Hello, my name's Ms. Ramalli, and welcome to today's RE lesson, which is all about the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

Put your hands up if you've heard of the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

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Hands down.

So in today's lesson, which forms part of our Unit on Jesus, how did he speak truth to power? We are going to be exploring the Parable of the Good Samaritan and the key teachings within the parable.

Okay, let's begin.

By the end of today's lesson, you'll be able to explain the key teachings from the Parable of the Good Samaritan for Christians today.

To help us with our learning in today's lesson, there are five keywords.

Our keywords for today are parable, neighbour, commandment, Samaritan, and compassion.

Parable is a short story that usually has a deeper meaning.

A neighbour is someone who lives very near you.

Commandment is a rule about how you should behave.

Samaritan is a charitable or helpful person.

And compassion is showing care and concern for the suffering of others.

So in our lesson today on the Parable of the Good Samaritan, our lesson takes two parts.

What is the Good Samaritan parable? Followed by what are the key teachings of this parable? So let's begin by learning about what the Good Samaritan parable is.

I should explain what we mean by theology in Religious education.

Aisha says, "Theologians are interested in stories, texts, and traditions.

We can better understand people's worldviews by examining what the deeper meaning of these stories, texts, and traditions are.

We can also look at the difference they make to people today." In this lesson, we are using the tools of theology to better understand different Christian worldviews about the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

Izzy is investigating the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

To find out more, she asks Asher who has a Christian worldview and attends a free church.

Izzy asks, "What is a parable, Asher?" Asher replies, "A parable is a short story told by Jesus that usually has a deeper meaning.

Parables are not based on real life events.

The people who listen to Jesus would've interpreted the parables to work out the deeper meaning." Izzy asks, "Where do we find the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Asher?" "The parable is found in the gospel of Luke in the New Testament.

Jesus tells a parable because an expert in the Jewish law asks him the question, 'Who is my neighbour?' And Jesus was answering this question.

He never gave easy answers to questions." Let's pause and check you've understood what we have just heard.

What does parable mean? A, a charitable or helpful person.

B, a rule about how you should behave.

Or C, a short story that usually has a deeper meaning.

Pause the video here and press play when you are ready to check your answer.

Welcome back, everybody.

And well done to those of you that said C is the correct answer.

A parable is a short story that usually has a deeper meaning.

Let's complete another check for understanding.

The Parable of the Good Samaritan is found in which gospel? A, Matthew.

B, Mark.

Or C, Luke.

Pause the video here and press play when you're ready to see the correct answer.

Well done if you selected C, the Parable of the Good Samaritan can be found in the gospel of Luke.

So now we're going to read or listen to the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

Once upon a time in a small village, a man came to Jesus with a question he wanted to know, "Teacher, what should I do to live a good life?" Jesus said, "Once, there was a Jewish man travelling from Jerusalem to a town called Jericho.

As he walked along the road, some thieves jumped out and attacked him.

They beat him, took all of his money and clothes, and left him hurt and lying on the ground.

Not long after," Jesus continued, "A priest came walking down the road when he saw the hurt man lying there, he didn't stop.

He crossed over to the other side of the road and kept walking.

Then a Levite, who worked at the temple came along.

He too saw the man lying there, but he didn't stop either.

He crossed over to the other side and kept walking." Jesus paused for a moment and then said, "But then a Samaritan came along.

Now people from Samaria and people from Jerusalem didn't get along very well, but when the Samaritan saw the hurt man, he felt compassion.

He went over to the man and helped him.

He cleaned the man's wounds, put him on his donkey, and took him to an inn.

The Samaritan paid the innkeeper saying, 'Take care of him.

If you need more money for anything, I'll pay you when I come back.

'" Jesus looked at the man who had asked the question and said, "Which of these three was a neighbour to the man who was hurt?" The man thought for a moment and answered, "The one who showed kindness and helped him." Jesus smiled and said, "Go and do the same." Jesus wanted everyone to understand that being a good neighbour isn't just about who we know or where we come from, it's about showing compassion and helping those in need, loving everyone no matter who they are." Let's check you've understood what we've just heard.

Which person stopped to help the injured man? A, the priest.

B, the Samaritan.

C, the neighbour.

Or D, the Levite.

Pause a video and press play when you're ready to check your answer.

Well done if you selected B, the Samaritan was the person who stopped to help the injured man.

Izzy asks, "What did Jesus say at the end of the parable?" Asher replies.

"Jesus asked, 'Which of these three do you think was a neighbour to the man who was robbed?' The expert in the law answered, 'The one who had compassion on him.

' Jesus then told him to go and do the same." Let's complete a check for understanding.

What did Jesus say to the person who asked him a question at the end of the Good Samaritan? A, show compassion to all people.

B, only help people who live in your neighbourhood.

Or C, only help people who agree with you.

Pause the video and press play when you're ready to check your answers.

Well done if you selected A as a correct answer.

Jesus taught to show compassion to all people.

So now we're gonna pause and complete our first practise task.

Izzy says, "To investigate this parable using the tools of theology, I need to know the story well and where it can be found." So you are going to complete the following three tasks.

Number one, summarise the parable using a minimum of four sentences and a maximum of six sentences.

Two, explain where the parable is found in the Bible.

And three, explain what happened to make Jesus tell the parable and what he said afterwards.

Pause the video and then press play when you're ready to check your answers.

Welcome back, everyone.

Fantastic and well done on all of your hard work.

Now time to check your answers.

So the first task was to summarise the parable using a minimum of four sentences and a maximum of six sentences.

You might have said, "A man is travelling on a road and is robbed and left injured.

A priest walks past, but does not help.

A Levite walks past, but does not help.

A Samaritan passes, stops, and helps the injured man to a place of rest." Number two, you needed to explain where the parable is found in the Bible.

You might have said, "The parable is found in the Gospel of Luke." And thirdly, explain what happened to make Jesus tell the parable and what he said afterwards.

Well, "Jesus is asked by an expert in Jewish law, 'Who is my neighbour?' Jesus tells the parable to answer the question.

Afterwards, Jesus asks, 'Who was a neighbour?' The expert in Jewish law answers that it was a Samaritan who helped the injured man." Well done on all of your hard work completing our first practise task.

So that moves us on to the second part of today's lesson where we are going to learn what are the key teachings of this parable.

Izzy wants to investigate how Christians interpret the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

She has brought together three Christians from three different churches.

Joining Asher are Danielle, a Roman Catholic Christian, and Canon Ann Easter, an Anglican priest.

Izzy says, "To better understand how Christians interpret the parable, I need to understand who the characters were and how the people who heard the parable when Jesus told it would have reacted.

All this stuff about Levites and Samaritans seems confusing to me in the 21st century" Izzy asks, "Danielle, who is the priest and why did he not stop to help the injured man?" Danielle says, "The priest was a Jewish religious leader.

He would have been a very important person.

At that time, Jewish priests were expected to stay richly clean." Izzy asks, "Asher, couldn't the priest have stopped and helped the man?" Asher replies, "If the priest had helped the injured man, he might have got blood or dirt on himself and that could have made him unclean, preventing him from performing his religious duties.

The priest was focused on following religious laws and commandments." Let's complete a check for understanding.

Select the reasons to show why the priest did not stop to help the injured man.

Choose two correct answers.

A, it could have prevented him from performing his religious duties.

B, it could have made him late to the temple.

Or C, he was focused on following religious laws and rules.

Good luck completing the check for understanding.

Pause the video and press play when you're ready to check your answers.

Welcome back, everyone, and well done if you selected A and C.

The reasons that the priest did not stop to help the injured man was because it could have prevented him from performing his religious duties, and he was focused on following religious laws and rules.

Izzy says, 'Canon Ann, what is a Levite? And why did he not stop to help the injured man?" Canon Ann Easter responds, "A Levite was a member of the tribe of Levi, which was set apart to assist the priest and take care of the temple.

He may have been concerned that touching or getting close to the injured man would stop him from doing his job.

Jesus shows he puts the commandments and law above compassion." Izzy asks, "Why is it so important that the person who stopped to help was a Samaritan?" Asher replies, "The Samaritans at the time lived apart from other Jews.

They were enemies of the Jews and seen as not pure.

Jesus chooses to make the hero a surprising character.

A person seen as an outsider acts with compassion and mercy.

This parable would've challenged many people 2,000 years ago when Jesus told it." True or false? The Good Samaritan parable would've been deeply shocking to the audience who heard Jesus tell it.

Pause the video and press play when you are ready to see the correct answer.

Well done to those of you that said this statement is true.

"The Good Samaritan Parable teaches that an outsider, a Samaritan, was a better neighbour than a priest or a Levite." Danielle interprets what this parable means to her today.

She says, "Jesus taught that helping people is more important than following religious commandments or duties.

It also teaches everyone is our neighbour.

We should help anyone in need regardless of their background or status.

Just like the good Samaritan helped the injured man, I tried to put this into practise today." Asher reflects on the deeper meaning of the story.

Asher says, "As a Christian, this parable teaches that I'm a show compassion and care to all people.

The story reminds me that Jesus wants everyone to understand that being a good neighbour isn't just about who we know or where we come from.

It's about showing compassion and kindness, helping those in need no matter who they are, or where they come from." True or false? The Good Samaritan Parable teaches that following religious laws or duties is more important than showing compassion.

Pause the video and press play when you're ready to check your answer.

Well done if you said that statement is false.

"The Good Samaritan Parable teaches that showing compassion is more important than following religious laws or duties." So time to complete our second and final practise task for today's lesson.

Izzy and Lucas are thinking about the most important teachings of the Good Samaritan Parable.

Who do you think has the best answer and why? Izzy says, "The most important teaching is it's showing kindness and compassion should be prioritised over religious laws or duties." Lucas says, "Compassion should not be limited to those who are like us or people we know.

We should help anyone in need regardless of their background or status." So remember, you need to say who you think has the best possible answer and why about the most important teaching of the Good Samaritan Parable.

Good luck completing this practise task.

Pause the video and then press play when you are ready to check your answers.

Welcome back, everybody.

So here's some examples of what you may have answered.

"I think that Izzy had the best answer because she explained that Jesus taught that showing kindness and compassion should be prioritised over following religious laws or duties.

I agree with this because I would want someone to help me if I was injured." Or, "I think Lucas had the best answer because I agree that compassion should not be limited to those who are like us or people we know.

We should help anyone in need regardless of their background or status.

Everyone is our neighbour." Fantastic.

Well done today on completing all of the practise tasks.

So that brings us to the end of today's lesson and the summary of our learning on the Parable of the Good Samaritan.

So here are the key learning points from today's lesson.

The Good Samaritan Parable is one of the most well-known stories told by Jesus.

The Good Samaritan Parable teaches important lessons about loving others, which is essential teaching in the Bible.

Having compassion for people is important.

Jesus uses parable to teach that helping people is more important than following religious laws or commandments.

This parable would've deeply challenged Jesus's fellow Jews at the time.

The Good Samaritan Parable teaches Christians that everyone is their neighbour.

Christian should help anyone in need regardless of their background or status.

Well done on all of your hard work in today's lesson.

Thank you for joining me.

Goodbye.