Grade 5 Lesson 6 Draft
Contents
Textbook
Learning Outcomes
Presentation in the Temple (Ma'altho)
- G5.LO9 - Analyze the Icon of the Presentation in the Temple.
- G5.LO10 - Correlate the Presentation to the Temple to the bringing of children to the Church for the first time.
- G5.LO11 - Dramatise Saints Simeon and Anna.
- G5.LO12 - Breakdown St. Simeon's words to St. Mary and relate to what St. Mary must have gone through as the Mother of our Lord.
- G5.LO13 - Investigate why doves were brought to be offered.
Talmido Resources
Scripture
- Leviticus 12
- Luke 2:22-38
- Genesis 22:8
- Isaiah 8:14
Vocabulary
- Ma’altho - The Feast of the Presentation of Our Lord in the Temple
- Whole burnt offering - A sacrifice to God given out of sincere and heartfelt devotion. The offering is consumed completely by fire and regarded as ascending to God while being consumed. This is a commandment of Mosaic law. Leviticus 1 details whole burnt offering requirements.
- Sin offering - A sacrifice which provided forgiveness for sins committed unintentionally, in ignorance of the law. The ritualistic method of the sin offering and the animal to be offered varied depending on the wealth of the sinner. This is a requirement of Mosaic law. Leviticus 4 and Numbers 15 detail sin offering requirements.
Other References
- The feasts of the Lord: An introduction to the twelve feasts and Orthodox Christology by Metropolitan of Nafpaktos Hierotheos (pages 75-94)
- https://www.goarch.org/presentation
Saint Gregory Palamas The Homilies Homily 5: On the Meeting Of Our Lord And God And Saviour Jesus Christ (Mount Thabor Publishing)
- https://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195046526.001.0001/acref-9780195046526-e-3328
- https://theconversation.com/baby-jesus-in-art-and-the-long-tradition-of-depicting-christ-as-a-man-child-127812
- https://russianicon.com/objects-held-by-saints-in-religious-icons-and-their-meaning/
- https://lifehopeandtruth.com/learning-center/youth-development/people-of-the-bible/simeon-a-patient-waiter/
- In the Orthodox Church, children are traditionally taken to the Church on the fortieth day after their birth. This is done in remembrance of the Theotokos and Joseph taking the infant Jesus to the Temple.
- Liturgical Year Hymns #18 from the Service Book of the Holy Qurbono
- Post Gospel Hymn: pg 257
- Fraction Hymn: pg 257
- Concluding Hymn: pg 257
- Listen to the recordings of the hymns on the LRD app.
- Watch and discuss Be the Bee #163: Giving Ourselves to God: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ghVGNQJU2Sw
- Discuss Ephesians 5 where , St Paul writes, “Therefore be imitators of God as dear children. And walk in love, as Christ also has loved us and given Himself for us, an offering and a sacrifice to God for a sweet-smelling aroma.”
