Fishermen at the time of Jesus…
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Go fishing at night
Wear warm clothes
Fish by the water’s edge
Fish out in the deep
Fish with other boats
Use fishing rods
Are rich
Choose to be fishermen
themselves
9. Salt the fish they catch
Write down the
numbers of the
true facts.
To describe what fishermen
were like at the time of
Jesus
To explain why fishermen
were suitable disciples
To evaluate on the
importance of events at the
Sea of Galilee
“He called them, and at
once they left their father
Zebedee in the boat, with
the hired men he
employed, and followed
him.” Mark 1:20
1. Fishermen at the time of Jesus fished
at night because..
2. They fished naked because…
3. They fished with nets because..
4. They salted the fish because…
5. Archaeological evidence that they
were quite rich is …
**Explain how the gospel corroborates
the fact that fishermen were quite rich
Mark 1:20 (see left).
What sort of people were fishermen?
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Strong
Hard-working
Patient
No nonsense,
practical
Not easily
discouraged
Work well with
others
Savvy about the fish
market
Appreciate nature
Familiar with
different kinds of
people
1. Mindmap the qualities that made fishermen a good
choice as disciples of Jesus.
2. Give 2 reasons why Jesus made a good choice in
choosing fishermen as disciples.
**Explain when they might have needed some of these
qualities.
The Sea of Galilee in Mark
Fishers of Men
Mark 1:16-17
Choose one reference. Write its subtitle.
1. Describe what happened in that story on the
Sea of Galilee
2. Explain what this story shows you about Jesus
3. Explain what it shows you about the disciples.
**Referring to the stories, how would your
reaction be different if you were not a
fisherman?
Calming
storm
Mark 4:35-41
Walking on
water
Mark 6:45-52
What did you
learn about
Galilean
fishermen?
What did you
learn about what
happened at the
Sea of Galilee?
Draw one of the stories you
learnt about today.
Fishers of
Men
Mark 1:16-17
Calming
storm
Mark 4:35-41
Walking on
water
Mark 6:45-52
Write up the other 2 headings
you did not study. Make notes
for each from the presentations.
1. Describe what happened
2. Explain what it tells you about of Jesus
3. Explain what it tells you about the
disciples.