Year 9 LAC RE September
 

1.      Jesus - A man who lived in Israel in the time of the Romans.  Christians believed He was the Son of God.
 

2.      census - An official count of people or things as in a survey.
 

3.      tax - Tax is money that is paid to the government.
 

4.      astrologer - Someone who studies the stars.
 

5.                carpenter - A skilled worker who makes things out of wood.
 

Year 9 LAC RE October
 

1.      Torah - The Jewish law and first five books of the Bible.  Jesus like other Jewish boys learnt this at school.
 

2.      synagogue - A synagogue is the building where Jews go to worship God.  It is like a church or a temple.
 

3.      Sabbath - The Sabbath is the Jewish day of rest and of worship to God.  It takes place on a Saturday.
 

4.      disciple - A follower or person who learns from a teacher.  Jesus chose twelve special disciples.
 

Year 9 LAC RE November
 

1.                Passover - A Jewish festival celebrating the time when Moses led the people out of slavery in Egypt.
 

2.                Sanhedrin - The Sanhedrin was the top Jewish court which had 71 members.
 

3.      Pharisees - The Pharisees were very strict Jewish leaders.
 

4.      Sadducees - The Sadducees were very like the Pharisees only they did not believe in life after death.
 

Year 9 LAC RE December
 

1.      Samaritans -The Samaritans were people from Samaria.  The Jews and the Samaritans were enemies.
 

2.      Messiah - Messiah means “chosen one” or “anointed one”.  Jesus was the Messiah that God promised to send.
 

3.      saviour - Another way of describing Jesus.  It means “the one who saves”.
 

4.      miracle - A miracle is a wonderful happening which cannot be explained and which is thought to be impossible.  Only God can do miracles.
 

Year 9 LAC RE January
 

1.      centurion - A centurion is a Roman soldier who is in charge of one hundred men. 
 

2.      faith - Faith is trust or belief in someone or something.
 

3.      paralysed - A person who is paralysed cannot move or feel anything.
 

4.      forgive - To pardon someone or stop blaming them.  Jesus forgave the woman’s sins.
 

5.                sin -  To sin is to disobey God or break his law.
 

Year 9 LAC RE February
 

1.      foundation - The base upon which something is built, for example, a house needs a good foundation but so does life.
 

2.      parable - A parable is an earthly story told by Jesus which has a heavenly meaning.
 

3.      Kingdom of Heaven -The Kingdom of Heaven includes God’s people both on earth and in Heaven.
 

4.      everlasting life - Everlasting life is what God will give to those people who follow him and have been faithful to him.
 

Year 9 LAC RE March

1.      evil - What is bad or harmful.  The parables tell us that God will separate the good from the evil.
 

2.      reward - To give someone something in return for what they have done.
 

3.      Levite - A Levite is a Jewish religious leader and upholder of the law.
 

4.      blasphemy -To speak in a wrong way about God.  Jesus was accused of blasphemy because he said he was God’s son.
 

Year 9 LAC RE April
 

1.      the last supper - This was the meal Jesus had with his disciples on the night before he died
 

2.      crucify - When someone is crucified, they are put to death by nailing or binding their hands and feet to a cross.  It was used for the worst criminals.
 

3.      resurrection - Resurrection is coming back to life after being dead.  The resurrection of Jesus was three days after his death.
 

Year 9 LAC RE May
 

1.      ascend - To ascend means to go up.  Jesus ascended into Heaven for forty days after he rose again.
 

2.      church - The church apart from being a building, is a group of people who meet to worship Jesus.
 

3.      missionary - A missionary is someone who has the job of telling others about Jesus.  Sometimes they go to other countries.