Below is an outline of the lecture material for the third exam. The readings associated
with the material are in parentheses beside the appropriate topic. Look on your disc in
the folder title exam #3 for the web page with the same title. Readings with the
descriptor "Reference" do not have any testable information in them but are strictly
provided to add clarity to the subject matter.
LECTURE OUTLINE EXAM 3
CHRISTIANITY
A. INTRODUCTION
1. FOUR GOSPELS
2. OTHER GOSPELS
B. PALESTINE
1. SOCIAL STRUCTURE AT THE TIME OF CHRIST
2. DIVISION OF JEWISH SOCIETY
3. ROMAN INFLUENCE
C. JESUS CHRIST
1. LIFE
2. MESSAGES
D. EXPANSION OF CHRISTIANITY
1. SAUL OF TARSUS
2. EASTERN RELIGION
3. EARLY DOCTRINE CONTROVERSY
ROMAN EMPIRE & COLLAPSE
A. GERMANIC TRIBES (Germanic Invasions) (The Fall of Rome)
1. RAIDS - INVASIONS (Attila the Hun 1,2 & 3)
2. ST. AUGUSTINE
A. INFLUENCE ON THE GERMANIC TRIBES
B. CONFESSIONS - CITY OF GOD
3. DARK AGES
4. COURT PROCEDURES - DIVINE
B. BYZANTINE EMPIRE
1. DIOCLETIAN
2. SOCIAL/POLITICAL REASONS
3. CONSTANTINE (Emperor Constantine)
4. JUSTINIAN CODE (Emperor Justinian)
C. ISLAM
1. ORIGINS
2. POLITICAL/MILITARY EXPANSION
3. KORAN
A. JUDGES
