Jerusalem: a place of Christian pilgrimage
Lesson details
Learning outcome
I can understand why Jerusalem is a sacred place for many Christians.
Key learning points
- For Christians, Jerusalem is the site of Jesus' crucifixion.
- Christians have been making pilgrimages to Jerusalem for many centuries.
- Christians may make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem to visit places associated with his death and resurrection.
- Jerusalem is a holy place for all Christian denominations.
- Many Christians feel a spiritual connection to sites in Jerusalem.
Keywords
Crucifixion - a Roman method of execution
Resurrection - the Christian belief that Jesus came back to life after he died on the cross
Forgiveness - letting go of resentment and anger
Denomination - the term for a branch of Christianity
Common misconception
Only Roman Catholic Christians visit Jerusalem.
Christians from different traditions visit many places on pilgrimage. Jerusalem is the most sacred place as it is where Jesus was crucified and was raised from the dead.
Teacher tip
You might want to show videos from the BBC or Truetube looking at aspects of Christians in Jerusalem. You may want to show pupils views of Jerusalem using Google Earth to bring it to life! Also, see if any local Christians to you may want to share their experience of visiting Jerusalem.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.What do we call someone who makes a journey to a sacred place for religious reasons?
Q2.What is the name of the city which Shi'a Muslims visit to see the shrine of Hussain?
Q3.What is the name of the annual Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah?
Q4.The believers of which religions consider Jerusalem to be a sacred place?
Q5.Which of these statements about a Bar Mitzvah are correct?
Q6.Match each of these religious events to the correct pilgrimages.
the Jewish pilgrimage to Jerusalem
the Shi'a Muslim pilgrimage to Karbala
the Muslim pilgrimage to Makkah
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.Match each keyword to the correct definition.
a Roman method of execution
the belief that Jesus came back to life after dying on the cross
letting go of resentment and anger
the term for a branch of Christianity
Q2.What was the name of the Roman governor who condemned Jesus?
Q3.What is the name of the route, still travelled by pilgrims today, along which Jesus carried his cross?
Q4.What is the name of the church which has been built on what is believed to be the site of Jesus' tomb?
Q5.Which site might pilgrims visit to remember Jesus praying and then being betrayed?
Q6.Put these events leading up to Jesus' death in the correct order.
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