| Harmony Media introduces its newest product for teaching the Catechism of the Catholic Church through computer software, Life of Jesus the first of 2 CDs covering the Gospel. A CD-ROM on the Old Testament will come next to continue the scriptural foundation found in scripture. Future CD-ROM's will cover the articles of faith, the sacraments, Christian prayer and morality. | |
| Part One: Son of Mary The Childhood of Jesus | Beginning with the births of John the Baptist and Jesus Christ, Part One: The Son of Mary, covers Jesus’ early, hidden life prior to his public ministry. |
| Part
Two: The Messiah The Early Ministry of Jesus |
Next, the preparation for his ministry begins in Part Two: The Messiah. This part culminates in the great teaching moment of Jesus’ life - The Sermon on the Mount. |
| Part Three: Son of God The Later Ministry of Jesus | Finally, gathering apostles to learn from and assist him in his ministry, Part Three: Son of God, follows Jesus' path of healing and preaching. Jesus' followers grow in numbers but there is also a growing opposition among state and religious leaders. |
Catechism Made Simple
| Scripture
and Catechism Narration, text and artwork compliment this interactive journey through the Gospels
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The gospel stories are taken
from a combination of the four gospels. Each story begins
with a pictorial presentation and a children's text of
the scriptural passage. Hidden within each picture is a Catechism Clue. Each clue relates a teaching from the new universal Catechism to the biblical story. The full scriptural text is available through a Text button on the bottom of the screen. |
| Geography The Who, What and Where of Jesus Christ!
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Who: Jesus,
the Holy Family, John the Baptist, the Magi and others What: At the bottom of the screens are short explanations of events located or traced on the maps. Where: The maps themselves show a variety of lands and cities, giving the stories a greater familiarity in terms of the student's knowledge of the world. |
| Animated
Illustrations Pictures and sounds enrich each of the 125 bible stories
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u Portraits come to life with animating
techniques, sound effects and voices. u Illustrations by the late French artist James Tissot u Narration provided by the famous Catholic dramatist Leonardo DeFilippis u Individual character voices enhance the presentation |
| Quizzes
and Tests Encouraging students to learn with frequent reviews. How will you score?
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Each story is followed by a
quiz to ensure comprehension. Quizzes must be correctly
completed in order to advance to the next story. At the end of each of six sections, a test enables the student to gauge his/her mastery of the material. This overview test will be scored and points will be added up as the sections are completed. |
| Life of Jesus Christ A Catechism Made Simple on CD-ROM Windows ISBN: 1-890906-07-7 Retail Price: $19.95 |
Life of
Jesus Christ |
System Requirements:
Windows: 386 or higher, 8MB RAM, Windows 95,98,NT,
SuperVGA graphics card, monitor with 16 Bit high color, 16 Bit
sound card and speakers are needed for audio and CD-ROM Drive.
Macintosh: LCII or higher, 8MB RAM, System 8.0 or
higher, color monitor with 16 Bit high colors, and CD-ROM drive.
