How were the Bible passages chosen?
We wanted to balance the learning between Old and New Testaments, and we chose the following systematic way to do that: New Testament. Because churches like to zero in on Jesus’ birth at Christmastime and his death and resurrection at Easter, we decided to build our winter and spring quarters around those events plus the other material in the New Testament. Each year during winter and spring quarters, the lessons walk through one of the synoptic Gospel accounts (Matthew, Mark, and Luke) and draw additional material from John. December focuses on events leading up to and including Jesus’ birth. After that, through the rest of the winter and early spring, the lessons take students through Jesus’ life and ministry, leading up to Easter. After Easter and through the rest of the spring quarter, the curriculum focuses on events and teachings of the early church. Old Testament. To effectively help students understand the Old Testament as a whole, students will walk through it chronologically
