Lesson 1 - Introduction and a story of Judaism

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Introduction and a story of Judaism
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This lesson contains 15 slides, with interactive quizzes, text slides and 1 video.

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Judaism
Christianity
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Lesson 1
Introduction and a story of Judaism

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Lesson goals & lesson structure
  • Knowledge: the story of the Exodus
  • Skills: activating prior knowledge, participate in quiz questions, doing some Google searches

  1. Activating prior knowledge
  2. Explanation: the book of Exodus
  3. Video + quiz questions
  4. Working independently 
  5. Reflection: what do we know now?

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Activating prior knowledge

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Stories, rituals and community
  • The next lessons we'll be focusing on three major religions: Judaism, Christianity and Islam.
  • As we've learned earlier, every religion consists of seven characteristics:  stories, beliefs, right and wrong, community, buildings, rituals and feelings.  
  • We'll focus on three aspects: the stories, rituals and the community of these religions.

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Torah, Genesis and Exodus
  • The Torah consists of the first five books of the (Hebrew) Bible: Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy.
  • Genesis contains the famous stories of the creation of the universe, Adam and Eve, Cain and Abel, Noah's arc, and so on.
  • Exodus starts right after Genesis and focuses on the time when Hebrews became slaves in Egypt.

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The book of Exodus
  • The Book of Exodus is the second book of the Bible. 
  • It narrates how the Hebrews leave slavery in Biblical Egypt through the strength of Yahweh, the god who has chosen them as his people. 
  • The Hebrews then journey with the prophet Moses to Mount Sinai, where Yahweh promises them the land of Canaan (the "Promised Land") in return for their faithfulness. 
  • There, they enter into a covenant with Yahweh, who gives them their laws and instructions to build the Tabernacle, the means by which he will come from heaven and dwell with them.

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Slide 7 - Video

01:41
What's so evil about the pharaoh?
A
He tries to deceive people.
B
He tries to steal money.
C
He tries to destroy the Israelites.
D
He tries to flee from battle.

Slide 8 - Quiz

02:26
In what kind of object is Moses transported to the pharaoh's daughter?
A
a boat
B
a basket
C
a submarine
D
a plane

Slide 9 - Quiz

04:57
What does 'Passover' (Pesach) refer to?
A
To the story of Adam and Eve.
B
To Moses talking to the burning bush.
C
To the final chapter of the Bible.
D
To the tenth plague (passing over houses covered in blood).

Slide 10 - Quiz

Working in pairs
  • Answer the following questions in pairs by doing some simple Google searches: 
  1. What are the Ten Commandments? Give a short description.
  2. Who received them? Where? 
  3. What is the most important rule according to you? Give an argument for your answer.

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What are the Ten Commandments? Give a short description.

Slide 12 - Open question

Who received them? Where?

Slide 13 - Open question

What is the most important rule according to you? Give an argument for your answer.

Slide 14 - Open question

Reflection: what do we know now?
  • Judaism, Christianity and Islam will be the main focus of the next lessons. 
  • More specifically, we'll zoom in on three key aspects of these major religions: stories, rituals and the community. 
  • We've seen that the book of Exodus, the second book of the (Hebrew) Bible and Torah, contains the story of Moses, freeing the Hebrews out of slavery. 

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