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Why is Jesus inspiring to some people?

I can identify similarities and differences in the way in which Jesus is portrayed

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If you were writing a book about someone, what important details would you include?

Make a class list

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There are 4 famous books about Jesus’ life called ‘Gospels’ and they’re named after their writers: Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.�They are found within the bible.

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Although the Gospels say a lot about what Jesus said and did, there is no written description of what he looked like, and paintings were not done until maybe 150 years after his death.

All images of Jesus are influenced by the artist’s experiences, beliefs and background

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What is similar about them? What is different? What are the artists trying to say about Jesus?

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  • Incarnation

  • Jesus was the incarnation of God coming to Earth through someone else.
  • This allows more room for what Jesus looks like, God could be an incarnation anywhere.

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  • Drawing your own interpretation of Jesus

  • Think about what you want your image of Jesus to represent.
  • What will the setting/background be?
  • What attributes will he/she have?