Was Jesus God?

A court case

Aims for the day

Examine the Easter story from a range of perspectives

Have the chance to critique the Easter story

The Jewish Leaders

What did they see?

What factors were influencing/biasing them?

The Roman Soldiers

What did they see?

What factors were influencing/biasing them?

Female Followers

What did they see?

What factors were influencing/biasing them?

Two followers on the road to Emmaus

What did they see?

What factors were influencing/biasing them?

The disciples

What did they see?

What factors were influencing/biasing them?

Thomas

What did he see?

What factors were influencing/biasing him?

Prosecution case

…arguing that Jesus was God.

How did people respond to his death? Did he rise to life (as his disciples claimed)? If

not, what happened to his body? Can we be sure that he died?

If it is possible that he rose to life, what are the implications of this for whether he is God?

Defense case

…arguing that Jesus was NOT God – he was just an ordinary man.

How did people respond to his death? Did he rise to life (as his disciples claimed)? If

not, what happened to his body? Can we be sure that he died?

If it is possible that he rose to life, what are the implications of this for whether he is God?

In Court…JudgeClerk to the court

(and other court officials)

Jury

Witness (in the witness box)

Defendant(with Police Officer)

Benches for thePublic

A Court Artist

Because you cannot

take photos in court

artists attend court

hearings and then

draw a picture

afterwards to show what was happening. You

often see these pictures when cases are being

reported on the TV news.