Many teachers find Easter one of the most difficult topics to handle. This site gives you a brief history of the Easter story, taken largely from the Gospel according to St Mark. However, each of the gospel stories is subtly different - or in the case of St John's Gospel very different, so all the other gospel references are included.
These pages use pictures selected from various Web art galleries: the choice has been governed by technical and practical as well as artistic criteria. The Teachers' Notes page includes some guidance about using the Web as a source for pictures and other works of art.
The main point of these pictures, though, is to stimulate discussion and debate about the events which form the Easter story, the people who were involved, and the people who have explored the story for two thousand years since then.
Using the site
Each of the nine scenes which relate the story follow the same basic format:-
- Bible references for all the relevant gospel texts
- The full text of one of the references, relating the story.
- A main picture, which you can click on for an enlarged version, or follow back to its original source page and gallery on the Web using the 'acknowledgment' links.
- Links to Web pages featuring other works of art (mainly paintings) on the same theme.
- 'Thinking about it' - ideas and topics for discussion and other activity.
Acknowledgements
Several Web galleries have been used in producing this site. All sources have been acknowledged in context, and every effort has been made to ensure that the usage of material complies with the appropriate licence / conditions for the gallery concerned.
