Recap last week’s lesson – our big question is “Was Jesus the Messiah? ” You made a list of the qualities a saviour would have. Now let’s look at some of the questions you asked from the lesson. What does Messiah mean? messiah noun: Messiah; noun: the Messiah; noun: messiah; plural noun: messiahs 1. the promised deliverer of the Jewish nation prophesied in the Hebrew Bible. 2. Jesus regarded by Christians as the Messiah of the Hebrew prophecies and the saviour of humankind.
L. O. to create a “Wanted” poster or a radio advert for the Messiah. Recap last week’s lesson. The People of God were still in exile and the Promised Land was occupied by the Romans. We looked at where the Promised Land was. You wrote a list of the characteristics a person would need to have to rescue the People of God. This week you are carrying on as investigative journalists. You are going to be looking at the first clues: examining written evidence.
Why did the Romans take over the Promised Land? It was part of the Roman general Pompey’s eastern campaign. He conquered Jerusalem in 63 BC. Some of the other questions we might answer later in the topic or we may ask Reverend Sue.
You will receive a list of what the Jewish people are expecting in a Messiah. You are going to create a “Wanted” poster based on these expectations. You need to make sure that you link each of the Messianic expectations i. e. wears a crown, holding a family tree with King David marked on it, birth certificate with place of birth as Bethlehem etc.