RE at key stage 3 (Year 7)
Unit 7B: What does justice mean to Christians?
Section 2: What do Christians today learn about justice from St Paul?
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Objectives |
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- about the life and teaching of St Paul from the New Testament
- about some of St Paul's teachings on topics associated with values and justice
- that there are links between the teachings of Jesus and Paul about justice
- that Christians today are influenced by the teachings of Jesus and Paul
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Activities |
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Outcomes |
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Children: |
- Study some biblical stories about Paul's life and work,
eg Acts 16
16-40, and consider questions about their meaning and interpretation.
- Give pupils some key quotations from St Paul's writings on topics of values and justice,
eg Galatians 3
28, 5
22; I Corinthians 13; Romans 8
38-39, 12
17-21. In pairs discuss their possible meaning for Christians today. Ask each pair to report back and discuss as a whole class.
- Ask pupils to identify connections between the teachings of Paul and Jesus on justice. Complete a sentence on justice,
eg Justice to a Christian means... .
- As an extension or homework activity ask pupils to research the place of St Paul's writing in Christian communities today,
eg by asking Christians to choose some favourite verses, by looking at how Paul's Letters are used in Christian youth magazines or at examples of injustice and what Paul might say about them.
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- explain in writing some of St Paul's teachings about justice
- describe different interpretations of justice
- make connections between the teachings of Paul and Jesus and the way Christians today think about justice
- identify aspects of justice
- describe the impact on a person of the justice shown by Jesus
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Points to note |
- Pupils might use quotations from St Paul as a basis for reflection to clarify their own values and attitudes, providing an opportunity for spiritual and moral development.
- ICT: there are a number of ICT resources that include search facilities on biblical text, which teachers might adapt for this unit.
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This unit is divided into sections. Each section contains a sequence of
activities with related objectives and outcomes. You can view this unit by
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