- Ana Mª, nº24
- Isabel, nº27.
The Ancient Judaism:
The history of the Jews takes a period of almost two thousand years from the time of Abraham to the time of Jesus.This is a resume about Ancient Judaism:
- God called Abraham to guide his people from de city of Ur to the land of Canaan. God made a sacred agreement with him and Abraham’s descendants become God’s chosen people.
- A famine breaks out in Canaan and Jacob (Abraham’s grandson) moved the family to Egypt. At first, they were welcomed as visitors, but later they were treated as servants.
- Hundreds of years passed, and then God selected Moses to lead the Jews out of slavery in Egypt. When they reached Mount Sinai, God gave Moses the laws and the ten c0mandaments. The Jews promised to obey the law of God.
- They arrived to Canaan. Eventually the Jews established a kingdom and David became king of all Israel. His son Solomon built a temple in Jerusalem where everyone went to pray.
- After Solomon’s death the kingdom was divided. The people felt into wicked ways. God sent prophets to remind them to keep their promises.
- Then, Jerusalem was invaded. The temple was destroyed and the people were deported to Babylon as slaves. In that moment, they decided to not believe in God anymore.
- Now in exile and far away from home, they started to believe in God again. They begin to pray all together on the Sabbath and try to follow God’s law.
- When the Jews were free, they returned to Jerusalem and built the Temple again.
by Teresa 14.
The Evangelists:
In the New Testament, the evangelists were the people which told the story of Jesus from different points of view.The Gospel is the Good News that tells us Jesus is God. The gospels were written in the first century, in the Roma Empire for Christians. Each community had it’ s problems. The evangelists emphasised certain aspects of Jesus’ life and teaching to meet the requirements of each community.
It is important to know that there are four gospels, but only one Jesus.
The evangelists show us different sides of Jesus:
- Mark shows us his suffering side.
- Matthew shows us his teaching side.
- Luke shows us his caring side.
- John shows us his holy side.
The gospels are the first books in the New Testament in the Bible. The gospels were written by the four evangelists: Mark, Matthew, Luke and John.
An evangelist was a person of great faith, who believed a lot that Jesus is God. The gospels were written to help people everywhere to have a deeper faith in Jesus.
by Teresa nº14.
Bible Skills:
A skill is something you are good at and you are able to do it.This skill will enable you to find any sentence anywhere in the Bible.
The Bible is the sacred text of Christianity and it is divided into two parts:
- The Old Testament
- The New Testament
The Old Testament tells the story of the Jewish people before the coming of Jesus.
The New Testament tells the story of Jesus and the early Christians.
Every book in the Bible has a name, has chapters and also verses.
Mark
1 This is the Good News about Jesus Christ, the Son of God. 2It began as the prophet Isaiah had written “God said ‘I will send my messenger ahead of you to clear the way for you’.
3Someone is shouting in the desert, ‘Get the road ready for the Lord’, make a straight path for him to travel!”
The name is ‘Mark’ (the name is always at the top of the page)
The number 1, is the chapter of the book.
The little numbers 2 and 3, represent when it is a verse in the chapter.
by Teresa 14.
The Holy Land
What is the Holy Land?
Palestine is a small country which measures about a quarter of Ireland. It is divided in three different parts. The north, which has lots of snowed mountains and cold climate; the middle, where low hills and fertile valleys where sheep graze are and crops are grown because of the good soil; and finally the south, which is a desert area. The days are mainly hot, but at night the weather can get cooler.More about Palestine
Palestine has one main river, the Jordan; and one main city, Jerusalem. Two lakes are in Palestine: the Sea of Galilee and the Dead Sea. Its main provinces are Galilee, Judaea and Samaria; and the towns are:
- In the north: Nazareth, Cana, Bethsaida and Capernaum.
- In the south: Bethlehem, Emmaus, Jericho and Bethany.
Jesus’ Life in Palestine
Jesus stayed all of his life in Palestine. People used to travel walking or in donkeys; which they also used to carry their belongings. Jesus walked through narrow dusty roads with his disciples teaching people about the love of God.
More facts about Jesus
Jesus was born in Bethlehem, grew up in Nazareth and lived in Palestine. He was baptised in the river Jordan and met his first disciples in the Sea of Galilee. He taught people in Capernaum and healed them in Jericho. He was put to death outside Jerusalem.
Life in Palestine
Day a Day in Palestine
Members in an ordinary Jewish family did a big variety of jobs helping it function. This jobs where done inside or outside the house.
- Common breakfast: Bread, cheese and fruit.
- Beds: Sleeping mats.
- Boys: After breakfast they go to school and the synagogue. The class sits around the rabbi who teaches Jewish scripture. After school they work with their father.
- Girls: Stay at home with the mother. They help to tidy up and go to the well for water. Later they go shopping.
Documents of Faith
What is a Gospel?
A gospel is a particular type of writing. It is sometimes compared to a history book or a biography, but a gospel isn’t a Jesus’ biography; a biography is the life story of a person, it mentions all the events that took place in that person’s life. A gospel talks mainly about the last three years of Jesus’ life.The Order of Jesus’ Life
Jesus’ life events are not written in the exact order they happened, instead, they are grouped by topics. For example, Jesus’ miracles are written in one section of a gospel and the parables in another.
There is very little written about Jesus when he was a child, so even less about his school days. About the approximately fifteen years he spent as a carpenter and builder in Nazareth there is nothing at all.
Differences between a Gospel and a Biography or a History Book
A gospel isn’t a history book; because this one has exact names of places or people and dates. Events are usually presented in the order they’ve been happening, but in gospels very often names are left out and usually, they are no dates.
by Ana 19.
The Bible:
The Bible is a holy book that has seventy seven sacred texts. It is the book that represents the Christian faith and it tells us the word of God. The Bible is divided into two parts, the Old Testament, which is the first part and it is at the front and the New Testament, which is the second part and it is at back.The Bible is similar to a small library and it is composed of many different books. Various books in the Bible are very short and have only a few pages (compared with other books). Some books have men’s names, for example: James, Peter or Mathew and other have women’s names. The books in the Old Testaments were written by many different people over hundreds of years. The books in the New Testament were written by only a few people over a period of about fifty years.
The Old Testament or Jewish Scripture is separated into forty six sacred texts. It tells us about how God created the world and the living things, and also about the Hebrews’ story. All things happened before Christ was born (B.C.). Christian people read the Old Testament because it also tells the story of how God prepared people for the coming of Jesus. It is a very special book for the Jewish people.
The New Testament is separated into twenty seven sacred texts. It tells us about the story of Jesus, the first Christians. This part of the Bible is special for Christian people.
In a Church the Bible is placed on a special stand called a lectern. This allows everyone to see how important it is the Bible.
The origin of the word bible is from the Latin, in the Greek sentence “τὰ βιβλία τὰ ἅγια” which means; 'the sacred book'. They thought that comes from the diminutive of the city called Biblos.
by Ana Mª 24.
The New Testament:
The New Testament is sometimes called the Greek New Testament or Greek Scriptures, or the New Covenant – which is the literal translation of the original Greek.
The New Testament is composed of twenty seven books and all of them were written in Greek. Five of them are historic books, because they talk about the born, the life and death of Jesus Christ (in the four gospels: from what Saint Matthew, Saint John, Saint Luke and Saint Mark said) also the history of the first Christians after the crucifixion (in the book of “the Acts of the Apostles”).
Other twenty one books are called “didactic books”, because they explain the teachings of the Christianity. The letters that some of the disciples of Jesus Christ wrote to the communities of the Christians which lived in the different cities or regions. The majority of this letters were written by Saint Paul.
It also exist a prophetic book called “the Apocalypse”, which was written by Saint John.
The books of the New Testament were written in the second half of the first century. They took some time to spread throughout all Christendom (Christianity) and much more time to become accepted.
The New Testament was the principal source of the history of Christianity in the first century.
CONCLUSION
My conclusion is that the New Testament is a very important part of the Bible for us, if we want to know about Jesus and his life.
by Ana 24.
The Temple (Jerusalem)
The Temple of Jerusalem was a sanctuary of Israel’s village, situated across the Mount Moria, in the city of Jerusalem. This temple was very long, narrow and precious. The temple was covered with gold and the stones that were used to make the walls had a cream tone.
It was a very important temple for the Jewish people, because they believed that the temple was the heart of them. They went with their families to pray and to offer sacrifice to God. They visited it during the Jewish festivals. The Romans destroyed the temple in 70 CE. Later on, they tried to rebuild the temple.
The Synagogues
A synagogue was a place in which the Jewish people meet. When Jesus was alive, there was a synagogue in every village and every town in Palestine. Every week, the Jews did a service in the synagogue on Sabbath. The Jewish people went to the synagogue to pray and to read some scriptures.
The synagogue was a two-story building. It was quite small, and it supports between fifty and a hundred people at a time. Inside there were two doors. In one door, the woman entered and went upstairs to a gallery. Young boys and men went to another door.
CONCLUSION
My conclusion is that the Temple was a very important building because it was a place were the Jewish people meet and pray, because pray was a thing that for most of the Jews was a way of life.
by Isabel 27.
The Messiah
The prophets told the people that God had promised to sent a leader, this person is the Messiah. The word Messiah meant for the Jews “anointed one”.
A prophet is someone that speak on behalf to God. In Old Testament times there were many prophets, the more famous were: Isaiah, Jeremiah, Micah and Ezekiel. Jewish people thought that God spoke to them through all the prophets.
The prophets in the Old Testament reminded the Jews about God’s law and also, gave warnings to the Jews about what would happen if they disobeyed God and his law.
Many time ago, all great leaders were blessed (anointed) with oil, for example, when King David was young he was blessed with oil. To be blessed with oil was a sign that meant that that person was sent by God to do good things.
The Jews thought that the Messiah would be very strong and powerful like the King David and they expected the Messiah to be like a king. Also, they expected him to be a great warrior and lead the Jews to freedom.
Today all Christians believe that Jesus is the Messiah and Jews believe that the Messiah hasn’t come yet and later or soon is going to come.
by Isabel 27.
Documents of History
History Books
At the time of the Roman Empire were written two history books in particular. This means that they have about 2,000 years. Some other history books have also been written long time ago.
Jesus and the Documents of History
In the New Testament (the Bible) is most of what we know about Jesus. The other information comes from some historical documents; written at about the end of the first century CE.
Josephus wrote one of these documents to explain the Romans the religion of Judaism. Tacitus was another man who also wrote a historical document. But he was a Roman, and had written that book to talk about important people and events that took place in the Roman Empire.
Josephus
Josephus was a Jew which his occupation was historian, and wrote a historical document to talk about Judaism to Romans. Information about Jesus is:
He was a wise man, and teacher. He did wonderful works and many Jews and people from other different religions had become his disciples (his followers were called Christians). It was Pontius Pilate who sentenced him to die in a cross; but his disciples said he was alive and three days after his crucifixion he appeared to them. After Jesus’ death Josephus wrote this 60 years.
By Isabel 27.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
- www.newadvent.org
- www.wikipedia.org
- The religion text book.
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