HSC+Christianity

=Christianity Depth Study:= Content **
 * [[file:SOR 2 HSC Ass Task 3 2010.doc]]


 * ** Students learn about: ** || ** Students learn to: ** ||
 * ** Significant People and Ideas **


 * the contribution to Christianity of ONE significant person OR school of thought, other than Jesus, drawn from:

– Paul of Tarsus – Hildegard of Bingen – Martin Luther – Catherine Booth – Pope John XXIII – Billy Graham – Dennis Bennett – Sarah Maitland – Liberation Theology – Feminist Theology – another person or school of thought significant to Christianity
 * the effect of that person OR school of thought on Christianity

Ethics

– bioethics – environmental ethics – sexual ethics
 * ONE of the following areas of ethical teaching in Christianity:

Significant practices in the life of adherents

– Baptism – Marriage ceremony – Saturday/Sunday worship
 * ONE significant practice within Christianity drawn from:

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· explain the contribution to the development and expression of Christianity of ONE significant person OR school of thought, other than Jesus, drawn from: – Paul of Tarsus – Hildegard of Bingen – Martin Luther – Catherine Booth – Pope John XXIII – Billy Graham – Dennis Bennett – Sarah Maitland – Liberation Theology – Feminist Theology – another person or school of thought significant to Christianity
 * analyse the impact of this person OR school of thought on Christianity


 * describe and explain Christian ethical teachings on bioethics OR environmental ethics OR sexual ethics

– Baptism – Marriage ceremony – Saturday/Sunday worship
 * describe ONE significant practice within Christianity drawn from:
 * demonstrate how the chosen practice expresses the beliefs of Christianity


 * analyse the significance of this practice for both the individual and the Christian community ||

=Significant Person: Paul of Tarsus.= = = =Activity 1:= · // Read the following references. // · // What do they tell us about Paul?

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Paul's Early Life
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=Activity 2:= = ** Paul's First Missionary Journey ** (Acts 13:1 - 28:31) =

// It was during Paul's first missionary activity that a turning point was marked in early Church history. //

· What is this turning point? · Who were Paul's companions?

Read the account of Paul's first sermon in Antioch in Pisidia. (Acts 13:14-50) · What key events of salvation history does he mention? · What promises, made by God, does he review? · What does he preach about Jesus Christ?

Read Acts 13:42-49. · What was the response of many of the Jewish communities to Paul's message? · Who accepted Paul's message with open arms? · Where did Paul's first missionary journey take him?

=Activity 3:=

**Paul's Second Missionary Journey** (Acts 15:36-18:23)

// In this second journey Paul visited many of the places to which he later wrote his letters. //

· Where did Paul's second missionary journey take him? (refer to OHP 2) // On his journey Paul established Christian communities. // · In what places did Paul establish Christian communities to which later he wrote encouraging letters to strengthen their faith? // Paul and his companions were branded with the title of ‘troublemakers’. // · Give reasons for this title.

=Activity 4:=

(Acts 18:23 - 21:17)
 * Paul's Third Missionary Journey **

· Where did Paul's third missionary journey take him? // Paul spent about three years at Ephesus. // · Read Acts 19:1-41. · What did he do during this time? · Why did he eventually move on? // An important event occurred at Troas. // · Read Acts 20: 6-12 · What does the reading tell us about the celebration of the Eucharist? · What other significant occurrence is recorded?

=Christianity - Marriage:= [|Orthodox Marriage Ceremony] =[|anglican marriage ceremony]= =[|Catholic marriage ceremony]= = =

Holiday Learning Prep - due first lesson back Term 2:
== =Christianity - Bioethics:=



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