the main religious groups at the time of Jesus Religious Groups On your whiteboard Using images show me the political situation in 1 st Century Palestine The World of the First Century ID: 682601
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Slide1
On your whiteboard
What can you remember about
the main religious groups
at the time of Jesus
?Slide2
Religious GroupsSlide3
On your whiteboard…
Using images, show me the political situation in 1
st
Century PalestineSlide4Slide5
The World of the First Century
The impact of these influences (social, political and religious)
on Jesus’ life and work
Key Questions:
How did the context of 1
st
Century Palestine affect Jesus?
What are A Level questions like?
How do we answer them?Slide6
So, how do these groups/ influences fit together?
Laws and Ethics in 1
st
Century Palestine
Romans very much in charge. Emperor was to be worshipped. Herod was a representative of the Emperor.
Romans ensured peace and obedience. Did not like troublemakers. Lots of punishments (including crucifixions. Usually public and humiliating to deter others). Also imposed taxes.Jews had to follow this, but considered Torah the real law. But lots of disagreement about interpretation of Torah. Sanhedrin resolved legal disputes.
Many aspects of Greco-Roman culture went against Jewish ethics eg
. Gladiator battles, prostitution and inter-racial/interfaith marriage.Most Jews not a member of a religious party (ie. Sadducees/ Pharisees) but followed them and looked to them for legal/ ethical guidance.Slide7
Impact of these influences on Jesus’ life and work
ROMANS
Needed to keep peace and order. Didn’t want a revolt, so needed to execute Jesus.
Romans kept control through Sadducees, and Jesus opposed the Sadducees, so was therefore a threat to Rome.Slide8
Impact of these influences on Jesus’ life and work
SADDUCEES
High priest appointed by Rome and responsible for keeping peace in Jerusalem.
Needed to keep Romans happy so they’d continue to allow priesthood and temple system.
Jesus also argued with the Sadducees in public.
So it suited them for Jesus to be killed.Slide9
Impact of these influences on Jesus’ life and work
Jesus was a charismatic leader. Seen as a potential political revolutionary to the Romans.
If Palestine wasn’t occupied by Rome, Jesus wouldn’t have been executed.
Religious leaders still wouldn’t have liked him, but wouldn’t have killed him.
Pharisees and Sadducees were trying to get him arrested so they asked him questions in public that would make him say something illegal (either against Jewish or Roman law). This questioning led to some of Jesus’ most important teachings.Slide10
Paying Taxes to Caesar
What happened?
Relationship between Jesus and Pharisees and Romans?Slide11
Greatest Commandment
What happened?
Relationship between Jesus and Pharisees and Sadducees?Slide12
Lord of the Sabbath
What happened?
Relationship between Jesus and Pharisees?Slide13
Bringing this topic together:
Impact of political/social/religious context on Jesus’ life and work
What life events might have been different?
What aspects of his teaching might have been different?Slide14
A Level Questions
Section A
Explore 8
Assess 12
Section B (a piece of text from the anthology)
Clarify 10Analyse 20
Section C (long essay making links with other topics)Evaluate 30Slide15
“explore” and “clarify” = AO1
Testing your knowledge and understanding
Include technical terms and details
Demonstrate your understanding
Write in a logical orderSlide16
“assess”, “analyse” and “evaluate” = AO2
Testing your arguing skills
Use what you have learnt to put together a reasoned argument
Include reference to both sides
Come to a conclusion about the questionSlide17
Assess the significance of the political situation in 1st-century Palestine for the life and work of Jesus
. (12 marks)
What is this question asking you to do?Slide18
For AO2 questions, you ALWAYS need a planSlide19
Assess the significance of the political situation in 1st-century Palestine for the life and work of Jesus. (12 marks
)