teachings of the gospel
- Sacrifice and covenant worship begin
2. Dispensation of Enoch
- c. 3000–2500 BC (approx.)
- Key figure: Enoch
- Events:
- Zion established (a righteous city taken up into heaven)
3. Dispensation of Noah
- c. 2500–2000 BC
- Key figure: Noah
- Events:
- Flood covers the earth
- Covenant renewed
4. Dispensation of Abraham
- c. 2000 BC
- Key figures: Abraham, Isaac, Jacob
- Events:
- Abrahamic Covenant established
- Promises of land, posterity, and priesthood
5. Dispensation of Moses
- c. 1300 BC
- Key figure: Moses
- Events:
- Exodus from Egypt
- Law of Moses given
- Formation of Israel as a nation
6. Dispensation of Jesus Christ (Meridian of Time)
- c. 4 BC – AD 30
- Key figures: Jesus Christ, Apostles
- Events:
- Christ’s mortal ministry
- Atonement and Resurrection
- Organization of the Church
7. Dispensation of the Fulness of Times (Current)
- AD 1820 – Present
- Key figure: Joseph Smith
- Events:
- First Vision (1820)
- Restoration of priesthood authority
- Translation of the Book of Mormon
- Ongoing revelation
Finally: During October General Conference in 2020 Conference President Nelson challenged us to “make a list of all that the Lord has promised He will do for covenant Israel… Ponder these promises. Talk about them with your family and friends. Then live and watch for these promises to be fulfilled in your own life” (Let God Prevail, 10/20)
I would like you to do that study, make your own list of all that God promised he will do for covenant Israel and include that somewhere in your timeline. This can be bullet points, a paragraph, quotes, however you want the information.Disciples of Christ Final Project
It is time!! I need you to write about your final experience in your scripture journal. Write all about what this project has meant to you or what you gained or learned from it. Just write as a brain dump because this will help you formulate your ideas for your final assignment for our ancient history class:
TYPE and EMAIL me a 2 minute mini talk that you can share at our disciples of Christ fireside on April 12th! You will not have to READ this talk out loud if you would prefer to speak w/o reading but I will be using these words in a book that will be printed with your photos.
You do not need to talk about EVERY challenge you did — just talk about one or maybe two that really impacted you. Relate your experience to your disciple. Share what you learned about your disciple by becoming like them. Bear witness of your experience and why it mattered.
Two minutes isn’t very long! Good thing you have practiced brief storytelling this year! You will need to choose your words carefully and share impactful experiences, there is no time for meandering thoughts and unfocused points when you only get two minutes!
FINALLY, please, please, practice singing your part for “Come Unto Christ” Remember. You get vanbucks for everytime you rehearse the entire song. The mens parts have now been added (thank you Traci!) so head to the “Toolbox” tab to see the songs posted.
