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Index Page 2 Description of all 3 sections of the exam then copy of Section 1 of the syllabus (Old Covenant)

Page 3 Section 2 of the syllabus (New Covenant)

Page 4 Exam tips for Sections 1 & 2

Page 5 Revision notes on Creation

Page 6 Revision notes on Abraham

Page 7 -8 Revision notes on Moses

Page 9-10 Example questions

Page 11 Some of Jesus’ key teachings

Page 12-13 Parables & Kingdom of God

Page 14 Miracles & the Kingdom of God

Pages 15-16 Glossary of terms/definitions to learn (taken from ISEB CE syllabus B)

YEAR 8 RS Revision

Booklet

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The Religious Studies exam will be a (Syllabus B) CE paper in three sections. The exam is one hour long so each section should take you 20 minutes.

Sections 1 and 2 are on the Old and New Covenants respectively. For these two sections, you will have to answer two 4-part questions, one on an Old Testament topic and one on a New Testament topic. The possible topics are listed below: Section 1 – 1 topic from Creation / Fall / Abraham / Moses & Passover / 10 Commandments Section 2 – one topic from Person of Jesus / Discipleship / Kingdom of God / Passion & Resurrection / Sacraments. [NB: The exam paper will only have 4 out of these possible 5 headings so you should learn at least 2 topics to be safe! You might find questions on the Passion & Resurrection and/or on Sacraments in Section 3 of the paper as well.] Section 3 is different from the other two sections. You have to answer four factual questions, each worth 5 marks. There are 3 areas you will be questioned on:

1. The Birth and Life of the Church 2. Community Life in the Church 3. The Liturgical Year and Devotion

You must answer one question on each of these topics plus one more question of your choice. SECTION 1: THE OLD COVENANT (Revise a minimum of TWO of these – Creation & Fall only count as one!) Creation:

• Genesis 1: 1-2:1-25 • The purpose of Creation • Humans as created in God’s image • Modern views of the origins of the universe • Stewardship

The Fall:

• Genesis 3 • The effects of the Fall on men and women • Human nature • Sin and evil

Abraham • The call of Abraham: Genesis 12 • Abraham’s relationship with God • Abraham and Isaac: Genesis 17 • The near sacrifice of Isaac: Genesis 22 • Abraham’s character and example

Moses and the Passover • The call of Moses • Moses’ relationship with God: Exodus 2-3 • Moses’ character and example • The Passover: Exodus 12 • The Passover as a symbol of liberation

God’s Covenant with His people

• The Ten Commandments: Exodus 19-20 • The Idea of Covenant: Exodus 24 • Contemporary significance of the Ten Commandments • David and Bethsheba

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SECTION 2: THE NEW COVENANT: JESUS CHRIST AND THE SACRAMENTS (Again, to be safe, you should revise a MINIMUM of TWO of these topics, as the paper will only have FOUR of these topics, not FIVE as below. Nothing is wasted, though much of your revision for Section 2 can also be useful in Section 3 on the Church e.g. Sacraments/Advent/Lent)

The Person of Jesus • The Incarnation • Jesus’ childhood: Mtt 1:18-24(boy Jesus in Temple) • Jesus’ baptism: Matthew 3:13-17 • Jesus’ healing ministry MK 2:1-12 • Jesus’ work with outcasts Sinful Woman Jn 8:1-11 • Jesus’ teaching on repentance and forgiveness

Discipleship • The call of the disciples: Matthew 4:18-22 • The identity of the disciples: Matthew 10:1-4 • The call and commissioning of Peter: Matthew 16:13-28 • Discipleship today

The Kingdom of God Parables

• Types of parables

• Why Jesus taught using parables

• The Lost Son: Luke 15:11-32

• The Good Samaritan: Luke 10:25-37

• The Parable of the Talents: Matthew 25:14-30

• The Parable of the Sower Mk 4:1-20 Miracles

• Types of miracle (over nature / healing / raising dead)

• Why Jesus performed miracles

• The Feeding of the Five Thousand: Mark 6:35-44

•

The Sacraments • Grace • Nature of the seven Sacraments • In particular: Baptism, Reconciliation, Mass/Eucharist

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Revision Tips for Sections 1&2 In Sections 1 & 2 each 4-part question will be formatted as follows and should take you 20 minutes to complete.

a. A short factual question worth 2 points.

b. A ‘describe’ question worth 6 points. Describe what happened when . . . You might have to retell a Bible story or summarize a miracle/parable, for example.

c. An ‘explain’ question worth 6 points. This will test your understanding of the meaning of the Bible passage/story.

d. A ‘discuss’ question also worth 7 points. Question d) is designed for scholars to show off their ability to argue both sides of a moral/ethical question.

Here are 2 examples of CE exam questions, one Old Testament and one New:

Creation

a. What is stewardship? (2)

b. Describe how God created Adam and Eve. (6)

c. Explain how the relationship between God and humans changed (6)

after the Fall.

d. ‘The Creation stories help us to understand the importance of the (7)

natural environment.’ Discuss.

Discipleship

a. What is a disciple? (2)

b. Describe the call of the disciples. (6)

c. Explain what Jesus’ choice of disciples teaches us about Christianity. (6)

d. ‘To be a disciple today, you need humility above all else.’ Discuss. (7)

Question ‘a’ – short sentence! You should make sure you know the meaning/definition of the relevant terms from the ISEB syllabus glossary, e.g.: covenant, crucifixion, Decalogue, faith, Holy Week, incarnation, Kingdom of God, Last Supper, Lent, miracle, Original Sin, parable, Passover, resurrection, sacrifice, salvation, sin, stewardship, temptation.

Question ‘b’ – full paragraph. This question will test your Bible knowledge of the stories we have studied as well as your ability to summarise them clearly. The key thing is to keep the facts relevant. Don’t write absolutely everything you know about the subject!

Question ‘c’ – full paragraph. This tests your understanding and interpretation skills. You need to show that you understand the passage and that you are able to explain clearly what it means.

Question ‘d’ – MORE than one paragraph! The last question usually presents you with a quotation with which you can agree/disagree. Your task is to argue/debate for/against the quotation using relevant modern examples or reference to the Bible where appropriate. Your answer doesn’t need to be long but you do need to consider both sides of the argument/debate (hence at least 2 paragraphs – 1 for, 1 against + introduction/conclusion) and you need to STRUCTURE your argument clearly. This is the question most Senior Schools look at in order to sort the really good candidates from the rest.

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Notes on the Creation stories in Genesis

There are two creation stories in the book of Genesis. Basically they are the first story which talks of God

making the world in six days and resting on the seventh and then the second story that talks about the

Garden of Eden and Man’s fall from grace – the one that deals with Original Sin.

Most (moderate) believers in God do not understand these stories to be literally true. The stories contain

what we call ‘theological truths’ – not scientific truths. Moderate believers think that the writers of these two

stories wanted to communicate the following to us:

God creates everything from nothing

God is good and everything God made is good

There is only one God

The sun, stars and moon are parts of God’s creation

God creates man to work with him

Adam and Eve represent us all- every man and women who walks on the earth, who is loved by

God, created by God, who has the potential for love in them but also has the capacity to do bad and

to turn away from God.

The first creation story describes the universe as we normally see it. The earth, the flowers, the moon, the

sun etc. All this came into being and remains in being because God freely gives it being by the power of his

word alone. Its existence is contingent on God- God didn’t need anyone to create God- as God always was

and shall be- but all other things in the universe came into being because of God’s creative power. It is

reliant on this power.

In the first creation story God makes human beings on the sixth day. It also says that Human beings were

made in God’s image – such is their importance and honour. This is why each human is understood to have

such dignity.

Humans are then given dominion over (put in charge of) all the animals and fish. Humans are asked to be

‘stewards of creation’ in God’s place. Humans are to ‘look after the planet’. God was pleased with his

creation – again this emphasises the notion that creation is good.

The combined theological messages of both the stories are that God created all living beings, including

humanity. It does not matter if we deduce that this was from the ‘Big Bang’ (a modern, widely accepted

scientific theory) or by any other means that science can prove. The message is that God loves the whole of

creation; and wants it to flourish and live in harmony. But sadly, through the selfish actions of people, it has

become tainted and damaged by evil.

This is not the end of the story. Christians believe there is a way back to perfect harmony and that is through

Christ. Remember the following bullet points:

All things come from God and depend continually upon God for their very being;

God has freely created all things;

By their nature they are good;

Humans are created in the image of God;

They are appointed as stewards of creation to develop it in accordance with God’s purpose.

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Notes on Abraham

To be a Jew was to be a descendant of Abraham (an Israelite). Abraham is thought to be the father of the

Jewish nation. God made a covenant (solemn promise) with him that if Abraham worshipped only Him,

then Abraham would father a great nation.

He is also understood to be ‘the Father of a multitude of nations’. ‘In you all the nations of the earth shall be

blessed.’(Genesis 17:5; 12:3)

Key points:

• Abraham is famed for being the first person to say' there is only One God- not many'. This does not

sound like much but in times when it was believed there were many Gods - for many different things - it

was truly revolutionary!

• The story of Abraham is a story of faith. God made several promises to him: that he

would have a land to live in, he would have a son, and a great nation would be

descended from him. This was God's covenant with Abraham (sort of like a solemn

promise – basically - God was saying- ‘if you love, have faith in and recognise Me as the One True God-

I will make all my promises come true) and all that he promised came true. Down through the ages

Abraham has become known as 'our father in faith'.

• We are the descendants of Abraham and we have inherited God's great blessings. In

return God wants us to recognise and love him as our God, to trust him, and to have

faith in him. This is what he asks of us today.

Abraham and the sacrifice of Isaac

• God asked Abraham to take Isaac to the land of Moriah and offer him as a sacrifice

• They went up a mountain- Isaac carried the wood- Abraham got to the point he was about to cut Isaac’s

throat before an Angel appeared and told Abraham to stop.

• A ram appeared in the bushes and Abraham sacrificed that instead. He called the place 'God will

provide'.

This seemed an impossibly harsh and brutal request by God. However, it was the ultimate test of faith and

Abraham passed. In other words he was prepared to do what God wanted above what he wanted- even if this

meant killing his beloved son.

Also- in this story is an equally important message which was this: The One True God (that Abraham

worshipped) never wanted anyone to sacrifice their first born son to Him. Barbaric as this sounds -this was a

common practice - and the message was that God wanted no one else ever to perform such a sacrifice.

Sample exam question:

(a) What is sacrifice? (2)

(b) Describe how God tested Abraham through his son Isaac. (6)

(c) Explain how God established a covenant relationship with Abraham. (6)

(d) ‘Abraham is a good role model for us today.’ Discuss. (6)

• On the one hand, Abraham’s faith and obedience have inspired many

• On the other hand, others think Abraham’s blind faith was dangerous

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Notes on Moses

Remember there are usually TWO questions on Moses in Section 1 of the paper:-

Moses and the Passover (obviously about Moses!)

God’s Covenant with His People (less obvious! = Moses & 10 Commandments)

The Israelites had ended up in Egypt to escape famine in their own country but after a while

(approx. 400 years) they were treated badly by the Egyptians and made into slaves.

They were desperate and prayed for God to help them.

God decided that the best way to help his people was to get them out of Egypt. So he needed

a leader to get them out. He chose Moses.

Moses narrowly escaped death as a child in a basket; he was rescued by Egyptian princess

and then brought up in the Egyptian palace. However, he never forgot he was an Israelite.

One day he saw an Israelite being beaten savagely. He protected the Israelite but, in doing

so, killed the Egyptian. He had to flee to another country called Midian. He was a shepherd

there for forty years.

One day, shepherding his flock of sheep near Mount Sinai, Moses came across a ‘burning

bush’. It was God calling him to lead his people (The Israelites) out of Egypt. God said to

Moses that he had heard His people’s plight and wanted Moses to go and tell the king of

Egypt (Pharaoh) to let His people go.

Moses said, ‘When I go to the Israelites and say that the God of your ancestors sent me to

you, they will ask me what is his name? So what shall I tell them?’

God said: ‘Tell them ‘I Am who I Am’ this is what you must say to them: ‘the one who is

called I AM has sent me to you.’

Moses said, ‘I’m not a great public speaker,’ so God said he could take his brother Aaron to

help.

Moses also said he might be able to convince the Israelites that God had really asked him to

do this but convincing Pharaoh was another thing entirely! So God said, ‘I’ll give you some

special powers.’

1. Stick thrown to ground-becomes snake-picks it up by tail and it turns back to stick;

2. God says M. to put hand in robe –when he pulls it out first time it is covered in white

spots (leprosy)- puts it back in and it becomes well again when brought out again;

3. Also Moses can take water from Nile – pour it on ground and it becomes blood.

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Moses returns and then you get the whole episode with the 9 plagues - the last being the

worst - the death of all the first-born sons.

God knows this final plague will be the one that will finally ‘do it’ and tells all the Israelites

to be ready to leave at any moment after the plague which will happen around midnight - that

is why they must eat this special meal (roasted lamb with bitter herbs and bread without

yeast.) The yeast is unleavened because they have not time to let it rise and the lamb is used

so they can smear the blood of the lamb on the door to show the Angel of Death that they are

Israelite children in the house and not Egyptians.

They then escape - Pharaoh has a change of heart last minute - chases them down to the Red

Sea - Moses parts the Red Sea - it closes on the following Egyptians - they are now on a

journey through the desert (it takes them forty years) to get to the Promised Land – Canaan.

In the Sinai desert

V. Important- God calls Moses to the top of Mt. Sinai and gives him the 10 Commandments

on two tablets of stone. The Israelites aren’t allowed to approach the mountain. The Lord

said to Moses, ‘I am going to come to you in a dense cloud, so that the people will hear me

speaking with you and will put their trust in you.’

It is a hugely significant covenant. For the first time ever ‘The Law’ (what you should do to

be in the right relationship with God) is written down. And the covenant is ‘If you live by

these laws (the Israelites’ side of the bargain) then I your God will look after you and

provide for you’. This covenant agreement is sealed with blood (just as the New Covenant

between God and man is sealed with the blood of Jesus.)

Make sure you can spell:

Pharaoh, Egypt(ian), Israelite, plague, covenant, Sinai, Canaan

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Example Exam Question on Moses & the Passover

NB: You would not be expected to write in as much detail as this!

(a) What is the Passover?

The Passover was when God saved the Israelites from slavery in Egypt.

(b) Describe what happened on the night of the first Passover.

The night of the first Passover was the night God sent the tenth and worst plague against Egypt, killing their

firstborn sons and animals. It was the night Pharaoh at last changed his mind and agreed to let the Israelites

go.

God gave the Israelites specific instructions so that they would not be harmed and so that they would be

ready to leave quickly. They had to cook and eat a special meal of roast lamb, bitter herbs and unleavened

bread, (the bread was made without yeast because they would not have time to wait for the bread to rise).

Any bit of the roast lamb that wasn’t eaten had to be burnt. They had to be dressed ready to leave quickly.

For protection they had to mark the door frames of their houses with blood from the lamb. (“When I see the

blood, I will pass over you and will not harm you.”) God also told them to celebrate this festival in future to

remember what He had done.

The Israelites did what God commanded and the Angel of Death passed over their homes and spared their

sons but killed all the Egyptian firstborn, including Pharaoh’s eldest son. As a result Pharaoh sent for Moses

and Aaron in the middle of the night and told them to leave Egypt. The Israelites left (Exodus) and started

on their journey towards the Promised Land, (they had been in Egypt for 430 years since the time of

Joseph).

(c) Explain why the Passover remains an important event for Christians.

Although Christians don’t celebrate Passover in the way that Jews still do today, Passover is still very

important to Christians as a symbol of liberation, the most famous Old Testament story of God acting to

save His people. Christians believe that God performed a similar rescue story in the person of Jesus. Where

God through Moses saved his people from slavery, Jesus saved us from the slavery of sin and death. The

Israelites put the blood of the Passover Lamb on their door frames whereas Jesus, Lamb of God, gave his

own blood to save us. The name Jesus means ‘Yahweh saves’ and it is no coincidence that He died at the

time of Passover. New Testament writers refer to him as our ‘Passover Lamb’. Moses led the Israelites

through the waters of the Red Sea and on towards the Promised Land; Jesus went through death for us and

leads his people through the waters of baptism to the ‘promised land’ of heaven and eternal life with God.

His is the ‘blood of the new covenant’ and his body was the ‘bread broken for us’ on the Cross. He took the

old Passover symbols at the Last Supper, his last Passover meal just before he died, and he instituted a new

way for his followers to remember him through the gifts (sacraments) of bread and wine. So, just as God

told the Jews to remember what He had done for them by celebrating Passover each year with a special

meal, so Jesus told us to remember Him by celebrating the special meal of the Eucharist.

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(d) ‘Moses sets a good example for us to follow.’ Discuss.

Moses was a good example for us to follow because, like us, he wasn’t really anybody special and he often

doubted himself. Despite his doubts he accepted God’s call and did what God said.

When he first tried to help his people, the Jews, he ended up killing an Egyptian and having to flee

for his life. This certainly wasn’t a good example! Forty years later when God called him, at the burning

bush on Mount Sinai, Moses seemed reluctant to accept the job of going to Pharaoh and asking him to let the

Israelites go. He was full of questions and seemed to think God might have chosen the wrong person! He

knew he wasn’t a good speaker and didn’t think either his own people or Pharaoh would listen to him.

Despite his doubts, in the end he agreed to do what God asked him and we see him grow in confidence as

the story of Exodus unfolds. I think, therefore, that Moses does set us a good example to follow because he

was obedient to God and trusted that God would act through him even though he knew he was nothing

special. He ended up a great leader as he learnt to trust in God rather than himself.

Many people have been inspired by the example of Moses to stand up and fight against wrongs in

society. Famous examples include William Wilberforce and Martin Luther King. Like Moses, they had to

persevere for years before they saw a break-through. “Let my people go!” remains a rallying cry today.

You can choose a different point to argue so long as you remember

to argue BOTH sides clearly, ideally with one paragraph for

and one against, before coming to your own conclusion.

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Jesus’ teaching, ministry of healing, forgiveness & preaching

It is only in the last three years of Jesus' life that we really get to understand his mission in

life (this includes his resurrection). In this time he did a lot of teaching about how God the Father wants us

to live. He healed a lot of people (in response to their faith in him and sometimes just out of compassion)

and he constantly spoke of the need for all of us to forgive one another just as our Father in heaven forgives

us for things we do wrong. He taught us many things about how God our father wishes us to behave. We

are going to look at some of his key teachings and try and understand what they mean and how we can put

them into practice.

Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul and mind and love your neighbor as

yourself. (Matthew Ch 22: vv37-40)

Jesus often talked about the importance of putting God first on your list of priorities

i.e. recognise, be thankful, give thanks to that higher power, the creative force that made

the universe and therefore you. If you do this you are starting off from the right standpoint.

The second part about your neighbour is also explained by 'do unto others as you would have done to

yourself.' Basically treat other people, as you yourself would like to be treated. If for example you start

doing something to someone about which you think, 'hang on, I don't think I would enjoy this if it was being

done to me'- then stop! A simple but profound piece of teaching.

Jesus also said, 'love your enemies; do good to those who hate you; bless those who

curse you (Luke Ch6: vv27-31)

This seems very difficult to do and indeed it is! However Jesus is inviting us to be 'like the Father'- and God

loves everyone unconditionally (that is without question - rather like your parents love you) and so if we are

to be followers of Christ then we have to be as close to Father as he is- in other words we must be full of

love, patience and understanding for everyone- even those people who really aren't that nice to us! Like

Jesus says - it’s easy to be lovely and nice to those people who are lovely and nice to us- the challenge is to

be loving to those who aren't.

Jesus also said, 'If anyone wants to be a follower of mine they must deny themself, take

up their cross daily and follow me.' (Luke Ch6 vv27-31)

In other words- if you are to be a follower of Christ you must be prepared to serve others and not just

yourself- and in this comment Jesus is hinting that following his Father's teachings (Christ's teachings- Jesus'

teachings) is not the easy option.

But it’s not all doom and gloom! Jesus tells us that actually as we continue to serve others in our lives -then

we find a lovely, true, inner peace that gives us far more pleasure and strength than the little things we do

just purely for ourselves.

For example how much pleasure do you think somebody who helps starving or orphaned or sick children in

the Third World gets from seeing the difference their work makes to those children’s lives? Do you think

they would have got more pleasure from saving some money and then shopping in Birmingham?

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Parables and the Kingdom of God

The Sower / The Lost Son / The Good Samaritan / The Talents

Match up the 4 parables we have looked at with the following descriptions.

____________________________shows us that even sinners are welcome in the Kingdom

of God so long as they repent.

___________________________ shows us that the Kingdom of God is an everlasting,

heavenly Kingdom and that the choices we make on earth will have everlasting

consequences.

___________________ shows us that membership of the Kingdom of God is not automatic.

It depends on a person’s response to God’s word (the Gospel).

______________________________ shows us how people should behave in the Kingdom

of God. Being ‘religious’ is not enough; we need to love our neighbours (& enemies!) in a

practical way.

A Parable Acrostic

Popular teaching method of the day

About the Kingdom of God

Relates to everyday life

A good way of teaching (memorable)

Basic story with spiritual meaning

Learn from them

Easy to understand (. . . but hard to live out!)

Jesus and the Outcasts

Which of these four parables show us Jesus’ compassion for outcasts?

A key teaching of Jesus from Mark 2:17

“People who are well do not need a doctor,

but only those who are sick.

I have not come to call the righteous, but sinners.”

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Definition of ‘parable’ – story or saying comparing the Kingdom of God with

everyday human events (a story with a special spiritual meaning or message)

Definition of ‘kingdom of God’ – Jesus’ teaching about community and

behavior, demonstrated by his teaching and actions

Jesus’ parables are about the kingdom of God. He presented a kingdom that

was not a geographical area but about living in a close relationship with

God. He invited people to open their eyes and ears to recognise the kingdom and

to open their hearts to God’s rule (a way of living guided by God’s law).

The Catholic Church sees parables as offering invitation and challenge. Through

his parables Jesus invites people to the feast of his kingdom but he also asks for a

radical choice: to gain the kingdom one must give everything. Words are not

enough, deeds are required. The parables are like mirrors for us: will we be hard

soil or good earth for the word?

The invitation is universal and personal. We are all invited to enter the Kingdom

of God. Nobody is excluded, no matter how they have sinned (much to the

disgust of the Jewish Pharisees and other religious leaders at the time of Jesus.)

Jesus and the presence of the kingdom in the world are secretly at the heart of the

parables. One must enter the kingdom, that is become a disciple, in order to

‘know the secrets of the kingdom of heaven’. For those who stay ‘outside’,

everything remains enigmatic (difficult to understand).

For a parable to do its work there need to be three stages of response in the

listener:

• Listen – take the story/parable in

• Understand – work out its message

• Reflect – think how its message applies to you AND APPLY IT!

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A sample Miracle questions (made up by Miss S!)

Each 4-part question should take 20 minutes, just as in your exam. Question (a) requires

one sentence, (b)&(c) a paragraph each and question (d) two paragraphs so that you can

argue both sides of the question before coming to your own conclusion.

(Suggested answers in italicized bullet points)

Remember questions on ‘Jesus and the Kingdom of God’

in Section 2 are likely to be about parables and / or miracles.

Some of this information may also be useful for the section on ‘The Person of Jesus’.

Jesus and the Kingdom of God example

a) What is the Kingdom of God? (2)

• Jesus’ teaching about community and behaviour, demonstrated by his teaching

and actions. (from Glossary)

b) Describe how Jesus fed the five thousand. (6)

• Tell the story in your own words (see Mark 6:35-44)

c) Explain why the people reacted by wanting to make him king. (6)

• Jesus giving them bread miraculously reminded them of Moses giving the

Israelites bread (manna) in the wilderness.

• They hoped he might be the prophet they had been waiting for, the one

described in the Old Testament.

• They thought he might overthrow the Romans and put an end to their suffering.

d) “Feeding the hungry is our Christian duty.” Discuss. (6)

• Yes, we should follow example of Jesus, showing love in very practical way, e.g.

Mother Teresa in slums of Calcutta.

• No, modern society has organisations to look after the poor and feed the

homeless etc. Most people, not just Christians, support extreme cases of famine

in Africa / to earthquake victims etc.

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Glossary – LEARN these definitions!

Advent four-week period of preparation for Christmas

Ash Wednesday day which marks the beginning of the six weeks of Lent

Baptism first sacrament; the sacrament by which a person becomes a

Christian

Blasphemy speaking against God or making oneself equal to God

Canonization process by which the Catholic Church recognizes a person to be a

Saint

Christ or Messiah anointed one

Christmas feast when Christians celebrate the birth of Jesus

Church people of God

Covenant solemn promise between two people or two groups of people, or an

agreement between God and His people

Crucifixion Roman death penalty of being nailed to a cross

Decalogue Ten Commandments

Disciple follower or student

Easter Sunday day on which Jesus rose from the dead

Faith having an active trust in someone or in God

Fasting going without food to enable oneself to be more aware of God

Good Friday day on which Jesus was crucified

Grace God’s unconditional love for humans

Holy Communion receiving Christ during Mass

Holy Father one of the most common titles for the Pope

Holy Week last week of Jesus’ life, from Palm Sunday to Easter Sunday

Incarnation teaching that God truly became a Man, Jesus, in the womb of

Mary; Jesus is truly Man and truly God

Justice treating others fairly

Kingdom of God Jesus’ teaching about community and behaviour, demonstrated by

his teaching and actions

Last Supper Passover meal, which Jesus shared with his Disciples on the night

He was arrested

Lent six-week period of repentance before Easter

Marriage sacrament by which a man and woman are made one by God

Miracle marvellous event attributed to a supernatural cause

Mission when a person is called by God to preach His word

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Original Sin sinful tendency, which humans inherit from Adam and Eve’s

disobedience

Palm Sunday first day of Holy Week, when Jesus entered Jerusalem

Parable story with a special spiritual meaning or message

Passover time when God saved the Israelites from slavery in Egypt

Pentecost festival occurring on Whit Sunday, remembering the descent of the

Holy Spirit upon the Apostles and followers of Jesus

Persecution harassment or ill treatment on grounds of religious beliefs

Prophet person chosen by God to speak God’s message to the people

Reconciliation (penance) sacrament by which a person who is truly sorry receives the

Forgiveness of Jesus through a priest

Resurrection rising to new life from the dead

Sacrament living sign by which Christians receive God’s help for their souls in

a living way

Sacrifice giving up something for something of greater value

Salvation being saved and brought into relationship with God

Sin disobeying God and being separated from Him

Son of God Jesus’ unique relationship with God

Stewardship looking after the world for God

Symbol something which is used to help people understand difficult ideas

Temptation desire to do something wrong

Vatican state in Rome where the Pope is based

Wisdom ability to distinguish between good and evil

Worship giving praise and honour to God