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Curated OER

GODDESS WORSHIP IN A MODERN PERSPECTIVE

For Teachers 11th - Higher Ed
Pupils examine careers that are not traditional for their gender.
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Curated OER

History of World Religions

For Teachers 1st
First graders listen to a variety of Noah's Ark, based on the story in the Old Testament. They hear another "flood story" for comparison.
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Jewish Museum

Jewish Museum: The Dead Sea Scrolls: Mysteries of the Ancient World

For Students 9th - 10th
View this special online exhibition showing at the Jewish Museum that explores the discovery of the ancient Dead Sea scrolls in 1947 providing much information "about the development of early Judaism and Christianity". The exhibit...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Origin Story: Judeo Christian

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about how the Universe began according to the Judeo-Christian culture. The origin story is from the Old Testament which is studied by both Judaism and Christianity.
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: The Mystery and Meaning of the Dead Sea Scrolls

For Students 9th - 10th
A great introduction to the scrolls, how found, their importance to Judaism and Christianity, and the historical circumstances surrounding their origins (who wrote them, etc.).
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Smart History

Smarthistory: Christianity, an Introduction

For Students 9th - 10th
Introductory historical summary of Christianity. Provides a discussion of Jesus and Rome, the old and new testaments, and different Christianities.
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Other

Saint John's University: The Saint John's Bible

For Students 9th - 10th
A demonstration of the art of a twenty-first-century calligrapher working in the medieval tradition of manuscript illumination, the Saint John's Bible is an artist-made version of the of sacred scriptures of Judaism and Christianity....
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PBS

Pbs Frontline: From Jesus to Christ

For Students 9th - 10th
PBS FRONTLINE explores the life of Jesus and the rise of Christianity. Drawing upon new and sometimes controversial historical evidence and interviews with the nation's leading New Testament scholars, the website challenges familiar...
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Ontario Consultants on Religious Tolerance

Religious Tolerance: Christian History

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides an interpretation of early Christian history as seen by religious liberals and historians. Includes Pauline Christianity, Jewish Christianity, and Gnostic Christianity. Details early movements by each branch to revolt...
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Internet History Sourcebooks Project

Fordham University: Medieval Sourcebook: Race and Slavery in the Middle East

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the Modern History Sourcebook of Fordham University provides a thorough discussion of the existence of slavery in early times giving the types of people who were taken as slaves and the work they performed. There were also...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Geographic Spread and Development of Christianity (Lesson Plans)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Find two lesson plans designed to accompany the PBS documentary "Peter and Paul and the Christian Revolution" that are particularly well suited to the study of the spread of Christianity. Pupils will research Christianity, Judaism, and...
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Other

The Place of Prophet Ibrahim, Christianity and Judaism

For Students 9th - 10th
This website briefly explains the role of the prophet Ibrahim (Abraham) in three religions: Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. Provides "basic information about him from the three perspectives" with quotes from the Qur'an, Bible, and...
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Other

Assemblies of the Wwc: Theology of the Churches and the Jewish People

For Students 9th - 10th
An essay discussing the history of the relationship of Jewish and Christian Communities. Highlights the relationship between the Christian and Jewish communities.
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Judaism 101

Judaism 101: Aseret Ha Dibrot: The "Ten Commandments"

For Students 9th - 10th
Understand the Aseret ha-Dibrot of the Jewish tradition. This article draws on the differences between the Ten Commandments of Christian faiths and the 613 of the Jewish faith.
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University of Calgary

University of Calgary: "Abraham Our Father" and Theirs?

For Students 9th - 10th
This article provides a description of how Abraham is viewed in Islam, Christianity, and Judaism. It explains similarities and differences in each religion with regard to Abraham and belief in God. The article is written from a Jewish...
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Minneapolis Institute of Arts

Minneapolis Institute of Arts: World Religions in Art

For Students 9th - 10th
At World Religions in Art, the world's major religions--Buddhism, Christianity, Hinduism, Islam, and Judaism--serve as lenses through which artistic production is examined in terms of its subject matter, sources of inspiration, meaning,...
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University of Chicago

University of Chicago Library: Teaching the Middle East: Exporter of Religion

For Students 9th - 10th
Learning module considers the significance of the Middle East as a center of religious origins and beliefs. Essays and illustrative materials follow the development of the religious traditions of the region, from the polytheistic animism...
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Other

Prayerbook: The Letter of Paul to the Romans

For Students 9th - 10th
Details about Paul's letter to the Christian community at Rome, which centers on the relationship between Judaism and Christianity.
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ibiblio

Ibiblio: Today 2,000 Years Later

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Ibiblio.org discusses Dead Sea Scrolls and their links to changing Judaism and early Christianity.
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Other

Jeremiah Project: Monotheism

For Students 9th - 10th
General information on monotheism, the religious view of Christianity, Judaism, and Islam. Also defines agnosticism, rationalism, pragmatism, monism, henotheism. liberalism (modernism), pantheism (naturalism), and atheism.
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Rock Island Books: Political & Religious Background During Life of Jesus

For Students 9th - 10th
This short article describes some of the various political and religious groups and individuals that were operating during the time of Jesus. Some of these include the Romans, King Herod, the Pharisees and others.
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The Latter Rain: Pharisees

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses Pharisees' beliefs and relationships with Christians and their place in Jewish society at the time of Jesus.
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Other

World Council of Churches

For Students 9th - 10th
The World Council of Churches is a fellowship of 337 churches in more than 120 countries from a variety of Christian traditions. This resource includes ecumenical links, news and resources links, and information on WCC's mission and...
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Other

Martin Buber Homepage: Religious Thought of Martin Buber

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides information about Martin Buber, his philosophy and thought on religion.

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