JHS1 Religious And Moral Education · Term 1 Week 3: God, His Nature and Attributes

Lesson notes

Learning Objectives

Indicator: B7.1.1.1.3

By the end of the lesson, learners can:

Identify at least three attributes of God that are shared across the three major religions in Ghana (indigenous African religions, Christianity, and Islam).
Match the names and titles given to God in each of the three religions to the attribute they express.
Explain, in their own words, how the shared attributes of God show that the three religions understand God in similar ways.
Work cooperatively in pairs and groups to compare and present similarities in how the nature of God is understood.
Demonstrate respect for the beliefs of all three religions when discussing their views on the nature of God.

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Curriculum details

Strand: God, His Creation and Attributes (Strand 1)
Sub-strand: God, His Nature and Attributes (1.1)
Content standard: B7.1.1.1 - Explain the nature of God seen through His attributes
Indicator: B7.1.1.1.3 - Identify the similarities in the way that the nature of God is understood through His attributes in the three major religions in Ghana
Suggested placement: Term 1, Week 3 (Week 3 of the year)
Our suggestion, laid out in curriculum order across three terms of twelve weeks. NaCCA does not fix the week, so follow your school's scheme of learning.
Curriculum reference: Religious and Moral Education, Common Core Programme (JHS1-JHS3), 2023, p. 3
Transcribed from the official NaCCA publication. Check this page against the source.

Exemplars (from the NaCCA curriculum)

1. Using Think-Pair-Share, learners identify the similarities in the way the nature of God is understood in His attributes in the three major religions.
Examples
The nature of God as everlasting can be found from the following attributes giving to God by the three major religions.
Tetekwaframoa (the ancient of days) - indigenous Akan religion; Alpha and Omega (the beginning and end) - Christianity and Al-Awwalu wal A'khirun (the beginner and the end) - Islam.
The nature of God as omnipotent can be found in the following attributes.
Mawu (Almighty) - indigenous Ewe religion or Otumfour (Almighty) - indigenous Akan religion; El-Shaddai (God Almighty) - Christianity and Azza wa Jalla (Almighty God) - Islam.
The nature of God as the sustainer of all creations are found in attributes such as:
Amosu (giver of rain) - indigenous Akan religion or Amowia (giver of sunlight) - indigenous Akan religion; Jehovah-Jireh (God the Provider) - Christianity and Al-Razak (the Provider) - Islam.