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PRELIMINARY RELIGIOUS TRADITION DEPTH STUDY: CHRISTIANITY
REVISION GUIDE
Students learn
about:
Students learn to: Notes:
Origins
the historical and
cultural context inwhich Christianitybegan
Jesus Christ
the development
of early Christiancommunities
outline the historical and culturalcontext in which Christianity
began:
examine the principal events of
Jesuslife
explain why Jesus is the model for
Christian life
describe the early development of
Christian communities after the deathof Jesus:
Living Religion (LR) pages !"#!$%&potlight (&) pages
'#'":Notes on: LR p !*# +stages ofdevelopment of early
Christianity% thennotes on the wor, of -eter James(briefly) and
-aul# what he establishedthrough his missionary .ourneys% theheart
of his theology (which helpeddevelop Christian beliefs)#& p'
righthand column middle paragraph% name" or * other apostles and
the churchesthey helped establish #& p '"% two
main uses of the term /church up toc$00C1 #LR p !$
Principle events:Jesus was born in Bethlehem, to his mother Mary
and father Joseph.Following Jewish practice Jesus was circumcised
and every year Jesus and his familytravelled back to Jerusalem for
Passover, he also had a BarMit!vah at "#.$pent most of his life in
%a!areth. &e was a carpenter'hen Jesus was () he was baptised
by John the Baptist, in the Jordan *iver. +his is
when he began his ministryJesus and his disciples then preached
for three yearsventually his minister arrived in Jerusalem, where
Jesus was arrested and Pontius Pilatesentenced him to death by
crucifi-ion.
Jesus then resurrected for the death and ascended in to
heaven
Jesus acts as a role model for hristian life as he is the
embodiment of his hristianteachings. /lways practiced what he
taught. /s the 0perfect human1 hristians model fromhis attitudes
towards 2od and others, his actions in social 3ustice and his
admirablecharacteristics and personal 4ualities.
/fter Jesus1 death the development of hristianity is identified
by four main stages:" 5eath and *esurrection of Jesus is announced#
+he hurch learns its first lesson about e-pansion, the gospel
message is not tied
to Jerusalem
( +he $econd lesson: you don1t have to be a Jew to follow Jesus6
+he hurch e-pands through Paul1s Missionary, Paul had established
new
hristian communities in the Middle ast and 2reece, and his
letters wereincluded in the %ew +estament.
Christianity:
Anglicanism
outline the unique features of: Anglicanism
Formed from the #ndschism, &enry the 7thformali!ed the
separation between the hurchof ngland and the *oman atholic hurch
8over the issue of divorce. stablished in
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Catholicism Orthodoxy Pentecostalism Protestantism
(Church of England)Living Religion (LR) pages
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ma.orvariants of Christianity outline (that iss,etch in general
terms the main pointsonly) when it emerged in history% themain
practices or emphases in beliefthat distinguishes this variant from
theothers% any denominations or groupingswithinthe variant
"9(6 and abolished the Pope1s authority, 0nominal head1 ueen
li!abeth ;;, howeverauthority is with the /rchbishop of
anterbury.
5on1t believe in the transubsitation of the ucharist.*etained
concepts on the nature of faith and grace.+he bible is central to
belief and contains everything necessary for salvation.vangelical:
highlights the importance of personal conversion
&igh8more *oman atholic< and low8more protestant<
/nglican hurch
Catholicism
=ariants: astern *ite atholics
+he atholic hurch teaches that it is historically linked to the
first disciples of Jesus,currently it is the largest and most
widespread of all denominations.Followers believe in one holy,
catholic and apostolic hurch, presided over the Pope, the
bishop of *ome. >ey belief that 2od1s teachings have been
preserved thought theguidance of the holy spirit and places
emphasis on Jesus1 teachings.Believes in transfiguration 8changing
of bread and wine in to the body and blood of hristey source of
revelation basis of understanding of the hristian faith e-plains
andteaches beliefs. .g. E+he 'ord became flesh and made his
dwelling amongst us 8John":"6eatitudes Jesuscommandment of
love
outline the rincial ethicalteachingsin: the 6en Commandments the
>eatitudes
# Jesus commandment of loveLiving Religion (LR) pages
''#0%&potlight (&) pages +#:Notes on: 7hat approach
Christians
ta,e to the ten Commandments (iethese are interpreted through
Jesusethical teachings which are the mostimportant reference points
forChristians)% the meaning of the>eatitudes and the commandment
oflove(the 5reat Commandment) and the/5olden Rule (;@o unto
othersA
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PersonalDevotion
-rayer
describe the different tyes ofersonalrayerLiving Religion (LR)
pages #+%&potlight (&) pages 2#2*:Notes on: 6he line
between personalprayer and public or communal prayeris thin but
ta,e notes basically on thedifferent types of personal
prayerdescribed on the LR pages
Da,e sure you briefly note the precisepurpose(s) of each type of
prayer 6he&potlight pages 20#2* actually gobeyond what the
syllabus re9uires
Prayer is an important way in which hristians acknowledge the
e-istence of arelationship between 2od and humanity.Prayer in
hristianity is divided in to two types Personal and Public prayer,
but oftenoverlapping 8eg. Personal prayer is performed during
public prayer
