Teaching Manual for Jesus of History, Christ of Faith

Who is Jesus Christ, really? What was his life about? Our thorough, full-color revision of the popular Jesus of History, Christ of Faith invites students to explore the life of Jesus through a Christological study of the New Testament. The teaching manual fully supports the student text and includes numbered references to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, prayers, prayer services, review questions and answers, student activities, discussion questions, role-play situations, suggestion for interviews and guest speakers, student handouts, and much more.The teaching manual contains the following additional resources: an introduction with background, rationale, and lesson planning for the course theological and pedagogical background for the course an appendix of additional suggestions for effective teaching an annotated list of recommended audiovisual resources a list of audiovisual distributors an annotated bibliography of suggestions for further reading sample test questions, also available free of charge in editable formatMore activities are suggested in the manual than a teacher could use in a semester. This wide selection allows teachers to choose the activities that are best suited to their students.Additional resource: The Centurion and the Songbird: Stories About the Gospels is a collection of ten short stories for young adults. Each story is developed from the point of view of a character in the narrative, providing an "inside" perspective on the Gospels. The companion leader's guide includes a brief background about the story, questions for discussion, and Scripture connections.Zanzig, Thomas is the author of 'Teaching Manual for Jesus of History, Christ of Faith', published 1999 under ISBN 9780884895299 and ISBN 0884895297.