Year 9 · Religious education · beta

Religious law: What is the social context and relevance today?

In this unit pupils examine how religions have created rules to live by. They will investigate how the ethics of Jesus reframed the Jewish law of the time and how Muslims may use the concept of ijtjihad to make moral decisions.

This is an attributed Oak National Academy lesson sequence, not a completed or academically approved DASKEREL course. Supporting transcripts may depend on video, images, practical equipment or teacher explanation. Follow each lesson’s supervision guidance. For religious education and RSHE, follow the school’s syllabus, policy and safeguarding procedures.

Prior knowledge

  • Pupils will understand what is meant by Torah and Bible.
  • Pupils will be familiar with the story of Moses as a Jewish prophet and Jesus as the incarnation of God for Christians.
  • Pupils will understand that theology is a way of knowing involving analysing sacred texts and the context in which they arose.
  • Pupils will understand that , for Muslims, the Prophet Muhammad was revealed the Qur'an as the word of Allah for all time.

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