THE 1000C Course Schedule - Fall 2026 - In Person (projected):

1 | Thu Sep 3 | Introduction and Overview

READ:

• Psalm 1 - Outline
• THE 1000C Class Syllabus
• THE 1000C Lecture Notes 1

READ OPTION:

• Bible Abbreviations
• Psalms Introduction

COMPLETE (in class):

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 1
• Course Ready Worksheet

2 | Thu Sep 10 | Reading the Bible as a Drama | It’s All About Jesus

READ:

• Psalm 2
• Matthew 1:1 - 17
• Mark 1:1
• Luke 1:1 - 4
• John 1:1 - 18
• Benedict XVI, What is Christianity, “What is Religion?”

READ OPTION:

• THE 1000C Lecture 02 Notes

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 2

OLD TESTAMENT (BEGINNING – 4BC)

BIBLICAL PERIOD 1: ANCIENT WORLD (BEGINNING – 2000BC)

3 | Mon Sep 14 | The Beginning | Introduction to the Eight Biblical Periods

READ:

• Psalm 8
• Genesis 1:1 – 11:26 - Outline
• Eight Biblical Periods

WATCH OPTION:

• Lecture on Eight Biblical Periods
• Lecture on Genesis - Part 1 - Creation
• Lecture on Genesis - Part 2 - Fall
• Khan Academy - Early Judaism, Part 1

ADVANCED READ:

• Adrienne von Speyr, The Boundless God, online

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 3
• Advanced Assignment 1

BIBLICAL PERIOD 2: PATRIARCHS (2000 – 1800BC)

4 | Thu Sep 17 | Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob (Israel)

READ:

• Psalm 15
• Genesis 12:1 – 50:26
• Genealogy of the Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob

WATCH OPTION:

• Lecture on Genesis - Part 3 - Patriarchs

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 4

BIBLICAL PERIOD 3: EXODUS AND CONQUEST (1800 – 1020BC)

5 | Mon Sep 21 | Moses, Exodus, and Conquest | EXAM 1 IN CLASS

READ:

• Psalm 105
• Exodus 1:1 - 20:26, 32:1 - 34:35, 37:1 - 9, 39:32 - 40:38 - Outline
• Joshua 1:1 - 2:24, 6:1 - 27, 23:1 - 24:33 - Outline
• Shema Yisrael - Ancient Jewish Daily Prayer

WATCH OPTION:

• Lecture on Exodus - Part 1
• Lecture on Exodus - Part 2
• Rabbi Hajioof - Practice Reading the Shema

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 5
• OCCASION OF JOY EXAM 1 on the Eight Biblical Periods

BIBLICAL PERIOD 4: ROYAL KINGDOM (1020 – 922BC)

6 | Thu Sep 24 | King Saul, King David, and King Solomon

READ:

• Psalm 23
• 1 Samuel 8:1 - 18:16 - Outline
• 2 Samuel 5:1 - 12:31, 23:1–7 - Outline
• 1 Kings 1:1 - 3:28, 6:1 - 22, 8:1 - 9:9 - Outline

WATCH OPTION:

• Lecture on Royal Kingdom
• Khan Academy - Early Judaism, Part 2

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 6

BIBLICAL PERIOD 5: DIVIDED KINGDOM AND EXILE (922 – 538BC)

7 | Mon Sep 28 | Divided Kingdom, Exile, and Prophets (Elijah, Isaiah, and Daniel)

READ:

• Psalm 34
• 1 Kings 9:26 - 12:33, 16:29 - 22:53
• 2 Kings 1:1 - 2:24, 17:1-23, 24:8 - 25:30 - Outline
• Isaiah 1:1 - 2:22; 6:1 - 13, 52:13 - 53:12 - Outline
• Daniel 1:1 - 7:28, 12:1-13 - Outline
• Prophets Timeline
• Nine Choirs of Christian Angelology

WATCH OPTION:

• Lecture on Divided Kingdom and Exile

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 7

BIBLICAL PERIOD 6: RETURN AND REVOLT (538 – 4BC)

8 | Thu Oct 1 | Return to Jerusalem and the Maccabean Revolt

READ:

• Psalm 37
• Ezra 1:1 - 6:22 - Outline
• Nehemiah 1:1 - 2:20, 7:73 - 9:38 - Outline
• 1 Maccabees 1:1 - 2:70, 5:45 - 63, 6:1 - 17 - Outline
• 2 Maccabees 15:1 - 39 - Outline

WATCH OPTION:

• Lecture on Return and Revolt

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 8

9 | Mon Oct 5 | Review of the Old Testament | RECEIVE OCCASION OF JOY EXAM 2 TAKE HOME

READ:

• Psalm 43
• Malachi 1:1 - 4:6 - Outline
• Old Testament Mind Map

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 9

NEW TESTAMENT (4BC – AD100)

BIBLICAL PERIOD 7: MESSIANIC FULFILLMENT (4BC – AD30)

10 | Thu Oct 8 | Introduction to the New Testament and the Historical Jesus | EXAM 2 TAKE HOME

READ:

• Psalm 50
• Timeline of New Testament Age
• Evidence of the Historicity of Jesus

WATCH OPTION:

• Lecture on the New Testament Age
• Lecture on the Evidence of the Historicity of Jesus
• Khan Academy - Early Christianity

ADVANCED READ:

• Martin Luther, “Poem - Christ to the River Jordan Came,” online

COMPLETE:

• OCCASION OF JOY EXAM 2 on Old Testament Age
• Advanced Assignment 2

11 | TUE Oct 13 | Proclamation of the Reign of God

READ:

• Psalm 72
• Mark 1:1 - 45 - Outline
• Matthew 1:1 – 4:25 - Outline
• Luke 1:1 - 6:49 - Outline
• John 1:1 - 18 - Outline

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 10

12 | Thu Oct 15 | Establishing the Reign of God - Part 1

READ:

• Psalm 57
• Matthew 5:1 – 20:34
• Mark 2:1 - 10:52

WATCH OPTION:

• Lecture on the Reign of God

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 11 - Part 1

13 | Mon Oct 19 | Establishing the Reign of God - Part 2

READ:

• Psalm 62
• Matthew 5:1 – 20:34
• Mark 2:1 - 10:52

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 11 - Part 2

14 | Thu Oct 22 | His Last Days

READ:

• Psalm 22
• Matthew 21:1 - 27:66
• Mark 11:1 - 14:31
• John 18:1 - 19:42

WATCH OPTION:

• Lecture on Last Days

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 12

15 | Mon Oct 26 | Resurrection | Receive Bible Report

READ:

• Psalm 16
• Matthew 28:1 - 20
• Mark 16:1 - 20
• Luke 24:1 - 53
• John 20:1 - 21:25

WATCH OPTION:

• Earliest Depictions of Jesus in Art

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 13

BIBLICAL PERIOD 8: CHURCH (AD30 – ESCHATON)

16 | Thu Oct 29 | The Holy Spirit, Pentecost, and Peter

READ:

• Psalm 80
• Acts 1:1 - 3:26 - Outline
• 1 Peter 1:1 - 5:14 - Outline
• 2 Peter 1:1 - 3:18 - Outline

WATCH OPTION:

• Khan Academy - Spread of Christianity

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 14

17 | Mon Nov 2 | Conversion, Salvation, and Paul

READ:

• Psalm 98
• Acts 8:1 - 3, 9:1 - 9:31, 13:1 - 52, 15:1 - 41
• 1 Thessalonians 1 - 5 - Outline
• Philippians 1 – 4 - Outline
• Paul Timeline
• Paul of Tarsus Notes

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 15

18 | Thu Nov 5 | Love, Light, and John

READ:

• Psalm 42
• John 1:1-18
• 1 John 1 - 5 - Outline
• 2 John - Outline
• 3 John - Outline

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 16
• Bible Report Due

19 | Mon Nov 9 | Revelation, Eschaton, and Mary | New Testament Review | Receive Take Home Exam

READ:

• Psalms 84
• Revelation 1:1–20, 4:1 – 5:14, 11:15 – 12:17, 19:1 – 22:21 - Outline

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 17

EARLY CHURCH AGE (AD100 - 800)

EARLY CHURCH CHRISTOLOGY, TRINITARIAN THEOLOGY, ECCLESIOLOGY, AND SPIRITUALITY

20 | Thu Nov 12 | Introduction to the Early Church Age | Receive Exploration Paper

READ:

• Psalm 96
• Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed
• Early Church Age Slides

READ OPTION:

• D’Amrosio, When the Church was Young, “Nicaea, the First Ecumenical Council”
• Hitchcock, History of the Catholic Church, “Beginning at Jerusalem,” Selection online

WATCH OPTION:

• Khan Academy - Christianity in the Roman Empire
• Khan Academy - Council of Nicaea

COMPLETE:

• Exam 3 on the New Testament

21 | Mon Nov 16 | Early Church Age, Apostolic Succession, Clement of Rome, and Martyrdom

READ:

• Psalm 108
• Early Christian Writings, "First Epistle of Clement to the Corinthians," pgs. 17-51 Educational Use

READ OPTION:

• D’Ambrosio, When the Church was Young, “Clement and the Corinthian Coup” optional

ADVANCED READ:

• Vatican II, Dei Verbum, paragraphs 1-13, online

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 18
• Advanced Assignment 3

22 | Thu Nov 19 | Early Church Age, Christology, Theology, Ignatius and Thomas

READ:

• Psalms 110
• Early Christian Writings, “Ignatius’ Letter to the Ephesians,” pgs. 53-68

READ OPTION:

• D’Amrosio, When the Church was Young, “Ignatius: Prophet, Pastor, and Witness”

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 19

23 | Mon Nov 23 | Early Church Age and Polycarp

READ:

• Psalm 115
• Early Christian Writings, "Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians and the Martyrdom of Polycarp," pgs. 113-136

READ OPTIONAL:

• Early Christian Writings, "Ignatius' Letter to Polycarp", pgs. 107-112
• D’Amrosio, When the Church was Young, “The Martyrdom of Polycarp”
• Thomas Aquinas, Summa Theologiae, I.2.1-3

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 20

24 | Mon Nov 30 | Early Church Age and the Didache | The Martyrdom of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity | Martyrdom Today

READ:

• Psalm 119
• Early Christian Writings, "The Didache," pgs. 185-199
• Baptism and Eucharist in the Early Church Notes
• Apostolic Fathers Notes

READ OPTION:

• Benedict XVI, What is Christianity?, “The Meaning of Communion”
• D’Amrosio, When the Church was Young, “The Didache: Out of the Mist of History”
• The Martyrdom of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity
• Immaculee Ilibagiza, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 21

25 | Thu Dec 3 | Christian Spirituality | The Martyrdom of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity | Martyrdom Today

READ:

• Psalms 121
• The Martyrdom of Sts. Perpetua and Felicity

READ OPTION:

• Immaculee Ilibagiza, Left to Tell: Discovering God Amidst the Rwandan Holocaust

COMPLETE:

• Encountering Christianity Assignment Sheet 22

26 | Mon Dec 7 | Christianity Today and the Vincentian Tradition | Final Exam Review

READ:

• Psalms 131

READ OPTION:

• Pope Leo XIV - Dilexi Te - “On Love for the Poor”
• Vincent de Paul, “Common Rules or Constitutions of the Congregation of the Mission” In Class

COMPLETE:

• EXPLORATION PAPER DUE

27 | Final Exam Week - Dec 14-19 | Final Assessment

• Final Exam to be announced