Women in the Ministry of Jesus

Learning Objectives:

1. Explain the literal sense of the passages about women in the ministry of Jesus in Mark's Gospel
   
   
2. Describe the significance of the fidelity of the women disciples of Jesus, in contrast to the failure of the disciples. 
   
   

Resources Include: 

• Lesson PowerPoint

• Four Women Passages Student Sheet - an information sheet for students with a summary of what each of the four passages teach, along with reflection questions
  

• Biblical Passages - four Biblical passages on the role of women in Jesus' ministry, to be printed A3
  
  
• Glossary - a glossary of key terms to support pupils
  
  
• Argument Prompt Cards - arguments for and against the statement 'Mark shows that the female disciples lack faith and are just as fearful as the male disciples when he writes that the women 'said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid''.
  
  

Religious Education Directory Links:

• U9.3.2 - Describe the literal sense of key passages from the Gospel of Mark that show the nature of discipleship, focusing especially on the apparent failure of the disciples, making links with what scholarship suggests was the evangelist’s historical context and audience.

Scheme of Work: Year 9 Galilee to Jerusalem - Lesson 3

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