What makes some texts sacred?

Exploring the origins of religious texts and considering their value to some followers.

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Teacher video: What makes some texts sacred?

An overview video to support the teaching of this unit.

Lessons

Lesson 1: How do people communicate beliefs without words?

Lesson 2: What can we find out about scripture?

Lesson 3: What does it mean if scripture was revealed or remembered?

Lesson 4: Why do some worldviews have more than one book of scripture?

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Lesson 5: How do some people demonstrate the value of scripture?

  • To evaluate the significance of religious scripture to some people.

Lesson 6: How do sacred texts play a part in some people’s lives?

Optional lesson

Optional: How is Christmas part of a bigger story?

Key skills

Disciplinary 

  • Asking questions
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Key knowledge

Substantive

To know:

  • Holy means divine,
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Key vocabulary

ancient

Baghavad Gita

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