Year 7 RS Revision Guide Flashcards

Flashcards for Year 7 RS revision guide covering introduction to religion and the life of Jesus.

Religion

A broad concept with differences and similarities across various faiths, involving a search for truth or God, key beliefs, practices, worship, holy books, celebrations, community, and actions to help others.

Common Feature of Religions

Most religions involve some sort of search for truth or God.

Example of Seeking Truth in Religion

Buddhism was founded on a search for an answer to the question of why there is suffering and how we can overcome it.

Common Feature of Religions

Most religions have key beliefs or teachings that followers are expected to hold.

Example of Key Beliefs in Religion

Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected from the dead, and that this shows he was God's son who came to overcome death on our behalf.

Common Feature of Religions

Most religions have set practices that believers will all take part in.

Example of Religious Practices

Muslims pray five times a day at set times and with set words and actions.

Common Feature of Religions

Most religions involve some sort of worship, usually in a special building made for this purpose.

Example of Religious Worship

Sikhs go to gurdwara to sing and read from their holy book. There is always a special kitchen there where people can go to eat together.

Common Feature of Religions

Most religions have some sort of holy book or sacred text (scriptures), often thought to be the words of God.

Example of Holy Book

Jews believe that the five books written by Moses are God's words for them. They also pay special regard to writings from ancient prophets and historians.

Common Feature of Religions

Most religions have special celebrations or rituals to mark important stages in life.

Example of Religious Celebrations

Hindus mark the transition from childhood to adulthood with a 'sacred thread', which is hung around the shoulder.

Common Feature of Religions

Most religious people regard their religion as a large community or family.

Example of Religious Community

All Muslims see themselves as part of the Ummah, the worldwide Muslim family.

Common Feature of Religions

Most religions are involved in some sort of action to help people or make the world a better place, usually as an expression of their religious values.

Example of Religious Charity

Christian Aid, Tear Fund and Barnardos are examples of charities started by Christians as a way to put their beliefs about love and compassion into practice.

Buddhism

Founded by Siddhartha Gautama in Nepal, approx. 563 BC. Followers are called Buddhists; Tripitaka and Sutras are holy books.

Christianity

Founded by Jesus of Nazareth in Palestine around 30 AD. Christians believe in Jesus; Bible is the holy book.

Hinduism

Unknown founder, approx. 3000 BC in India. Hindus expressed in many forms; Vedas and Upanishads are holy books.

Islam

Founded by Muhammad in Arabia around 622 AD. Muslims believe in Allah; Qur'an is the holy book.

Judaism

Founded by Abraham/Moses in Canaan (Israel) around 1800/1300 BC. Jews believe in YHWH; Tenakh or Torah is the holy book.

Sikhism

Founded by Guru Nanak in Punjab, India around 1499 AD. Sikhs believe in The One; Guru Granth Sahib is the holy book.

literal interpretation

Believing that the Bible should be believed word for word because it is believed to be God's word to humans, even if the information is unusual and hard to believe.

symbolic interpretation

Believing that if what the Bible says doesn’t make sense, it is probably a kind of symbol that stands for something else and one must think for themselves to find out the true meaning of the passage.

The story of Jesus’ birth

told in Matthew 2 and Luke 2 (they are two of the four Gospels in the New Testament)

Similarities between the accounts of Jesus' birth

• name Mary and Joseph as Jesus’ parents - give Bethlehem as Jesus’ place of birth - say that Jesus grew up in Nazareth

According to Matthew

• the 3 wise men guided by the star - the killing of all the children of two years or under - the fact that Joseph and his family fled to Egypt and returned to settle in Nazareth only later

According to Luke

• Joseph and his family live in Nazareth but go to Bethlehem for a census (population count). - there was no room at the inn - Jesus was born in a manger.

Baptism of Jesus

Jesus was baptised by his cousin John the Baptist, who was a preacher. John preached a message of repentance and forgiveness and prepared people for the coming of the Messiah

Supernatural events at Jesus' baptism

Supernatural events which showed that Jesus was special and what they symbolize. • “the heavens opened” – a symbol of God making himself known or revealing himself to show his presence. • “the Spirit descended upon Jesus like a dove” – the dove is a symbol of peace and purity. • “a voice from the cloud” – the heavens opened and the voice of God was heard, saying “this is my son with whom I am pleased.”

The temptations of Jesus

In the desert, Jesus was tempted (put to the test) by the devil. But he did not give in to these temptations! • First the devil suggested Jesus might want to turn stone into bread (there wasn’t much food in the desert). Jesus responded by saying: “man shall not live on bread alone!” • Secondly, the devil offered power and glory to Jesus – he would get all the people of the world to worship Jesus. Jesus replied: “You shall worship and serve only God alone!” • Thirdly, the devil led Jesus up a high tower and suggested that Jesus jump off it to prove he really was the son of God, saying: “The angels will take care of you.” But Jesus didn’t give in to this temptation either – he replied: “You shall not put God to the test!”

Miracle

An event that is impossible for humans to carry out, represents a break in the laws of nature, happens for a positive reason, and is understood to be due to God

Four types of miracles

Healing miracles, nature miracles, exorcism, and raising the dead.

Jairus’ daughter miracle

a raising-the-dead miracle (Lk 8:40-56) where Jesus commanded her to get up from her bed she did. Jesus had brought her back to life.

The calming of the storm

a nature miracle (Lk 8:22-25). which involved a storm ceasing from Jesus's command.

The feeding of the 5000

a feeding miracle (Mt 14:13-21) where 5 fish and 2 loaves of bread fed 5000 people with 12 baskets of scraps left over.

Parable

A story with a hidden message or meaning. Jesus used them to teach people about God and the Christian life.

The Parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25-37)

tells of a Samaritan helping an injured Jewish man, highlighting compassion and love for all, regardless of differences.

Palm Sunday

The story of Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey is remembered. The people were cheering Jesus as the Messiah, waving palm branches as signs of victory over the Romans.

Maundy Thursday

from the Latin word mandatum = commandment. This refers to the ‘commandment’ to love one another that Jesus gave on the night of the Last Supper, before he was betrayed by Judas and arrested by the Romans.

Holy Communion or the Eucharist

Christians commemorate this on Maundy Thursday. Before the meal, he washed their feet. Foot washing was common at the time, when people walked in sandals on dry, dusty roads, but it was usually the job of servants to wash the feet of guests. Jesus was saying that Christians should love and serve one another.

On Friday of the Holy Week

Jesus was put on trial by the Sanhedrin. They considered Jesus’ claims to be the son of God blasphemy and found him guilty of this charge.

The Crown of Thorns

represents both Jesus’ suffering and the fact that he was mocked by his persecutors. According to the Bible, the crowds call for his death and he is mocked, beaten, whipped, and finally crucified. His body was put in a tomb before nightfall.

Sunday is the day of the resurrection

when Jesus came back to life, according to the Bible. Early in the morning, Mary Magdalene followed by some of Jesus' disciples visited the tomb to find that the stone had been moved and Jesus' body had gone, although it had been guarded by 4 Roman soldiers.