Lesson 4 - the basics of Christianity

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Lesson 4

The basics of Christianity

Lesson goals & lesson structure

• Knowledge: the basic concepts of Christianity
• Skills: actively engage in quiz questions, doing some simple Google research

1. Video + quiz questions
2. Explanation: the Old and New Testament
3. Video + quiz questions
4. Working independently 
   
5. Reflection: what do we know now?

00:52

Christianity started as a..

1. sect of Islam
2. sect ofSikhism
3. sect of Judaism
4. sect of Hinduism

01:18

What's not a gospel in the New Testament?

1. Gospel of Mark
2. Gospel of Matthew
3. Gospel of Luke
4. Gospel of Thomas

01:54

What happened to the body of Jesus after his death, according to the Gospels?

1. It stayed in the tomb.
2. It was resurrected by God.
3. It was found back to life again.
4. It showed signs of torture.

The Old and New Testament

• Christians separate the Bible in the Old Testament and the New Testament.
  
• The Old Testament is called 'Tanakh' (Hebrew Bible) in Judaism. The first five books of the Tanakh are the Torah.
  
• In het Old Testament, prophets predict a messiah, a new king, that will come and destroy all evil in the world. 
• Christians say: these predictions are fulfilled! That's Jesus.

The New Testament

• The New Testament consists of four parts:
  

1. Gospels (literally: 'good news'). Religious biographies on the life of Jesus (first followers, miracles, crucifixion). 
2. Acts of the Apostles (history of the first group of followers after the death of Jesus).
   
3. Letters of Paul.
   
4. Book of Revelation (apocalypse).

01:42

What's so odd about the person mentioned?

1. He destroys the snake, but gets bitten.
2. He loves the snake, but the snake kills him.
3. He keeps the snake as a pet.
4. Nothing at all.

02:26

Is king David the snake killer we are looking for?

1. Yes, he is!
2. No, he isn't.

Working independently

• Find definitions on the following terms:

1. Gospel
2. Covenant
3. Tanakh
4. Torah
5. Messiah
6. Apostle
7. New Testament

• You got five minutes.

Gospel
Covenant
Tanakh
Torah
Messiah
Apostle
New Testament

religious biography on Jesus

an agreement made by God with a religious community

Hebrew Bible

First five books of the Hebrew Bible

sacred scripture for Christians

Old Testament

first follower of Jesus

a saviour of a group of people

Reflection: what do we know now?

• Christians separate the Bible in the Old Testament and the New Testament.
• The Old Testament is called 'Tanakh' (Hebrew Bible) in Judaism. 
• The first five books of the Tanakh are the Torah.
• In het Old Testament, prophets predict a messiah, a new king, that will come an destroy all evil in the world.