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Holy Week Stories
- Click on the button to read the Bible story
- Read the story is the children's Bible
- Then watch the video about the same story
- Compare the Bible story with the video
- What are some similarities?
- What are some differences?
- Why the change in story?
- Use your Holy Week book to complete a retell of the story (Remember to retell the story in your own words)
With the video of Good Friday stop watching at the part of Jesus is Risen.
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How can Jesus’ message challenge my world?- World in Front of the Text
This term we have discussed and learnt about the Ten Commandments and the Beatitudes. Through our exploration we have learnt about how these 'rules' and ideas were used in the time of Jesus. We are now going to look at how these same 'rules' and ideas are used in our world today.
Today I pose this question to you: In our world how can we promote ways of living a good life in the school? I challenge you to rewrite the Beatitudes so they can be used in our everyday school life.
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The Beatitudes for Kids |
The Beatitudes- World of the Text
Previously we explored how the Beatitudes can be found in two different Gospels and how they were both written for different audiences. Matthew wrote for Jewish people showing Jesus just like prophets in the Old Testament. While Luke wrote for gentiles (non-Jew) showing Jesus just like them and how they can live in his footsteps. Today we are going to focus on the text type of The Beatitudes. The Beatitudes are not a narrative like other stories in the Bible, however it is the text type of poetry. This is shown through how it is written in repeated form. The use of opposites in the text, the imagery and the metaphors (saying that a person, place, animal or thing IS some thing else) through the story. Through this poem in the Bible we must explore the imagery that is used and what is its purpose.
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Venn DiagramAlthough both Matthew and Luke share the same Beatitudes, we notice that they are some things that are similar and different. Previously we discussed they way they told the story was a difference. Matthew's version had Jesus preaching from the mountain top, while Luke's version showed Jesus down level speaking to the gentiles.
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The Beatitudes - World Behind the Text
Click here to see what it may have looked like as Jesus preached and challenged those around him.
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The Beatitudes are found in two Gospels. We are first introduced to the Beatitudes through the Gospel of Matthew. It is important to note that Matthew wrote his stories for a Jewish audience. In our story Matthew makes Jesus sound like he is Moses in the Old Testament. He walks up the top of a mountain and tells the people about these new 'rules' (like the 10 commandments) that we should live by.
The second account of the Beatitudes will be found in the Gospel of Luke. Luke wrote his gospel for another audience. The people he was telling the story to were called Gentiles (non- jewish person.) Luke wrote his stories to show Jesus and a friend and a helper who is just like us but here to save us. In our story in Luke, Jesus walks down the hill so he is level with the people to show that he is no better than them. This Gospel was written to persuade people to follow in the footsteps of Jesus. |
Click on the buttons below to read the stories from Matthew and Luke
After reading these stories, create your own Blessed Are hands.
- Get 8 different colours of paper
- Trace your hand on each piece of paper (Helpful hint: Ask a friend to trace your hand if you are having trouble!)
- Cut out your traced hand so you have 8 hands
- Write out a different Beatitude on each hand (Remember to put them into your own words)
- Get a paper plate
- Glue the hands around the paper plate beginning with the first Beatitude at the top
- Write Blessed Are... in the minds of your paper plate
- You have been success by completing the task and have written out the Beatitudes in your own words
The Decalogue (Ten Commandments)
Using the iPhone template. Complete your Ten Commandments.
Use the video below for a fun way to learn The Ten Commandments.
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