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Review: Drive Thru History – The Gospels

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Drive Thru History The Gospels
If you’re not familiar with Drive Thru History® yet, can I just say what have you been waiting for?? Drive Thru History® – “The Gospels” is just the latest production in a long series of great videos designed to make history fun. Extremely fun.

We are already fans of Drive Thru History®. In the past years, we have watched The Ancients as we studied the Greeks and the Romans in our homeschool. And we are currently watching American History as we study the 1700s and the battle for Independence.

I even met Dave Stotts this year at the Great Homeschool Convention in Texas.

My review of Drive Thru History: The Gospels and that time I met Dave Stott

And like a dorky fangirl, I didn’t think of anything clever to say or ask, such as “Which historic site in the world is your favorite?” or “How difficult is it to get permission to film in some of those ancient sites?” No. I was all like, “We love your videos. They’re really awesome.” I’m sure he’s never heard that before.

Anyhoo.

 

Drive Thru History The Gospels
Drive Thru History® – “The Gospels” is an 18-part series that does what Drive Thru History® does best: it gives viewers a first class tour of the people, places, and events of different historic time periods. This series focuses on the life and times of Jesus, from the prophecies of his birth, up to his resurrection and ascension.

So far we have enjoyed seeing the town of Bethlehem. We saw the probable birthplace of the baby Jesus. Our whole family found the palace of Herod and his burial site fascinating.

 

Drive Thru History The Gospels
Since our review period took place during Easter week, we skipped to the last 5 episodes that focus on the death and resurrection of Jesus. We love to make Easter week a time of focused discussion, and usually try to watch some video or movie that documents the most important event in Christianity. Let me tell you: these episodes of Drive Thru History® – “The Gospels” were perfect.

This video series has provided a visual tour of the places Jesus walked and lived and carried out his ministry. It’s packed with, not only the Jewish culture and locations, but the background of many historic sites, facts on Roman history and rule, and what those towns and cities are like today. From my 6-year-old up to the adults, the tours in and around the different biblical sites have made our knowledge of the New Testament so much more rich!

 

Drive Thru History The Gospels
We read and study the Bible as a family, and it’s second nature to believe the words of scripture in faith. But there’s no denying the strengthening of your faith when you see archaeological proof of all that happened in the Bible. That’s what Drive Thru History® does. It brings Bible stories to life (and it just completely fascinates my boys, who are already interested in archaeology).

If you’ve already seen any Drive Thru History® videos, you know that Dave Stotts infuses his sense of humor into each episode. My kids love that. Actually, our whole family loves it. His humor, along with the incredible subject matter, keep everyone glued to the scene for each 30-minute episode.

 

Drive Thru History The Gospels
Drive Thru History® – “The Gospels” set comes with three DVDs and includes a full-color study guide. For each episode, there is suggested scripture reading to introduce viewers to the portion of the Gospels being visited. There are also follow-up discussion questions to use after the video. We found these to be great for review for the kids in the house. And because the videos are so engaging, they remembered what they learned!

You can find Drive Thru History® on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube.

Are you already a fan of Drive Thru History®? What’s your favorite? Comment below and tell me which one(s) you love! And then go check out all of the other Review Crew posts here:

 

The Gospels {Drive Thru History® Reviews}
The Old Schoolhouse Review Crew

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Nicki Truesdell is a 2nd-generation homeschooler and mother to 5. She loves books, freedom, history and quilts, and blogs about all of these at nickitruesdell.com. She believes that homeschooling can be relaxed and that history is fun, and both can be done with minimal cost or stress, no matter your family’s circumstances. Nicki is a member of the Texas Home Educators Advisory Board and The Old Schoolhouse Homeschool Review Crew. You can also find her on  Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and Pinterest.  



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  1. Missica says

    May 4, 2017 at 11:11 pm

    I’m 100% totally jealous that you got to meet him. Sigh….lol!

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