LO I can make links between religious stories
LO: I can make links between religious stories and beliefs •
The Transfiguration – Matthew 17: 1 -9 Read and pray over the words from this Gospel reading. Underline the key words and phrases which speak to you and you feel are important. Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. s the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was completely changed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. uddenly, Moses and Elijah were there and began talking with Jesus. Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us to be here! If you want, I’ll make three shelters, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. ” But even as he spoke, a bright cloud passed over them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him. Listen to him. ” he disciples were so afraid and fell face down on the ground. Then Jesus came over and touched them. Get up, ” e said. Don’t be afraid. ” nd when they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus. As they went back down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, Don’t tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead. ”
First, summarise the story of the transfiguration in no more than 5 sentences. Challenge: • Why did Jesus’s face ‘shine like the sun’ and his clothes become ‘white as light’? • Why do you think Moses and Elijah were present? • What have we come to believe about Jesus through this story?
Choose either Peter, James or John. Record the name in book/paper, and around it record key questions, thoughts and feelings this character would have had in response to this story.
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