JCE History study plan

Build a dated timeline from the biblical patriarchal period through the United Monarchy, placing at least 20 events with approximate dates and one-line significance notes.

Define in your own words the distinctives of JCE History as a providential and covenant-centered reading of history, and write a 150-word summary contrasting it with a purely secular historiography.

Map the four major periods of JCE History (biblical, intertestamental/early church, medieval-reformation, modern) onto a single one-page chart with start/end markers and key turning points.

List the primary source categories you will rely on (scripture, Josephus, Eusebius, primary Reformation documents, modern JCE curriculum texts) and note which ones you still need to obtain.

Trace the flow of redemptive history from creation through the exile, identifying the covenant administrations and their sign or seal in each.

Compare and contrast the Abrahamic, Mosaic, Davidic, and New covenants in a structured table with parties, promises, conditions, and fulfillment notes.

Explain how JCE History treats the intertestamental period, including the Greek and Roman overlordship and the rise of sects such as Pharisees, Sadducees, and Essenes.

Summarize the ministry, death, and resurrection of Christ as the hinge of history and articulate why JCE History centers periodization on that event.

Outline the apostolic age and the early church through the councils, noting the ecumenical councils, their dates, and the doctrines they settled.

Describe the relationship between church and empire from Constantine through the fall of Rome, and evaluate how JCE History interprets that relationship.

Identify the major patristic writers and their contributions, and explain how their thought shaped later JCE History teaching.

Draft a 10-question self-quiz on the early church era and answer it without notes, then grade and record your score.

Trace the medieval church from the fall of Rome through the Great Schism, identifying the causes and consequences of the East-West split.

Explain the rise of the papacy, monasticism, and scholasticism, and assess how each shaped the medieval worldview JCE History critiques.

Compare the theology and practice of the medieval church with the biblical patterns established in week 2.

Write a 400-word synthesis explaining why JCE History treats the medieval period as neither a total darkness nor a golden age.

Sequence the events of the Reformation from the 95 Theses through the Peace of Augsburg, with dates and principal figures.

Summarize the five solas and explain how each responded to a specific medieval teaching.

Distinguish the Lutheran, Reformed, and Anabaptist streams of the Reformation by their key doctrinal and ecclesial commitments.

Explain how JCE History narrates the Reformation as a recovery of the covenant and of scriptural authority rather than as mere political upheaval.

Trace the post-Reformation era through the English Reformation, the Puritans, and the confessional documents of the seventeenth century.

Describe the spread of Christianity to the Americas, Africa, and Asia and identify at least four major missionary figures and their fields.

Explain how JCE History treats the modern era, including revival, the rise of secularism, and the global church.

Identify the key modern JCE History curriculum authors and texts and note their distinctive emphases.

Assemble a master timeline integrating all eras with at least 50 dated events and verify each date against two sources.

Write 20 practice questions in the style of the exam, mixing recall and synthesis, and answer them under a 30-minute timer.

Review every earlier deliverable and correct errors, filling any gaps in the timeline or comparison tables.

Recite from memory the sequence of major periods and their turning points within a two-minute window.

Take two full-length practice exams under timed conditions and record scores by era to identify remaining weak areas.

Re-study the two weakest eras using the master timeline and comparison tables, adding at least five new dated events to each.

Write a one-page synthesis showing how the covenant theme unifies all four eras of JCE History.

Finalize a one-page exam-day reference sheet of dates, names, and key terms, then review it twice.