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The Law of God: For Study at Home and School

by Serafim Slobodskoi Author

Orthodox Christian catechism for school age children.

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Resource Type
Book
ISBN
0884650448
Print Status
In Print
Chapters
145
Pages
635
Suggested Grades
2nd - 8th
Publisher
Holy Trinity Monastery
Edition
1st English ed
Copyright
1993

Chapters

  • I. 1 The World
  • I. 2 About God
  • I. 3 The Attributes of God
  • I. 4 Prayer
  • I. 5 Sin
  • I. 6 The Sign of the Cross
  • I. 7 Standing and Bows During Prayer
  • I. 8 Different Types of Prayer
  • I. 9 When God Hears Our Prayer
  • I. 10 Where and How We Can Pray to God
  • I. 11 The Church Building
  • I. 12 The Priest's Blessing
  • I. 13 Icons
  • I. 14 Why We Call Ourselves Orthodox Christians
  • II. 1 Short Prayers
  • III. Introduction to the Sacred History of the Old and New Testaments
  • III. 1 The Creation of Heaven, the Invisible World
  • III. 2 The Creation of the Earth, the Visible World
  • III. 3 How God Created the First People
  • III. 4 The Life of the First People in Paradise
  • III. 5 The Fall into Sin
  • III. 6 The Results of the Fall into Sin and the Promise of a Saviour
  • III. 7 Discussion of the Fall into Sin
  • III. 8 Cain and Abel
  • III. 9 The Flood
  • III. 10 The Life of Noah and His Children
  • III. 11 The Building of the Tower of Babel and the Scattering of the Peoples
  • III. 12 The Appearance of Idolatry
  • III. 13 Abraham
  • III. 14 The Appearance of God to Abraham in the Form of Three Strangers
  • III. 15 The Destruction of Sodom and Gommorah
  • III. 16 The Offering of Isaac as a Sacrifice
  • III. 17 The Marriage of Isaac
  • III. 18 Esau and Jacob
  • III. 19 Jacob's Vision of the Mystical Ladder
  • III. 20 Joseph
  • III. 21 Joseph in Egypt
  • III. 22 Joseph's Meeting with His Brothers and the Moving of Jacob into Egypt with His Family
  • III. 23 The Story of Job the Long-Suffering
  • III. 24 Moses
  • III. 25 Pascha (Passover) and the Exodus of the Hebrew People from Egypt
  • III. 26 The Hebrews Pass Through the Red Sea and other Miracles
  • III. 27 God Gives the Law on Mt. Sinai
  • III. 28 The Tabernacle
  • III. 29 The Forty-Year Wandering of the Hebrew People, the Bronze Serpent
  • III. 30 The Entry of the Israelites into the Promised Land
  • III. 31 Judges
  • III. 32 The Story of Ruth
  • III. 33 Saul, First King of the Israelites
  • III. 34 King David
  • III. 35 King Solomon
  • III. 36 The Division of the Israelite Kingdom into Two: Judah and Israel
  • III. 37 The Prophets
  • III. 38 The Downfall of the Israelite Kingdom
  • III. 39 The Fall of the Babylonian Kingdom
  • III. 40 The Median-Persian Empire. Prophet Daniel in the Lion's Den
  • III. 41 The Return of the Jews from Captivity in Babylon and the Construction of the Second Temple
  • III. 42 The Greek Empire. The Translation of the Books of the Old Testament into Greek
  • III. 43 The Roman Empire. The Universal Expectation of the Messiah
  • III.A.1 The Nativity of the Virgin Mary
  • III.A.2 The Entry into the Temple of the Most-Holy Virgin Mary
  • III.A.3 The Announcement of the Angel about the Birth of the Forerunner
  • III.A.4 The Annunication to the Holy Virgin Mary
  • III.A.5 The Visit of the Most-Holy Virgin Mary to the Righteous Elizabeth
  • III.A.6 The Nativity of John the Baptist
  • III.A.7 The Nativity of Christ the Saviour
  • III.A.8 The Meeting of the Lord
  • III.A.9 The Flight into Egypt and the Slaying of the Innocents. The Return to Nazareth
  • III.A.10 The Saviour in the Temple as a Youth
  • III.A.11 The Preaching of St. John the Baptist
  • III.A.12 The Baptism of the Lord Jesus Christ
  • III.A.13 The Lord Jesus Christ in the Wilderness and His Temptation by the Devil
  • III.A.14 The Lord Jesus Christ Appears to the People. His First Disciples
  • III.A.15 The First Miracle of Jesus Christ
  • III.A.16 The Merchants are Banished from the Temple
  • III.A.17 The Conversation of Jesus Christ with Nicodemus
  • III.A.18 The Conversation of Jesus Christ with the Woman of Samaria
  • III.A.19 The Healing of the Paralytic at the Pool of Bethesda
  • III.A.20 The Lord Chooses Twelve Apostles
  • III.A.21 The Sermon on the Mount
  • III.A.22 The Power of Faith and Prayer for Others-- The Healing of the Paralytic in Capernaum
  • III.A.23 Parables/ The Parable of the Sower
  • III.A.24 The Stilling of the Storm
  • III.A.25 Raising of the Daughter of Jairus
  • III.A.26 The Beheading of St. John the Baptist
  • III.A.27 The Miraculous Feeding of the People with Five Loaves
  • III.A.28 Christ Walking on the Water
  • III.A.29 The Healing of the Daughter of the Canaanite Woman
  • III.A.30 The Confession of Peter. The First Prediction of the Lord about His Forthcoming Suffering, Death and Resurrection
  • III.A.31 The Transfiguration of the Lord
  • III.A.32 The Parable of the Good Samaritan
  • III.A.33 Jesus Christ with Martha and Mary
  • III.A.34 The Saviour Accuses the Pharisees of Sin-- Blasphemy Against the Holy Spirit. Glorification by Christ of the Mother of God
  • III.A.35 Healing of the Man Born Blind
  • III.A.36 The Parable of the Rich Fool
  • III.A.37 The Parable of the Prodigal Son
  • III.A.38 The Raising of Lazarus
  • III.A.39 The Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem
  • III.A.40 The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
  • III.A.41 The Betrayal by Judas
  • III.A.42 The Mystical (Last) Supper
  • III.A.43 The Prayer of Jesus Christ in the Garden of Gethsemane and His Being Taken Captive
  • III.A.44 The Sanhedrin's Judgement of Jesus Christ
  • III.A.45 The Apostle Peter's Denial
  • III.A.46 The Trial of Jesus Christ Before Pilate
  • III.A.47 Pilate's Last Judgement over Jesus Christ
  • III.A.48 The Crucifixion and Death of Jesus Christ
  • III.A.49 The Taking Down from the Cross and Burial of the Saviour
  • III.A.50 The Resurrection of the Lord Jesus Christ
  • III.A.51 The Appearance of the Risen Jesus Christ to Two Disciples on the Road to Emmaus
  • III.A.52 The Appearance of the Lord to All the Apostles and the other Disciples, except the Apostle Thomas
  • III.A.53 The Appearance of the Lord to the Apostle Thomas and the Other Apostles
  • III.A.54 The Ascension of the Lord
  • III.A.55 The Descent of the Holy Spirit on the Apostles
  • III.A.56 The Life of the First Christians
  • III.A.57 Persecution of the Christians by the Jews-- The First Martyr St. Stephen
  • III.A.58 The Dormition of the Mother of God
  • III.A.59 The Apostolic Council in Jerusalem
  • III.A.60 A Short Summary of the Preaching and Lives of the Holy Apostles
  • III.A.61 The Worldwide Persecution of Christians. The Destruction of the Jerusalem
  • III.A.62 The End of Persecution. The Elevation of the Cross of the Lord
  • III.A.63 New Enemies of Christianity
  • III.A.64 The Ecumenical Councils
  • III.A.65 The Fall of the Roman Church. The Enlightenment of the Slavs
  • IV. 1 The Purpose of Man
  • IV. 2 Supernatural Divine Revelation. Holy Tradition and Holy Scripture
  • IV. 3 Short Summaries of the Ecumenical Councils
  • IV. 4 The Christian Faith
  • IV. 5 Christian Life
  • IV. 6 The Ten Commandments of God's Law
  • IV. 7 The Nine Beatitudes
  • IV. 8 Contemporary Teachings and Faith in God
  • V. 1 The Concept of Serving God, Divine Services
  • V. 2 The Church Building and its Arrangement
  • V. 3 The Clergy and Their Sacred Vestments
  • V. 4 The Order of Divine Services
  • V. 5 Divine Service Books
  • V. 6 Reflections on the Major Services. The Various Liturgies and Their Basic Rubrics
  • V. 7 The Divine Liturgy
  • V. 8 The Most Important Actions During the Serving of the Mysteries, and Reflections on Their Significance
  • V. 9 Great Lent
  • V. 10 The Sundays of Great Lent, Their Significance and Basic Rubrics
  • V. 11 The Feast of Pascha, the Radiant Resurrection of Christ
  • V. 12 Concerning Monasticism and Monasteries
  • V. 13 Bells and Russian Orthodox Peals

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