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Reading Assignments:
 Timeline Assignment: Major events in history of Israel

 

Reading Assignments   2008-2009

Textbook:        Journey Through the Old Testament

                        Catholic Youth Bible (CYB)

These reading assignments are to be completed whether we have class or not. Be prepared for quizzes.

Date Due

Textbook Pages

Textbook Description and Textbook Tests

Additional Work and Tests (CYB, etc)

Odd

Even

 

 

 

MP 1

 

 

 

9/10

9/11

4-6

Importance of Old Testament; Sabbath

CYB vi-xiii

9/12

9/15

7-12

God’s Revelation; Prophecies

 

9/16

9/17

13-18

Recording Salvation History

 

9/18

9/22

19-25

Reading the OT

 

9/23

9/24

26 and 28

Mother Teresa and

Review, Key Words (R, KW)

 

9/25

9/26

 

Test Chapter 1 (25 points)

 

9/29

9/30

31-36

Understanding Genesis (4 Traditions)

CYB 2-4 with worksheet

10/1

10/2

 

 

Wkst: Styles of the Pentateuch

Quiz Bible Navigation (10 pts)

10/3

10/6

37-39

The Stories of Genesis: Creation

Gen 2 and Worksheet

10/7

10/8

40

The Fall and Cain and Abel

Gen 3,4 and Worksheet

10/9

10/14

 

 

Gen 6-9 Quiz Gen 1-4 (15 pts)

10/16

10/17

41

Noah and the Great Flood

Wkst: Envelope Structure

10/20

10/21

42, 43

The Tower of Babel

Gen 11

10/22

10/23

 

 

Test Genesis 1-11 (40 pts)

10/24

10/27

44-47

Time of the Patriarchs

Worksheet: Map

10/28

10/29

48-50

Story of the Patriarchs

Gen 16

10/30

10/31

 

 

Gen 17, 18; Map Quiz (10 pts)

MP 2

 

 

 

11/3

11/4

 

 

Gen 20, 22 and Worksheet

11/5

11/6

 

 

Quiz Genesis 12-22 (15 pts)

11/7

11/12

51-53

Isaac, Jacob and Esau

Gen 25, 27

11/13

11/14

 

 

Gen 29-31

11/17

11/18

54-56, 58

Joseph, St. Francis of Assisi, R, KW

Quiz Gen 25 – 34 (15 pts)

11/19

11/20

 

Test Chapter 2 (25 pts)

 

11/21

11/24

61-67

Who were the Israelites?

Gen 37

11/25

12/1

68-70

Who were the Israelites?

Gen 37, 39-41

12/2

12/3

71-75

In Search of the Promised Land

Gen 42-45

12/4

12/5

 

 

Exod 2-4; 5.1-6.1; 6.28-7:13

12/9

12/10

 

 

Exod 7.14-10.29; 11-12

12/11

12/12

 

 

Joseph Comic Book (100 pts)*

12/15

12/16

 

 

Quiz Exodus 1-12 (20 points) and Prince of Egypt (5 points extra credit)

12/17

12/18

 

 

Read Exod. 13:17-22; 14; 15;

16; 17:1-7. 

12/19

1/5

 

 

Read Exod. 19 –22; 24 and Psalm 119: 97-112.

1/6

1/7

 

 

Read Exod. 25, 26, and 27.

1/8

1/9

 

 

Test on Exodus (chapters 1-27) (30 points)

1/12

1/13

75 - 76

Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy

Read Exod. 32; Levitcus 16, 18  (Times of Trial); CYB p. 107 (intro. to Leviticus)

1/14

1/15

77

Immigration and Liberation

Read Lev. 25, Numbers 3:5-13; 6:1-8; CYB p. 137 (intro. to Numbers)

MP 3

 

 

 

1/28

1/29

 

 

Read Numbers 11:4-35; 16:3-35; 20: 14-21;

1/30

2/2

 

 

Read CYB 175 (intro. to Deut.); Deuteronomy  6: 4-9; 8; 32:8-11 (the Land); 24:10-21 (Justice);

2/3

2/4

 

 

Read Deut. 1:37, 38; 34:1-12

2/5

2/6

78-79

Settling in the Promised Land: Role of Joshua

Deut. 16:18 - 18:22 (leadership in the Land); handout (on Judges page on website)

2/9

2/10

80-83

Israelite Struggle, War and Sacrifice

Read CYB p. 214; Joshua 1-4; 6.

2/11

2/12

84

Just War Theory

Test: Exodus II (Exodus-Joshua) and Map (25 points)

2/13

2/23

 

 

Read CYB 212-213 (or 210-211);

Reflection: Chariots of Fire

2/24

2/25

 

 

CYB p. 238 (intro to Judges); Judges 2; 10:6 –18; 11

2/26

2/27

85-87

Israel under the Judges,

Moral Pattern of Judges

Judges 13-16

3/2

3/3

 

 

Quiz: Judges (10 pts)

Timeline - see below

3/4

3/5

87-92

Ruth, Joan of Arc, R, KW

 

3/6

3/9

 

Test Chapter 3 (25 points)

 

3/10

3/11

94-99

Books of Samuel and Kings

CYB p. 269; 1 Sam. 1-3, 5, 8-11

3/12

3/13

100-105

Monarchy and Dynasty

1 Sam. 13, 15, 16, 17

3/16

3/17

106-109

Role of Worship in Judaism

CYB p. 300; 1 Sam 18, 24-27, 31; 2 Sam 2-5

3/18

3/19

110-112

Reverence for God