LEVEL ONE
To complete this course level, you will need to obtain a copy of the video documentary titled EMPIRES : The Roman Empire in the First Century. This is a PBS production (product # REFC600). One resource for
purchase is www.shoppbs.com It is generally available on DVD or VHS. After you have viewed
the program, answer all of the questions listen on the Level One Examination link (above). You may want to answer the questions
as you watch the program – this is a great way to learn. Be sure to answer the two brief essay questions. Together the
two essay questions count for 40% of your grade on this level. You must have
a minimum score of 80% to pass this level. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our support staff at anytime
via email.
LEVEL TWO
To complete this course level, you will need to obtain a copy of the video documentary titled THE CRUSADES Crescent and the Cross. This is a History Channel
production (ISBN 0-7670-8654-6). One resource for purchase is www.historychannel.com It is available on DVD. After you have viewed the program, answer
all of the questions listen on the Level Two Examination link (above). You may want to answer the questions as you watch the
program – this is a great way to learn. Be sure to answer the two brief essay questions. Together the two essay questions
count for 60% of your grade on this level. You must have a minimum score of 80%
to pass this level. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our support staff at anytime via email.
LEVEL THREE
To complete this course level, you will need to obtain a copy of the video documentary titled
WHO IS THIS JESUS? : Is He Risen?.
This is a Coral Ridge Ministries production (product # 112475). One resource for purchase is http://www.coralridge.org It is available on VHS or DVD. You may also want to obtain the parallel book bearing the same title by D.James Kennedy and
Jerry Newcombe available from Coral Ridge Ministries P.O. Box 40 Fort Lauderdale, Florida 33302-0040.
The book contains the entire transcript of the video production is in the book.
After you have viewed the program and / or read the book, answer all of the questions listen on the Level Three Examination
link (above). You may want to answer the questions as you watch the program or read the book – this is a great way to
learn. Be sure to answer the two brief essay questions. The essay question counts for 50% of your grade on this
level. You must have a minimum score of 80% to pass this level. If you have any
questions, please feel free to contact our support staff at anytime via email.
LEVEL FOUR
To complete this course level, you will need to write a book report on one of the books listed below.
Your report should be a minimum of 1000 words and should yield a adequate outline of the book’s chapters including your
comments on a minimum of three direct quotes from the book you select.
Fabricating Jesus by Craig A. Evans 2006 IVP
Books ISBN 10 0-8308-3318-8
The Story of Christianity by Matthew Price and Matthew
Collins 1999 Tyndale House Publishers ISBN 0-8423-3197-2
Early Christian Doctrines by J.N.D.Kelly 1978 Prince Press ISBN 1-56563-911-1
In the Fullness of Time by Paul L. Maier 1998 Kregel Publications ISBN 0825433290
If you cannot locate any of these books in your local public or church library you may purchase any of
these books from a local religious bookstore or at www.christianbook.com If you have any questions, please feel free to contact our support staff at anytime via email.
LEVEL FIVE
To complete this course level you will need to write your Masters degree thesis. You should combine
the knowledge you have learned from the four levels of study in this degree program into a paper which sufficiently displays
what you have learned along with your own personal beliefs and perceptions of the study material content. You must also present
the parallels between various cultures and religions as you have learned them in this Masters degree program. You should utilize
a minimum of eight (8) direct quotes (at least two (2) from the material you studied in each level) identifying
the source adequately in foot notes or end notes. You may use other sources for references that were not required for
use in this degree program. Your written paper should be a minimum of five thousand (5000) words in length.