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Year 8 - Religious education

Jesus the incarnation

Jesus: how do Abrahamic faiths view Jesus differently?

Unit Summary

In this unit pupils will build on their understanding of Abrahamic worldviews to investigate how Jesus is seen by Christians, Muslims and Jews. They will compare theological intepretations of his significance.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to explain Christian beliefs about Jesus as the incarnation of God and how this belief is shown in the Bible.

Key Notes

  • Incarnation means to be 'made flesh' and most Christians believe that Jesus is the incarnation of God.
  • Most Christians believe that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine, and a person of the Trinity.
  • Most Christians interpret Isaiah's Old Testament prophecy as predicting the arrival of Jesus as the incarnation.
  • The New Testament shows Jesus as fully human through his humble birth and his ability to feel emotion and pain.
  • The New Testament shows Jesus as fully divine through his mother, the Virgin Mary, and his miracles and resurrection.

Vocabulary To Learn

  • divine: of or like God, or a god/goddess
  • humble: ordinary; not special or very important
  • incarnation: to be 'made flesh'; God or a god/goddess in human form
  • miracle: extraordinary acts or events that defy the laws of nature
  • prophesied: when a prediction about the future has been made

Common Mistakes To Avoid

  • All Christians believe in the incarnation.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

1. Explain the lesson in two key points.

Incarnation means to be 'made flesh' and most Christians believe that Jesus is the incarnation of God. Most Christians believe that Jesus is both fully human and fully divine, and a person of the Trinity.

2. What does this key word mean in this lesson? 'divine'

of or like God, or a god/goddess.

3. Correct this common mistake.

Mistake: All Christians believe in the incarnation. Correction: There are a small number of Christians who do not believe that Jesus was God. For example, many of Jehovah's Witnesses do not believe in the incarnation.

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