Jesus and the woman at the well
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can explain what happened when Jesus met the Samaritan woman at the well.
Key learning points
- The society in which Jesus lived was patriarchal, meaning that women had little power.
- The Samaritans were outcast by other Jews because their religious ideas were seen to be unacceptable.
- In the story, Jesus accepts water from the Samaritan woman.
- People at the time would have been shocked that Jesus shared a cup with someone who would have been seen as unclean.
Keywords
Samaritan - a person from Samaria
Rabbi - a Jewish teacher or scholar
Messiah - the promised saviour of the Jewish people
Patriarchal - a society that is ruled or controlled by men
Common misconception
Jesus only had meaningful conversations with his disciples.
Jesus had a very deep conversation with the Samaritan woman.
Teacher tip
Include some debates in the content of these lessons by asking challenging and interesting questions and allowing pupils to take different perspectives. Philosophy for Children (P4C) provides some useful ideas for promoting and managing debates in primary classrooms.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
5 Questions
Q1.Jesus helped people who were very ...
Q2.Who might Christians help?
Q3.L’Arche helps people with ...
Q4.Why does L’Arche want disabled people to be visible?
Q5.Do all Christians volunteer the same way?
Assessment exit quiz
5 Questions
Q1.In Jesus’ time, men had most of the ...
Q2.Who were the Samaritans?
Q3.Jesus accepted from the Samaritan woman.
Q4.Why were people shocked that Jesus shared a cup?
Q5.Jesus had a deep with the Samaritan woman.
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