Q400 : Resources for Home Schooling

Hi Vicki,

We are a homeschooling family in Queensland, Australia. I'm reaching out to get any advice you may have regarding teaching the bible from a dispensational framework for a high school student. Are there any curriculum resources you are aware of, or online classes that teach bible courses dispensationally?

I'm trying to give my daughter a biblical worldview by:

• Understanding God's overarching plan and purpose in each dispensation and through the progress of human history as a whole
• Also understanding basic doctrines from a dispensational framework would be helpful for her too - eg. God, Man, Sin, Redemption, Israel, the Church, Eschatology

Thank you for any help you can give.

A400 : by Vicki Lewis

I agree with your assessment that most materials available in the Christian homeschooling market are from a Reformed perspective. My husband Steve and I also agree that a dispensational framework that relies on a literal interpretation of Scripture is absolutely the way to go.

Not being aware of any current curriculum that meets these criteria, we would suggest a series of topics be covered during the high school years: hermeneutics (how to study and interpret the Bible), surveys of both the Old and the New Testaments, basic theology (Bible doctrines), and a chronological study of the end times (eschatology).

Here are some suggested resources for each topic.

1. Principles of Bible Study

• How to Study Your Bible, Kay Arthur. Harvest House. 2014. (Workbook available.)
• Basic Bible Interpretation, Roy B. Zuck. David C. Cook. 1991.

• Survey of the Old Testament, Paul N. Benware. Moody Press. 2004.
• A Popular Survey of the Old Testament, Norman L. Geisler. Baker Books. 1977.

• Survey of the New Testament, Paul N. Benware. Moody Press. 2004.
• A Popular Survey of the New Testament, Norman L. Geisler. Baker Books. 2014.

• Concise Bible Doctrines, Elmer Towns. AMG Publishers. 2006.
• Basic Theology: A Popular Systematic Guide to Understanding Biblical Truth, Charles Ryrie. Moody Press. 1999.

• Israelology: The Missing Link In Systematic Theology, Arnold G. Fruchtenbaum, Ariel Ministries, 1994. This concerns what the bible teaches about Israel, something which most theology books do not cover.

• The End Times in Chronological Order, Ron Rhodes. Harvest House. 2012. Has a companion End Times in Chronological Order Workbook, Ron Rhodes. Harvest House. 2022.
• Charting the End Times: A Visual Guide to Understanding Bible Prophecy, Tim LaHaye & Thomas Ice. Harvest House. 2021. Has a companion Charting the End Times Prophecy Study Guide, Tim LaHaye & Thomas Ice. Harvest House. 2002.
• A Testimony of Jesus Christ: A Commentary on Revelation^a, Tony Garland. 2007. One of the best commentaries on the book of Revelation is from the founder of SpiritandTruth.org. Available for purchase or for free on this website.