Person of Jesus: OCR Religious Studies
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- čas přidán 3. 07. 2024
- In this video I go through the topic of The Person of Jesus: Divine vs human, moral teachings and political liberator following the OCR spec. If you have any questions please feel free to leave a comment :)
I want to thank you greatly for the time and effort you put in when making these videos. they're the reason I'm hoping to achieve an A* in the summer in RS- without you that goal would not be possible! - so thank you :)
That is so wonderful to here ☺️ you are very welcome and I wish you all the best with your revision and exams
Helps a lot - thank you so much!
Thanks Caden, really pleased to hear it :)
Thank you this video is the best thing I’ve watched
You are very kind 🙂
This is gonna carry me tomorrow, thanks so much!
You are very welcome, I hope it goes well :)
Amazing info nice and condensed, trying to cram for tomorrow!
Thanks Amy, really pleased I can help :)
These videos have helped my revision so much :)
I am so pleased :) I hope your exams are going really well!
great vid as always🥰
So pleased you found it useful :)
Thank you so much this has really helped
I'm really pleased the video helped :)
Also, you make a great point about the Gospel writers' perspectives. If i was making a point about how they should be understood as embellished, would i be able to create a link to Augustine's acknowledgement that the bible contains 'human phrases'. Thus, in Mark's account that Jesus 'walked on water' could it just be a human phrase as he might not have literally defied laws of physics but it's just a manner of expression that could be best understood by humans.
That would be brilliant, it shows extension and depth of understanding with a critical edge! :)
Was directed to this account by my teacher Claire Jackson - think you may have taught her - it’s been very helpful!
Wow! How lovely to hear from you Grace, yes I taught Claire many years ago. You are lucky to have such a wonderful teacher ☺️
Hi, at 7:10 when you mention Gerald O Collins and it says how it’s hard to answer these sorts of questions, what questions is he referencing to exactly? Is it just the question of is God human or Divine?
Yes that's right, whether Jesus is Divine/Human and that Jesus is thr only one that would know the full extent of the relationship to God :)
hey
at the point of 4.50 on the video, could you perhaps suggest Jesus was aware of his divinity eg- my fathers kingdom and I am word, the truth, the way?
Thank you
Good point, that would work in an essay :)
hiya! do you have any predictions for what the question may focus on for tomorrow's exam?
You will find them on the blog :)
hi - if the question was along the lines of evaluating if Jesus is only a moral teacher, could I use the Son of God arguments to counter it and say why he has to be more than a teacher? thank you
Yes that would work well :)
Hello, if a question such as "Did Jesus know he was Divine?" came up, could you say that in John 17:5, Jesus states “Now, Father, glorify me in your presence with the glory I had with you before the world began”. Does this show that Jesus know that he was divine because he was aware of the world before its creation and so he knows that he is God as a human? Very vague and probably wrong but I haven't done person of Jesus in a while
I think that is a really good discussion point for an essay. We can't tell for certain if Jesus knew he was divine but you can use that quote and say 'it possibly suggests' ... :)
Hi! Would you be able to counter Hume's criticism of miracles by suggesting religious experiences such as tornoto blessing show the holy spirit continuing acting on people? unsure if a religious experience counts as a miracle.
surely yes? you could link to william james' criteria no?
Absolutely - RE definitely counts as a counter to miracles - maybe pick an example that is less controversial though as I am not sure TB would rally back up your point unless you mention the speaking in tongues that happens ther as that makes TB seem more valid :)
Hi, have you got any tips how and when you should revise just generally? I’m struggling to motivate myself and the best times of the day to learn. Thanks
Hi Jacob, I totally understand, revision is tedious but it is only for a short time. Revision needs to start now and the best way of getting going is do a revision timetable e.g what topics you would like to revise which weeks and focus on small chuncks rather than seeing all the topics at once. Start by watching videos, reading class notes or revision posters if created and then find a way to test yourself e.g quizzes, write or speak out loud everything you can remember or answer an exam question. Just reading or watching is passive so won't help retain the info long term, you need to do something with the info. You need to decide which time of day works best for you. E.g I work best on an evening but you might be an early riser. Small chunks at a time will help manage the workload and get you started :)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach thank you
if the question of 'jesus christ relationship with god as unique' could you use jesus as a liberator or teacher of wisdom to support his relationship as unique, and how would you do this? thanks
Relationship with God is about Jesus as Divine vs human with miracles etc but then you could also link in teacher and liberator as Jesus fulfilled prophecies but his teachings also went against tradition and culture maybe inspired through a unique relationship :)
So the question was 'Jesus was only a teacher of wisdom' discuss
Essentially i said that to say he was only a teacher of wisdom is unreasonable and instead looking at the other interpretations of the role Jesus played is essential when discussing who he was. Basically I done 1 paragraph on Jesus as a teacher, I spoke about his teachings on forgiveness, kindness and love. Used the good Samaritan, Turning the other cheek.
My second paragraph introduced his miracles and how they can be symbolic of his teachings, I spoke about how when he told Peter to walk on water that could be a metaphor for trusting faith, healing the 'blind' man could be a metaphor for the man not actually being blind but blind to faith and so Jesus enlightened him. Spoke about how Jesus fed the 5000 but that could be symbolic of how he wanted people to share the food. Essentially that Jesus is a teacher of wisdom and also uses his divinity and relationship with God to coincide with it. I used people like Schillebeeckx, C.S. Lewis.
Final paragraph was essentially how he was a political liberator and the stuff that he done contradicted his own teachings of wisdom such as how he whipped the merchants and tax collectors. But saying he was a political liberator is too much to say basically as he turned down power from satan and knew that his mission was salvation for others.
My conclusion was basically that Jesus was not only a teacher of wisdom but a teacher of wisdom using his relationship with God to help build his teachings.
What do you think?
I probably wrote more but that's all I can remember for now. Mainly AO1 points but I included AO2 points within my essay too
It is very impressive you can remember so clearly what you wrote 👏 it sounds like you covered a variety of points with key names and details, well done! 😀
@@IThinkThereforeITeach couldn’t have done it without you miss🙏
@@IThinkThereforeITeach also I’ll be in gods good books now after I supported Jesus throughout that essay😂
Hi, when we make synoptic links how much do we have to discuss them?
Good question, you can mention them very briefly, so just a sentence unless it is forming a large part of your argument then more. Just depends how you are using the synoptic link to answer the question :)
@@IThinkThereforeITeachok thank you
how would you answer Bonhoeffer is correct in thinking that duty to God is more important that duty to state.? thanks
You would work through his four themes e.g obedience and by discussing the strengths (God) and weaknesses (state) this will develop your line of argument. If Bonhoeffer's themes work then duty to God (which he argues and supports) is more important than state and vice versa :)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach what would you classify as his 'four themes'?
If you were given a question like 'Was Jesus only a teacher of wisdom?' and you wanted to argue against this, would arguing that he was also the Son of God (and therefore making arguments relating to that) be seen as diverting the question?
I think that would work well, as long as you keep relating it back to the question and your line of argument without long explanations into Son of God :)
Are the predictions up for tomorrow?
You will find them on the blog :)
what sort of question will be on the person of Jesus this for Tuesdays exam
Hi James, I will be putting my predictions on the blog Monday morning but you could get a question on the three sections. One focused on human/divine is a possibility :)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach thank you!
hiya,
at the point 45.00 in the video, the example of Jesus on a donkey. So is this story symbolising the intense amount of respect Jesus received from others and that he was viewed almost as royalty? Or is it more to symbolise that he went against the norms and was deviant?
Thank you
You could definitely talk about the level of respect shown but it is also about the show of it, how it symbolised two big prophecies and this would have caused a lot of political uproar because don't forget Jesus wasn't royalty so the people in power wouldn't have liked this representation it created:)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach thank you and would you say then that it highlights how Jesus challenged political authority and that he was rebellious
Yes that would work. The question surrounding it was whether Jesus orchestrated it for that reason, if his disciples/people close to him or whether he did just arrive on a donkey with no deeper significance. The point of your essay is to discuss the different implications of the interpretations :)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach amazing honestly so so grateful for your help!
What’s your prediction for the Jesus topic?
I think it might be comparison for Daly V Reuther as hasn’t been a comparison q yet? X
Hi Alex, I will post my predictions on the blog tomorrow morning. It could possibly be a compare but as there was a compare for conscience, I am thinking it will either be Reuther or an open one where you can discuss both D&R :)
last exam lets go
Good luck tomorrow Milo :)
When doing a Person of Jesus essay could you include only two perspectives, i.e. if it asked is the son of God the most coherent approach- would it be fine to centre around the son of God as specified and then just the teacher of Wisdom to suggest maybe why this isn't the case because I find it difficult to balance 3 different perspectives in a convinving way. Also for essay structure would you say my structure is fine- I do an intro summarises what the question is asking and the views and I outline which view I think is superior- I then start with the side I think is weaker and conclude that its beneficial and then I criticise it suggesting why this isn't the case and then I offer a counter for why the weaker argument can be reastablished and then I critice it again and keep doing that cylically until the last 5 minutes to write a conclusion. But I think I should be inserting a paragraph for the side I support and other a criticism for that and then rebuttle it but I am not sure where to implement this paragraph in my structure. Thanks
Your structure sounds very good with continuous evaluation. I think it always works to start with what you agree with so maybe that paragraph could go first. As long as everything is linked back to the question and it is a clear to an examiner why certain points are being raised e.g if you bring in wisdom in a divine question that this is necessary to fully explore the divine nature. Hope this makes sense:)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach yeah it does thanks for the response, I’ll try starting with my proposition as the opening paragraph next thank you very much- and the other thing is I see what you mean about linking the other aspect to Jesus. If the question was just about his divinity would you be able to just get away with only talking about the son of God view then? And then my other point that I typed poorly is if the question is something like Jesus is best seen as a teacher of wisdom assess when assessing he isn’t best seen as a teacher of wisdom can you only explore one other view or is it best to talk about both him being the son of God and a liberator
Thanks Nick, pleased it made sense. If question just on one aspect of Jesus then you can just discuss that area fully if you have plenty to say. The three areas do overlap though so could work in any question e.g his teachings as part of human nature.
If you get an assess question you could compare to just one other aspect for a full discussion/evaluation that would work well, you wouldn't be expected to compare to both other sections if it didn't work with your line of argument:)
@@IThinkThereforeITeach ok thanks again you’ve been a great help in clarifying things!
Oops. You said “He never called Himself the Son Of God” John 10:36 do you say of him whom the FATHER consecrated and sent into the world, you are blaspheming because I said “ I am the Son of God?”.
You are right, I should have been clearer that he calls himself 'Son of Man' far more and often whencalled Son of God it is from others not directly Jesus but this is a good case to show differently :)
Matthew 27:43 He trusted in God ; let Him deliver Him now, if He will have Him: for He said , am the Son of God