Palestine Project Researching into the social, political and religious life in Jesus’ land 2000 years ago to develop our understanding of Jewish expectations of the Messiah
Introduction The Messiah The idea of a messiah or saviour goes all the way back to King David who was one of the most successful military rulers ancient Israel ever had. In the centuries between King David and the time of Jesus Israel suffered many invasions and military defeats. One of these defeats resulted in thousands of their young men and women being taken into exile by the Babylonians
As a result of this the Jewish people prayed for a new messiah and saviour to come and restore Israel to the kind of power and glory it had under King David. When the Romans conquered Israel (they called it Palestine) in 63 BC, the Jewish people again began to hope and pray for the Messiah to come.
The word messiah literally means ‘anointed one’ The word messiah literally means ‘anointed one’. In this case anointed by God. But can be replaced by the word saviour. The Greek version of the word messiah is “Christos” which gives us our word Christ. What does this tell you about what the followers Jesus believed about him?
Palestine Project Aims: To learn about the Jewish religion at the time of Jesus The Jewish hope and expectation of the Messiah To learn about Palestine under Roman occupation To present your findings in a way that meets the success criteria/ You presentation can take the form of… A keynote presentation A booklet A poster
Palestine Project Jewish Religion Pharisees p23 Sadducees p24 Resources: You will have a booklet with these selected pages to get you started You can also use your iPad to research the topic Jewish Religion Pharisees p23 Sadducees p24 Looking for the Messiah p28 The Sabbath p 31&32 The Temple p35 Roman Occupation The Romans move in p12 Collecting Taxes p16 Crime and Punishment p20
Palestine Project Pharisees & Sadducees Looking for the Messiah The Sabbath The Temple Studying these will help you understand many of the stories of the gospels better… Who Jesus often came into conflict with Where he went to worship The Jewish Holy Day and what can and cannot be done on it
Palestine Project Read over each of these sections in the textbook and take notes of what you think are the important pieces of information. You need to make sure that you take enough notes to complete your report later on. Pharisees p23 Sadducees p24 Looking for the Messiah p28 The Sabbath p 31&32 The Temple p35
Palestine Project The Romans move in Collecting Taxes Crime and Punishment This will help you understand many of the stories of the gospels better when you know… How the Romans conquered and controlled Palestine Why tax collectors were so hated by the Jews Why Jesus was executed on a cross
Palestine Project Read over each of these sections in the textbook and take notes of what you think are the important pieces of information. You need to make sure that you take enough notes to complete your report later on. Roman Occupation The Romans move in p12 Collecting Taxes p16 Crime and Punishment p20
Booklet success criteria P&P Topics VCOP K&U Your work is well planned and presented (P&P) Has detailed and accurate information on all the topics Shows excellent use of VCOP Demonstrates very good knowledge and understanding of the political and religious life in Palestine 200 years ago Your work shows some planning and effort in presentation. (P&P) Has some detailed and accurate information on most of the topics Shows good use of VCOP Demonstrates good knowledge and understanding of the political and religious life in Palestine 200 years ago Your booklet is shows little planning or effort in presentation. (P&P) Has limited information on most of the topics Shows little use of VCOP Demonstrates only a basic knowledge and understanding of the political and religious life in Palestine 200 years ago
Ideas for a booklet Palestine Religion And the Romans
The Temple Rabbis, Pharisees & Sadducees
Rome Conquers Palestine The Sabbath
Collecting Taxes Crime & Punishment