The Suffering Servant
What The Suffering Servant means in Religious Studies GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The model of Messiahship Jesus teaches his disciples, rejecting the popular expectation of a victorious military leader.
Jesus' divine reality as one who must fulfil God's will through his death.
Topics that use The Suffering Servant
- 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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