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Lessons with Jesus Christ

c. 4 BCE–c. 30 CE · Classical Plus

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First steps

About these lessonsEach lesson takes about 18–22 minutes in HistorIQly Chat.

Lesson 1

Galilee to Jerusalem

Historical context, movement, and message

  • About 18 minutes
  • 3 questions at the end

You will

  • Situate Jesus in 1st‑century Judea
  • Outline public teaching and activity
  • Identify themes of his message
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Lesson 2

Sermon on the Mount

Core ethical teachings and their implications

  • About 22 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Summarize major teachings
  • Consider practical applications
  • Discuss historical reception
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Lesson 3

Parables and People

How parables taught and communities formed

  • About 20 minutes
  • 3 questions at the end

You will

  • Explain why parables engage
  • Relate teaching to community practice
  • Draw lessons for groups today
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Going deeper

About these lessonsEach lesson takes about 28–32 minutes in HistorIQly Chat.

Lesson 4

Parables as Pedagogy

Stories that reveal and invite response

  • About 28 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Analyze structure of parables
  • Interpret themes responsibly
  • Connect story to practice
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Lesson 5

Controversy and Conflict

Debates, authorities, and public response

  • About 30 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Summarize key controversies
  • Explain public and elite responses
  • Draw careful historical insights
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Lesson 6

Community Practices

Meals, service, and shared instruction

  • About 32 minutes
  • 4 questions at the end

You will

  • Describe communal practices
  • Relate ethics to action
  • Consider transfer to today
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Expert

About these lessonsEach lesson takes about 38–42 minutes in HistorIQly Chat.

Lesson 7

Teaching Communities

Form small groups for learning and service

  • About 38 minutes
  • 5 questions at the end

You will

  • Structure small‑group learning
  • Practice shared meals and care
  • Encourage ethical action
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Lesson 8

Ethics in Practice

Apply core teachings to common dilemmas

  • About 40 minutes
  • 5 questions at the end

You will

  • Weigh compassion and boundaries
  • Choose speech and action wisely
  • Foster reconciliation
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Lesson 9

Sermon Study Workshop

Close reading and application of key teachings

  • About 42 minutes
  • 5 questions at the end

You will

  • Read with historical awareness
  • Discuss practical applications
  • Plan community practice
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