Life of Christ (1-33 AD)

Picture Books:

Stories from the New Testament with Masterwork Paintings Inspired by the Stories (Simon and Schuster Books)

Favorite Read-Alouds:

The Holy Gospels

Abigail and the Widow Mary by Noel Trimming

Jesus of Nazareth: The Story of His Life Simply Told by Mother Mary Loyola

Grades 5-8:

Ben Hur by General Lew Wallace (better for eager readers)

The Bronze Bow by Elizabeth George Speare

Teen/Adult:

The Face of the Nazarene by Noel Trimming

The Life of Christ by Fulton Sheen

The Man Born to be King by Dorothy Sayers

The Spear by Louis de Wohl

Movies:

Ben Hur (1958 – Charlton Heston)

Jesus of Nazareth (1977)

The Passion of the Christ (2004 – parents strongly cautioned)

1st Century AD

Grade School:

Saint Paul the Apostle: The Story of the Apostle to the Gentiles by Mary Fabyan Windeatt (Journeys 45-58 AD)

High School:
The Ides of April by Mary Ray (62 AD)
Beyond the Desert Gate by Mary Ray (67 AD)
Mark of the Horse Lord by Rosemary Sutcliff (1st century Britain)

Teen/Adult:
Chapters on the successors to St. Peter, PF 68-88, 119-125

Primary Sources:

The Acts of the Apostles
The Didache (written between 70 and 90 AD) TC pgs. 3-9
Letters of St. Ignatius of Antioch TC pgs. 11-26 (69-107 AD)

Architecture

Colosseum, Rome, Italy (construction 70-82 AD)
Petra, Petra, Jordan