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Volume 2: The Incarnation, New Testament , Early Church, & Early Medieval
Volume Two continues the narrative of salvation history with the rise of the Roman Empire and the "Pax Romana." The stage is set for the central event of history - the Incarnation of Jesus Christ. Reading the books of Luke and Acts of the Apostles within the historical context of the Roman Empire deepens our understanding of the Biblical events, how the early Church was affected by the cultural surroundings and times, as well as the effects that early Christians had upon the empire itself.
As the Church grows we follow the Christian missionary movements beyond Rome, to the lands of the Germans, Britains, the Celts, Franks, and ending with the age of the Vikings. The Church moves forward into the early medieval period of history, spreading to new nations and replacing the Roman Empire with the Holy Roman Empire.
Volume Two includes seven chronological units.
Unit I. Preparation for the King: 63 B.C – A.D. 1
Life in Israel - End of Roman Republic - Roman Empire - Pax
Romana
Unit II. The Arrival of the King: A. D. 1 – 33
Life of Christ - Roman Empire continued
Unit III. The Spread of the Kingdom: A.D. 33 – 99
Roman Empire - Acts of the Apostles - Ancient Britain
Unit IV. The Seeds of the Kingdom: 100 – 306
Early Church - Early Christians & Martyrs - Roman Empire
Unit V. The Kingdom Springs Forth as the Empire Falls: 306 – 500
Barbarian Invasions - Fall of the Roman Empire - Doctors of the
Church - Spread of Christianity
Unit VI. Lights Shine in the Darkness: 500 – 800
Evangelization of pagans - The Celts - Monasticism - Byzantium
- Birth of Islam
Unit VII. Invasions and Conversions: 800 – 1066
The Vikings - England and France - Great Schism
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