Learning From Eachother

1. Discuss your assignments

2. Discuss the similarities between the teachings of Islam and the teachings of Christianity.

3. Create a campaign pamphlet for reconciling religious differences.

Read the following excerpts from the Qur'an. Answer the following questions in groups and refer back to the text to support your answers.

1) What do you think each verse means?

2) Can you find similarities between these teachings, and the teachings of Christianity?

PASSAGE 1

PASSAGE 2

PASSAGE 3

Jesus tells of a man who was travelling from Jerusalem to Jericho and was attacked by robbers on the way. He was badly beaten and left for dead.

The first person to pass the injured man was a priest, who crossed the road and continued walking.

The second person to pass the injured man was a Levite, a priest’s assistant. He also crossed the road and continued walking without helping the man.

The third person to come by was a Samaritan, a person from Samaria. The Samaritans were hated by the Jews. When the Samaritan saw the man, he took pity on him. He bandaged him and cleaned his wounds. He then put him on the back of his donkey and took him to an innkeeper, whom he paid to look after him.

In the Parable of the Good Samaritan, Jesus uses the example of the Jew and the Samaritan, who would not ordinarily have been friendly towards each other. However, out of all those who could have helped the Jew, only the Samaritan did

Share your insights with the class

1) What can we learn from these similarities?

2) Make one suggestion on how we can appreciate other religions given our own set of beliefs.

3) How can we reconcile our religious differences?

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