[Teachldsseminary] Teach: NT Sequentially or in Harmony

[debra storm]

In regards to the question as whether to teach the gospels 'harmoniously' or
sequentially, I have taught it both ways in seminary, and both ways have
pros and cons. The biggest 'con' for me was teaching some of the same
principles over and over - yes, repetition is necessary, but even the kids
became bored after hearing the same principles taught for the fourth time.
Even with trying to teach them from a different angle, it still made it
somewhat difficult for me to find ways to be creative... Also, the biggest
con for me in teaching sequentially was we ended up teaching the crucifixion
of Jesus Christ four times... That was difficult!
What I have found best was to teach each gospel separately, but stop at the
Last Week. Once the gospels have been taught, then for those few lessons, I
combined the four gospels and taught the Savior's final week and
crucifixion.

Debra
Columbus, OH



On Tue, May 27, 2008 at 10:16 PM, Barb Gardner <mbgardner2 at cox.net> wrote:

>  Decisions. Decisions. As we approach the New Testament year in seminary
> the decision is ours whether we teach the Gospels sequentially or in
> harmony.  As we peruse the 'Harmony' Teacher's Manual we see lesson blocks
> like this: Matthew 8–9; Mark 1:23–2:12; 5:21–6:6; Luke 7–8. As we prepare
> lessons, keeping our fingers in different places as we review back and
> forth, we can literally run out of fingers! On the other hand, as we teach
> sequentially, our students may bring up facts and ideas from the same story
> told in another Gospel that we are not able to turn to quickly or easily. It
> was this dilemma that started the Annotated Scriptures! One of the CES staff
> wanted the ability to be in a single Gospel and then, with a click of the
> mouse, see a side by side comparison of that Gospel with the other three.
> The New Testament Annotated Scriptures does just that. And it is now
> available to you on CD to load on your own computer. This makes it a quick
> resource as you prepare lessons or can be used in the classroom, allowing
> you full flexibility to move between sequential and chronological events.
>
> In addition, The New Testament Annotated Scriptures includes ALL the Joseph
> Smith Translations, not just those found in our own standard works. And as
> you've come to expect, quotes from the General Authorities of the Church as
> well as graphics, stories, object lessons and lesson ideas.
>
> If you'd like to try it before owning it you can sign up for a free
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>
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>
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>
>
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> I hope you find it useful and a huge timesaver as you go forth to teach!
>
> Barb Gardner
>
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