Year 5 - Religious education
Jesus' teaching about forgiveness
Forgiveness: Is reconciliation possible?
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Unit Summary
In this unit pupils look at the huge question of forgiveness and reconciliation. This study focusses on the Christian tradition and analyses case studies of Coventry and South Africa to illuminate how Christian teaching inspired individuals to begin the difficult task of reconciliation.
Lesson Summary
You will learn to explain what Jesus taught about forgiveness and why these ideas were challenging.
Key Notes
- The Gospels contain many teachings from the life of Jesus.
- Jesus taught that people should love their enemies and forgive others.
- When asked by Peter, Jesus taught people should forgive seventy times seven times. This challenged ideas of the time.
- Christians today interpret these stories to reflect on the importance of forgiveness.
Vocabulary To Learn
- forgiveness: letting go of hurt and choosing kindness instead of anger
- parable: a story told by Jesus with a deeper meaning for the audience
- interpret: look for a deeper meaning in a text or story
Common Mistakes To Avoid
- Christian teaching on forgiveness is simply to forgive people the first time.
3 Quick Questions (With Answers)
1. Explain the lesson in two key points.
The Gospels contain many teachings from the life of Jesus. Jesus taught that people should love their enemies and forgive others.
2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'forgiveness'
letting go of hurt and choosing kindness instead of anger.
3. Correct this common mistake.
Mistake: Christian teaching on forgiveness is simply to forgive people the first time. Correction: The teaching of Jesus on forgiveness was challenging at the time and challenging for Christians today.
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