Section B Foundations of Religion: Christianity

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Palestine

Galilee Samaria Judea

Sea of Galilee

Jesus met his 12

apostles here.

River Jordan

Jesus was

Baptised here.

Jerusalem

Jesus died here.

Nazareth

Jesus grew up

here.

Bethlehem

Jesus was born

here.

Holy Land – the area where Jesus lived, taught and died


Roman Empire

When Jesus was alive Pontius Pilate

ruled over Palestine.

Palestine was under the rule of the

Roman Empire at the time of Jesus

Ireland

There were 750,000 Jewish people living in Palestine.


Roman Empire

3,000 soldiers

Sanhedrin

3,000 Soldiers

Pontius Pilate


The Sanhedrin

The Sanhedrin were a group of religious men who set religious laws and rules

for the Jewish people in Palestine.

They worked from the Temple in Jerusalem.

The members of the Sanhedrin were divided into two groups

1. The Sadducees

2. The Pharisees

They helped keep peace in Palestine.


Pharisees Zealots Sadducees

Rejected Roman Rule Rejected Roman Rule Supported Roman Rule

Holy men, not priests,

ruled from the Temple.

Religious Jews who

hated Roman Rule and

were violent

Powerful

Priests in Jerusalem



Sources

Written texts that talk about Jesus

Non Christian

Letter to the Emperor

Trajan

Written By: Pliny

His followers

worshipped him as

God.

Christian

Gospels

Written By: Matthew,

Mark, Luke and John

Talk about his life and

what he taught people.


The Bible


Key Words

Disciple/Discipleship: following Jesus and continuing his work.

Parable: a story told by Jesus to help us live as better people

and teach us about the Kingdom of God.

Miracle: a wonderful act performed by Jesus for example

healing the sick.


Kingdom of GodIt is not a place.

It exists when we show love.

When we are kind to the poor.

When we look after the sick.

It exists for everyone.

It is an image of a perfect

world.


Parables

Stories told by Jesus to teach everyone about the Kingdom of God

Good Samaritan

Lesson:

How we should treat

people.

No place for racism, hatred

or religious discrimination

in the Kingdom of God.

Video



Holy Week

Palm Sunday Monday Tuesday Spy

Wednesday

Holy

ThursdayGood

Friday

Jesus

arrives

into

Jerusale

m

Jesus goes

to the

temple.

People plot

to kill him.

Judas

betrays

Jesus

Jesus has his

last meal with

disciples.

This is the

Passover

meal.

Jesus is

arrested.

Jesus

dies on

the

cross



The titles of Jesus