REDEMPTION ATONEMENT AND SALVATION S 56 RE Eucharist

REDEMPTION, ATONEMENT AND SALVATION S 5/6 RE Eucharist Unit

LEARNING INTENTIONS • To be able to describe how the Mass is Christ’s sacrifice on the cross perpetuated in time and that it anticipates the feast of heaven… • Demonstrating the connection between Jesus’ death on the cross and Atonement, Redemption and Salvation

SKILLS • What skills do you think you will be using? • Creating? • Evaluating? • Analysing? • Applying? • Understanding? • Remembering?

GENESIS 3 In your groups read Genesis 3

GENESIS 3 • In your groups discuss, then decide on a group answer to the following question: What is sin?

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GENESIS 3 • What were the consequences of Adam and Eve’s sin? Discuss

GENESIS 3 • The consequences can be summed up as follows: • Suffering • Alienation • Death

POSTER • In your groups create a poster about the consequences of sin: suffering, alienation and death. • Your poster must include the consequences of sin from the story and some modern examples for each consequence e. g. physical suffering

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REDEMPTION • Copy the following definition… • Redemption: from Latin redemptionem "a buying back, releasing, ransoming"

REDEMPTION • Now give a definition of ‘redemption’ in your own words. • Feedback

ATONEMENT • Copy the following definition… • Atonement: from Middle English phrase at onement in harmony; satisfaction, reparation, or expiation given for an injury or wrong

ATONEMENT • Now give a definition of ‘atonement’ in your own words. • Feedback

SALVATION • Copy the following definition… • the act of saving or protecting from harm, risk, loss, destruction, etc.

SALVATION • Now give a definition of ‘salvation’ in your own words. • Feedback

PUT SIMPLY… • Redemption: means to pay debt that is owed • Atonement: is to do something in order to make up for something wrong that’s been done • Salvation: is to be saved from something.

IN GROUPS… • Using your ‘consequences of sin posters’ identify the need for Atonement in today’s world and highlight the things we need to be saved from.

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THE CRUCIFIXION • Click the picture to watch the clip

CLASS DISCUSSION • What happened in the clip? • Why did it happen? • What did Jesus do to deserve it? • Why did Jesus let it happen to him?

IN YOUR GROUPS… • Using your definitions from earlier, answer the following… • What has ‘redemption’ got to do with Jesus’ Crucifixion? • What has ‘atonement’ got to do with Jesus’ Crucifixion? • What has ‘salvation’ got to do with Jesus’ Crucifixion?

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INDIVIDUAL TASK • Read, then explain what you think Mt 26: 47 -56 and Rom 5: 19 means and express what affect this has on your belief in Jesus.

LEARNING INTENTIONS • To be able to describe how the Mass is Christ’s sacrifice on the cross perpetuated in time and that it anticipates the feast of heaven… • Demonstrating the connection between Jesus’ death on the cross and Atonement, Redemption and Salvation

SKILLS • What skills did you use? • Creating? • Evaluating? • Analysing? • Applying? • Understanding? • Remembering?