Faith & Life Grade 7 · Chapter 8 · The Saving Mission of Jesus
Priest, Prophet, or King?
In Israel, priests, prophets, and kings were anointed for their roles. Jesus, the Christ or “Anointed One,” is all three at once (CCC 436). This is called His threefold, or triple, office.
Explore the idea
Read each event and decide which office it shows most clearly. Some could fit more than one; be ready to defend your answer.
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Discuss the connection
Jesus is a King who washes feet. How is His way of ruling different from the way the world often thinks about power?
An original interactive exercise for Faith & Life Grade 7, Chapter 8 (“The Saving Mission of Jesus”). Grounded in Scripture and the Catechism of the Catholic Church.
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