Religious Studies GCSE
The suffering and death of Jesus
What The suffering and death of Jesus means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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Jesus states that the Son of Man will be betrayed to the chief priests and teachers of the law, condemned to death, handed over to the Gentiles to be mocked, spat upon, flogged, and killed.
Topics that use The suffering and death of Jesus
- Theme G: St Mark’s gospel: the life of Jesus (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Asceticism and Humility
- Atonement
- Atonement and salvation
- Authority and inspiration
- Authority of Jesus
- Biblical interpretation
- Blasphemy
- Christ (Messiah)
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