RS Learning PlanTopic NT 1.1 – the Messiah

Week 1 – Old Testament Prophecy

Week 2 – New Testament Proofs

Week 3 – What did Jesus think?

Week 4 – Applying your knowledge

Big Picture

In this topic, we explore the idea of the Messiah,

and discuss how important it is to the texts about

Jesus.

Key Questions

Can you answer the following key questions? Use the questions as a checklist for your own learning. You should be able to develop your own answers by referring to the key resources listed overleaf.

What did the term Messiah mean to people in Jesus’ time? Did Jesus believe he was the Messiah? How far are the stories about Jesus affected by the writers’ beliefs in the

Messiah?Learning StrategyContent

Defining the term “Messiah”

Old Testament

Classroom learningThe following resources will be used to support this topic in the classroom and may also be found on the VLE.

Messiah handout Messiah powerpoint

Learning StrategyContent

Defining the term “Messiah”

Old Testament

Classroom learningThe following resources will be used to support this topic in the classroom and may also be found on the VLE.

Messiah handout Messiah powerpoint

Challenge taskImagine you are a Jew in Jesus’ time and you have heard talk that he is the Messiah.

Make a table of evidence for and against Jesus being the Messiah.

Independent learningThe following resources can be found either online, in the LRC or in the department. Access them at home or in your study periods:

www.biblegateway.com (always choose the NIV version when you search)

www.ntgateway.com http://

www.oxfordbiblicalstudies.com/article/opr/t94/e1244

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