1. On a new page, miss the top two lines and…
List as many things as you can that you would count as “work.”

2. 2.2 Disagreements about the Sabbath
Explain why conflicting views about the Sabbath led to a problem for the Pharisees
Express your own opinions about how the Sabbath should be observed
Give points of view, with reasons, about how this relates to issues of social community cohesion.

3. The Origins of the Sabbath

4. Day 1
God created light.
God created day and night.

5. Day 2
God separated the sky from the waters.

6. Day 3
God made dry land.
God caused plants to grow.

7. Day 4 God created the sun to govern the day.
God created the moon to govern the night.

8. Day 5
God created fish and birds.

9. Day 6
God created animals and people.

10. Day 7
God rested

11. The Ten Commandments
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work: But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates: For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.

12. The Torah The Torah prohibits work on the Sabbath, but not all work.
The Torah prohibits Melachah:
work that is creative, or that exercises control or dominion over your environment.
Why do you think that this type of work is prohibited? (think about the origins of the law)

13. Types of Melachah Sowing Ploughing Reaping Binding sheaves Threshing
Winnowing
Selecting
Grinding
Sifting
Kneading
Baking
Shearing wool
Washing wool
Travel
Beating wool
Dyeing wool
Spinning
Weaving
Making two loops
Weaving two threads
Separating two threads
Tying
Untying
Sewing two stitches
Tearing
Trapping
Slaughtering
Buying and selling
Salting meat
Curing hide
Scraping hide
Cutting hide up
Writing two letters
Erasing two letters
Building
Tearing a building down
Extinguishing a fire
Kindling a fire
Hitting with a hammer
transporting an object in the public domain.
Flaying
What about driving a car?

14. Disagreements about the Sabbath
Read Mark 2:23-28
Read Mark 3:1-6
Activity 3
What was Jesus’ response to the Pharisees, in the first passage?
How did the events lead to conflict with the Jewish authorities? (8)
Why did Jesus use King David as an example?
Is it right that rules can be broken under certain circumstances? Explain your answer.
(Bullet Points)

15. 2.2 Christians Today Read page 35
Christians adopted the 10 Commandments from the Old Testament.
The Sabbath (Saturday) was moved to Sunday.
Christians believe that Sunday is a day of rest but how do you think their attitude to it can differ from the Jewish attitude to the Sabbath?
How can these teachings lead to issues of social and community cohesion?
How do you think the day of rest should be observed?
“Jesus deliberately upset the Pharisees?”
Give reasons to support your answer
Give reasons why some people may disagree with you
“Shops should be allowed to open on Sundays”
Do you agree? Explain (3)
Why would some disagree with you? (3)
(Bullet Points)

16. 2.2 Disagreements about the Sabbath
Explain why conflicting views about the Sabbath led to a problem for the Pharisees
Express your own opinions about how the Sabbath should be observed
Give points of view, with reasons, about how this relates to issues of social community cohesion.

17. Homework
Complete the class work

18. Community Cohesion
Community cohesion refers to the aspect of togetherness and bonding exhibited by members of a community, the "glue" that holds a community together. This might include features such as a sense of common belonging or cultural similarity.
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19. How did it lead to conflict?
Humiliated the leaders
Broke the law
The authorities were looking for trouble
Jesus showed his power in front of a crowd
The authorities were wrong and Jesus had to cause conflict to allow changes to be made.
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20. How can these teachings lead to issues of social and community cohesion?
Different faiths have different special days. You cannot make everybody observe all of them.
Employers should not be forced to allow “holy” days off.
Not all people are religious.
It can damage a company to have to allow all the days off.
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21. Christians today
Jesus heals the man showing the powers of God and that he is the Son of God
The fact that Jesus heals shows that we can pray for healing today
It shows that we do not have to rest on Sundays because Jesus said that the Sabbath was made for the man and not the man for the Sabbath. This would apply to Sunday as well.
The fact that the Pharisees were in the corn field shows that they were trying to trap Jesus. He got into conflict because people did not understand him and because they did not want to understand.