Lesson video

Hello and welcome to this revision lesson on the Christianity unit.

I'm Miss Kendrick, and if you've been going through the whole unit, you'll know that I've been teaching it.

If you have not gone through this whole unit, but you've been learning about Christian beliefs in school, this should still be a hopeful video.

Should still be a helpful video for you, I hope that it will be a helpful video for you, as we're going to be going through some reviews of key Christian beliefs, the key Christian story, and some key words.

So just give it your best shot, essentially.

What we're going to look at.

We're going to look at the overview of the Christian story.

We're going to look at revision of some key words and definitions.

And we're going to look at some key events in Jesus' life as well.

You will need a pen or a pencil, some paper, and a different coloured pen so that you can make additions or corrections.

And revision is all about making additions to our knowledge and correcting misunderstandings in our knowledge as well.

As we go into this lesson, we need to make sure we're doing it with the right frame of mind and the right attitude.

I often get students say that they've revised, and when I ask them what they've done, they go, "Oh, I just read through my book." Now, that's a great start in terms of finding the information you need, but that's not actually revising.

Revising is identifying what you know and what you don't know, practising that knowledge that you don't know until it is in your head.

And, you know what, sometimes there's certain things that just don't stick for ages, aren't there? You know, you might have something "Oh, I never remember that word." This is your opportunity to just go over it and over it and over it until you know it and it's in your head.

And then, at the end of this lesson, you can feel really proud of yourself that you have added to your knowledge, all right? That's what we're going to do.

Now, the first thing is we are going to recap the Christian story.

Again, if you've been going through these lessons in this unit, I often go back and forth and say, "Well, currently, I'm looking at the life of Jesus, but do you remember that thing I told about the story of the Fall.

And do you remember this belief from the Old Testament?" et cetera, et cetera.

And that is because, traditionally, Christians have seen themselves as being part of this overall story.

And this story can be read in the Bible.

If you look at an overview of the biblical story, you can see there are these six parts to it.

Now, I have not got everything in here, because obviously the Bible is a big book, but I've got six themes that show different parts of the story.

And conveniently, they all begin with C so that you can you hopefully remember them a bit more easily.

If you know in your head that you're looking for six Cs for the six parts of the story, hopefully you'll remember them a little bit better.

So these six Cs are creation, corruption, covenant, that word I will need to explain to you a little bit more, crucifixion, church, and completion, or another word we can use for that last one is consummation if you're feeling fancy.

What we're going to do is I'm going to go through each part of this story and tell you about it.

I'm going to show you a picture and then have a couple of key points.

And then when I'm done, I'm going to give you those pictures and these words, and we're going to see if you can write a sentence or two for each part to give an overall summary.

Firstly, we have creation.

This links to the story of creation in Genesis.

There is the belief that God creates the universe from nothing.

There's the idea that humans are made in God's likeness and this idea that the world is good.

I've already said I'm not going to be going through every single thing.

We're doing an overview.

There is more to the creation story, and if you want to revise that, please do.

And I've got this picture here which is supposed to represent creation from nothing, because can you remember what the Bible says the first thing God created was? It was light.

So this belief that God said, "Let there be light," and that was light, and there was light and that that was the first creation.

Our first C: creation.

Secondly, corruption.

So this links to the story of the Fall.

If something is corrupted, it means it's damaged or broken.

You might see it sometimes if you try and access a file on your computer.

It might say "File corrupted." And then you go, "Oh, I can't open it," and you go and complain to your teacher.

If something is corrupted, it means it's damaged.

This word links to the belief that Adam and Eve sinned in the Garden of Eden by eating the fruit from the tree of knowledge of good and evil.

And whether or not Christians interpret this literally or symbolically, many will say it gives an account of how evil and suffering came into the world.

And Christians would say, "Well, the consequence of that sin was a damaged relationship between God and humans." And so that's going to link to the next thing, which is covenant.

Covenant is a word for promise.

And the Bible talks about covenants that God makes with humans.

There are several that, again, they are very interesting.

I say things are interesting all the time because I love R.

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Shocker.

Covenants were recorded in the Bible as being given as a sort of way to teach humans how to follow God's rules and how to please him.

And it's an agreement on both sides.

It's not just God saying, "You do this.

You do that," but it's God saying, "If you do this, I will reward you," and humans agreeing to those promises as well.

Here I've got some examples on the picture, such as "Do not commit adultery." That means don't cheat on your husband or wife.

"Do not kill." "Do not steal." "Do not bear false witness" means don't lie.

And "Do not covet." That means don't be jealous of the things your neighbour has or other people have.

We've got these rules to live by and then we've got the belief in the Bible that Jews sacrificed animals when they broke these rules.

That was the method that God gave the Jewish people to account for their sins, so that, rather than being punished, they could be in a right relationship with God again.

However, in the Christian story, there is the belief that these sacrifices were not a full solution to the problem of sin.

Christians believe that something else was needed because humans just kept on sinning and the sacrifices were not making up for sin.

The next bit is we've got the belief in Jesus.

The belief that God became incarnate to be crucified.

That's our next C, for crucifixion, to take on the punishment for human sin.

I was just talking about animal sacrifice in Judaism.

And this is the belief in Christianity that Jesus was the ultimate sacrifice.

It is linked to that Jewish understanding of sacrifice.

And Christians believe that this made atonement possible.

The word atonement comes from at one -ment and is the belief that through his death on the cross, Jesus brought God and humans into relationship again, made them one again.

If you remember that lesson, one part of the story of the crucifixion is that the curtain in the temple that separated God from humans was torn in two, showing this belief that God and humans were one again, that humans' sin was atoned for.

For Christians, that is the solution to Adam and Eve's sin and the suffering that they brought to the world, that God, in the person of Jesus, took on human sin and bore the punishment for it.

The next one is church.

Christians believe that this is the part of the story that they are in today.

Christians see themselves as part of this story.

It's a living story throughout history.

Remember, many Christians believe that God genuinely interacts in history, that the crucifixion, that the incarnation, that all of those things, they believe are real historical events in which God has had an impact on Christianity.

We can, at the very least say, that even if you don't believe in Christianity or even if you're not religious at all, the Church has had a huge impact on the world.

Christianity has really shaped the culture that we live in in the UK and has had a huge impact nearly everywhere in the world.

Obviously, there has been a huge impact, whether or not you believe that is genuinely part of God's plan.

We've got here the Church is the community of believers that was born on Pentecost when the Holy Spirit was given.

We've looked at the story of Pentecost briefly.

Many Christians believe that this is the part of the story they are in today.

And they believe the role of the Church is to do God's work in the world.

That means to do good things, do charitable things, and tell other people about God's love and the good news.

If Christians believe they are currently in this part of the story, that means the next part has not happened yet.

The next part of the story is completion, or I used the word consummation.

The word consummation essentially means for something to be completed.

Now, this links to those teachings in the Bible about the afterlife.

Many Christians believe that this is what they are looking forward to, that God will eliminate sin and death.

And this could be something that happens in the afterlife, but some also believe that this is something that could happen in this life or in future generations on earth.

Again, it's interpreted in several different ways, but we've got this sort of future hope of a world without pain and without suffering.

Those are the six parts of the Christian story.

What you're going to do is you're going to have these pictures and you're going to have those key words to help you.

And I want you to try and write a summary of the overall Christian story.

And this is a really helpful thing for you to plug in other things that you know.

If you know the story and it's much easier for you to think, "Oh, actually I also know about Jesus' life," or "I also know this about Christian beliefs about hell," and you can pop those in to the different parts of the story.

So pause your video now to do that task.

Okay, next thing we're going to do is look at some key definitions.

Key definitions are really important because, number one, they help you to express Christian beliefs, so explain Christian belief.

Number two is, often in examination questions, these key words will be used in a question.

If you do not know what it means, then you're going to struggle to answer the question.

So this is why it's worth practising.

And we're going to start by practising with some quick-fire questions.

Which of the following words best fits with the definition the sin which Christians traditionally believe all humans are born with? Three, two, one.

Or one, two, three.

Original sin.

Which of the following words best fits with the definition to be saved from sin and its consequences? One, two, three.

Salvation.

Which of the following words best fits with the definition all loving? We've got omnibenevolent.

And remember, omnibenevolent has love in it spelled backwards, which is a helpful way to remember it.

It's also a tricky one to spell, so I would recommend spelling it and writing it out several times until you've nailed it.

Next question, which of the following words best fits with the definition all powerful? Omnipotent.

Which of the following words best fits with the definition to take on flesh or to become human? We've got incarnation.

And nativity is related here.

Nativity refers to the story of Jesus' incarnation.

Whereas, the word incarnation itself means to take on flesh.

One thing to watch out for, this is different to the word reincarnation from Eastern Religions, which is the belief that humans are reincarnated.

When they die, they have another life and become another person or perhaps even an animal.

In Christianity, we'll just focus on the word incarnation, not reincarnation.

On what day do Christians believe Jesus and his disciples had the Last Supper? Maundy Thursday.

Which of the following definitions best fits with the term original sin? And I'll give you a bit longer to read through.

It's the sin that Christians traditionally believe all humans are born with.

Which of the following definitions best fits with the term incarnation? The belief that God became flesh in the form of Jesus.

Which of the following definitions best fits with the term Trinity? It's the belief in three persons in one God.

Okay, so the next thing you're.

Now we've refreshed our memory of these key definitions.

I'm going to get you to see if you can write down the definitions for these key words.

The next task, you'll need to pause the slide, try your best in your definitions, try and be really accurate.

And then, I will give you the correct answers in a moment.

All right, the next thing we're going to do is just do a bit of a recap on the life of Jesus and some of the different things that Christians believe Jesus did in his life because of the stories in the Bible.

We're going to look at the nativity story, Jesus' life and teachings, Holy week and crucifixion, and resurrection and ascension.

And the first thing we're going to do is you're going to pause the video and you're going to see if you can write down three things from each of these parts of Jesus' life.

Some might be easier than others.

You might be able to do the nativity story quite easily, but you might struggle with resurrection and ascension, for example.

That's fine.

But the reason why I'm getting you to do this before I go through any answers with you is because a big part of revision is seeing what we already know.

Give the task a go, and then I'm going to give you some answers afterwards.

Okay, if we are looking at the nativity story, these are three things that are part of the story in the Bible.

They are not the only things that you could have in your answer.

Hopefully you've got a little bit more.

Firstly, we've got the belief that Jesus' birth is miraculous.

The Gospel story says that Mary was a virgin.

And this links to some Old Testament prophecies.

We've got the three gifts.

We've got gold symbolising that Jesus is a king.

We've got frankincense showing that Christians believe that he would be worshipped like God was, because frankincense was used in temple worship.

And we've got myrrh, which was used to embalm dead bodies and shows the belief that Jesus came to die.

We've got the incarnation, this key word that we've just defined.

The belief that the events of the nativity show that Jesus was not an ordinary human, but that he was God incarnate.

In Jesus' life and teachings, we've got the feeding of the 5,000.

So this miracle story in which God provides enough food for 5,000 people with just five loaves and two fish.

Christians believe Jesus performed many miracles including this one.

We have the story of Zacchaeus.

Christians believe they can learn from Jesus' actions, such as his love shown to Zacchaeus the tax-collector.

And if you remember, Zacchaeus was not a well-liked person.

He was seen as a traitor.

He was cheating people from his money.

And yet, Jesus showed him love and acceptance.

And because of that, Zacchaeus changed his ways.

Then we've got Jesus' teachings.

We've looked at several of Jesus' teachings in a previous lesson, including turn the other cheek.

And many Christians believe that these teachings have authority because they believe Jesus is God.

You can pause the video for a moment and add these to your mindmap.

If you've got three different ones, add these as well.

It doesn't mean that your ones are wrong, it just means that we're adding in as much information as we can because that's good revision.

Next, we've got Holy week and the crucifixion.

On Palm Sunday, we have Jesus riding into Jerusalem on a donkey, being welcomed by people waving palm leaves, so shouting "Hosanna" and welcoming him like a king victorious from battle.

Then we've got Maundy Thursday, which was the night before Jesus was arrested, in which he had the Last Supper and shared bread and wine with his disciples saying it was his body and blood.

And we have Good Friday, the day on which Christians believe Jesus was crucified with a crown of thorns on his head.

They believe he died and was placed in a tomb with a heavy stone over the entrance and a guard as well.

And finally, we've got Jesus' resurrection and ascension.

Christians believe that Jesus was resurrected on Easter Sunday, which was on the third day after his crucifixion.

So Mary and the disciples went to the tomb and found it empty.

Jesus appeared to Mary and he had the wounds of the crucifixion.

We have the Great Commission.

Christians believe that Jesus appeared to his disciples for 40 days after the resurrection.

He told them to spread the good news of the Gospel to all nations and to baptise people in the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

So the Great Commission is that command to spread the Gospel and baptise people.

And finally, we've got the ascension.

The word ascend means to go up.

And Jesus told his disciples to wait for his helper, which Christians believe is the Holy Spirit.

Then he ascended into heaven and this is where Christians believe Jesus is today.

And it does link to beliefs about the afterlife as well because many Christians believe that Jesus will return in the same way that he ascended into heaven, which is known as the Second Coming.

I hope you found some of that revision really, really helpful.

It's always good to recap what we've learned because we're never going to remember everything from one lesson.

Recapping, I know that often students don't like doing it because everything feels familiar.

You might think, "Oh, I've done this before." But just always watch out for those things that you didn't know off by heart.

And when I say that, something looking familiar isn't the same as us knowing it.

For example, if I told you to tell me the story of the nativity, you might go, "Oh, I know what that is.

I could probably tell it to you." And maybe you'd be able to tell it to me to an extent, but you might struggle with some of the details, and it's the details that we want to be adding to our knowledge.

If we're going to give a full explanation, if we're going to really know something, we're going to know all of those details as well.

Hopefully, the tasks you've done in this lesson has helped you to learn some of those.

I recommend that you spend some time practising that knowledge.

So that means testing yourself, using tasks like look, cover, write, check, repeat; getting someone to question you based on your work or a revision resource you've done; and practise writing questions.

And that's what we're going.

Answers to questions.

And that's what we're going to be doing next lesson when we're looking at some examination practise.

Hopefully, I'll see you for that.

Otherwise, well done for everything in this lesson.

Now you can complete the quiz.