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Religious Education Curriculum Directory1.5. JESUS CHRIST, SON OF GODPupils are offered knowledge and understanding of God’s Self-Revelation and the covenant-relationshipas the way to reach their fullness in Jesus Christ, the only-begotten Son of God. He is trulyGod and truly human. In him the entire revelation of the most high God is summed up. His life,death and resurrection are the core events of human history and the heart of our faith. His cross isthe ultimate sacrifice for each of us. Jesus reveals the truth and love of God through himself; trulyhuman, truly God. Jesus is presented to our pupils as the perfect response to God through his ownintimate communion with his Father.1.5.1. Jesus Christ, Son of God (422-679)A Mystery of the Incarnation: Emmanuel (God-iswith-us)(Jn 3:16-17; 484)a Jesus Christ is the Logos, the Word of God, thefulfilment of God’s promise to Adam and Eveand to the people of ancient Israel (761-762)b Son of God from all eternity and Son of Maryfrom the moment of the Incarnation (486, 496,487, 501, 721-730)c Christ continues his presence in the worldthrough the Church (732, 737-739, 747)d All events of Christ’s life are worthy of reflec-tion and imitation (see Gospel accounts)1.5.2. The Promise of a Messiah and the promiseof redemption fulfilled in Jesus (422-451)A The first prophecy of the Messiah, God’s promiseto redeem the world (Gen 3:15; 410)a God’s immediate response to Adam and Eve’ssin is to promise redemption; this is the Proto-Evangelium, the first announcement of theGood News (410-412)b Promise endures despite the escalation of sin(the Book of Genesis: the murder of Abel, theTower of Babel, the Flood) (55-64)B Longing for the fulfilment of the promise (121-123)a God’s covenants with Old Testament peoples(129-130)i The covenants are solemn commitments be-tween God and human beings (56)ii God made a covenant with Noah, with Abra-ham, and with Moses (56-64)iii Each of these covenants foreshadows thePaschal Mystery (129)C The people of ancient Israel entrusted with knowledgeof God’s promiseD Judges, kings, and prophets: reminding the peopleof ancient Israel about the promiseE The promise to DavidF The ‘suffering servant’ passages in IsaiahG The Gospels recognise Jesus as the fulfilment ofthe promisea The Annunciation: Mary’s fiat, her consent tobe the Mother of God (Theotokos) (Lk 1:38; 484-489).b The dream of St. Joseph; the role of St. Josephin the life of the Holy Family (496-507)c The Gospels apply the ancient prophesies toJesus (522-524)H The Word made flesh: 456-4641.5.3. The Mystery of the Incarnation (461-463)A The Word became flesh (the Incarnation) (525-528,456-478)a To save us by reconciling us with God, wholoved us and sent his Son to be the expiationfor our sins (457)b That we might come to know the depth ofGod’s love for us (458)c To be our model of holiness (459)d To make us partakers of the divine nature(457-460)e To destroy the power of the Devil (1 Jn 3:8)B Jesus Christ is fully God and fully man (464-469)a Jesus Christ, a Divine Person, is truly the Sonof God, who, without ceasing to be God andLord, became man and our brother (469)b Jesus Christ took on a human nature. The eter-nal Son of God incarnate worked with humanhands; he thought with a human mind. Heacted with a human will, and loved with ahuman heart. He was like us in all things exceptsin (470). Man’s creator has become man(526)c Jesus showed his humanity in every event ofhis human life (512-534)i In his family life, his friendships, and his so-cial life with others we see him experiencehuman joy and happiness and demonstratehuman virtuesii Through things such as hunger and thirst inthe desert, temptation by the Devil, grief at18