UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level

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RELIGIOUS STUDIES (BIBLE KNOWLEDGE)

Paper 1 Luke and Acts 121:15 (Short-answer questions)

October/November 2010
1 hour 15 minutes

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Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, glue or correction fluid.
DO NOT WRITE IN ANY BARCODES.
Answer all questions.
You should spend no longer than 35 minutes on Section A.
Where there are differences in quotations from the Bible,
NIV indicates New International Version,
RSV indicates Revised Standard Version.
At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
The number of marks is given in brackets [ ] at the end of each question or part question.

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Section A (20 marks)
Answer all questions 1 to 10.
Answers in phrases or incomplete sentences are acceptable.
Each question carries 2 marks.
The Gospel of Luke
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(a) To whom does Luke address his Gospel?

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(b) According to Luke, why did he write his Gospel?
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Give the names of two people who spoke about the baby Jesus when he was taken to
Jerusalem for the purification.
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(a) What did John the Baptist tell his disciples to ask Jesus?
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(b) What did Jesus reply?
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State two occasions where Samaritans are referred to in Lukes Gospel.

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At the Last Supper, what did Jesus say to his disciples about the person who would betray
him?
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Acts of the Apostles 1-21:15
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(a) Peter and John healed a crippled man. Where did this crippled man use to sit begging?

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(b) What did the man do when he began to walk?
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State two things in the Book of Acts that we are told about Sergius Paulus.
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(a) Which Old Testament book was the Ethiopian eunuch reading when Philip drew
alongside him?
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(b) To whom did the passage refer, according to Philip?
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(a) Who was the person who laid hands on Saul (Paul) to restore his sight?
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(b) Where was Saul (Paul) when he regained his sight?
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10 (a) Demetrius made silver shrines dedicated to which goddess?

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(b) In which town did Demetrius live?
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Section B (20 marks)

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Answer all questions 11 to 14.

Each question carries 5 marks.
Keep your answers short.
Answers should be in complete sentences.

11 NIV

Jesus answered, It is written: Man does not live on bread alone.

RSV

And Jesus answered him, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone.
(Luke 4:4)

(a) What had the devil just tried to tempt Jesus to do?
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(b) Which book of the Old Testament did Jesus quote from in his reply?
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(c) When the devil took Jesus to the highest point (RSV pinnacle) of the Temple, what did
the devil try to tempt Jesus to do?
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(d) Name another occasion when Jesus was tempted.
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12 NIV

Then he entered the temple area and began driving out those who were selling

RSV

And he entered the temple and began to drive out those who sold
(Luke 19:45)

(a) What did Jesus then say?

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(b) Whilst Jesus was teaching at the temple, who wanted to kill him?
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(c) Why were they unable to find a way to kill Jesus?
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13 NIV

When they heard this, they were furious and gnashed their teeth at him [Stephen].
But Stephen, full of the Holy Spirit, looked up to heaven

RSV

Now when they heard these things they were enraged, and they ground their teeth
against him [Stephen]. But he, full of the Holy Spirit, gazed into heaven...
(Acts 7:54-55)

(a) What did Stephen say he saw, when he looked up into heaven?
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(b) What did the members of the Council (NIV Sanhedrin) then do?
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14 NIV

While Paul was waiting for them in Athens, he was greatly distressed to see that the
city was full of idols.

RSV

Now while Paul was waiting for them at Athens, his spirit was provoked within him as
he saw that the city was full of idols.
(Acts 17:16)

(a) Who was Paul waiting for?

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(ii)

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(b) Who were the philosophers that debated with Paul?

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(c) Why did some accuse Paul of preaching about foreign gods (RSV foreign divinities)?
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