UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
General Certificate of Education Ordinary Level
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RELIGIOUS STUDIES/BIBLE KNOWLEDGE
Paper 1 The Life and Teaching of Christ as contained in the
Paper 1 Gospel of St. Luke
May/June 2004
1 hour 30 minutes
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REVISED STANDARD VERSION
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Choose four of the passages (a) to (f) and answer the questions which follow.
(a) And he arose and left the synagogue, and entered Simon’s house.
(i)
Describe the healing of Simon’s mother-in-law.
(ii)
Mention briefly another occasion when Jesus visited a synagogue.
(Luke 4:38)
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(b) Blessed are you poor, for yours is the kingdom of God.
(Luke 6:20)
(i)
What other kinds of people did Jesus say were blessed, and what rewards were
promised to them?
(ii)
What do these sayings teach us about discipleship?
[7]
(c) Master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name.
(Luke 9:49)
(i)
Who said this?
(ii)
What did he go on to say?
(iii)
Give the reply of Jesus.
(iv)
What did Jesus mean by this reply?
[7]
(d) Now he told a parable to those who were invited, when he marked how they chose the places
of honour, saying to them, “When you are invited …”
(Luke 14:7–8)
(i)
Complete this parable of Jesus.
(ii)
What message was Jesus teaching in this parable?
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(e) And when he drew near and saw the city he wept over it, saying, “Would that even today you
knew the things that make for peace! But now …”
(Luke 19:41–42)
(f)
(i)
Complete what Jesus said on this occasion.
(ii)
When were these words of Jesus fulfilled?
Simon, Simon, behold, Satan demanded to have you, …
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(Luke 22:31)
(i)
Complete this saying of Jesus.
(ii)
Give the conversation between Simon and Jesus which followed this saying.
(iii)
Mention two other occasions when Satan is mentioned in Luke’s gospel.
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NEW ENGLISH BIBLE
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Choose four of the passages (a) to (f) and answer the questions which follow.
(a) On leaving the synagogue he went to Simon’s house.
(i)
Describe the healing of Simon’s mother-in-law.
(ii)
Mention briefly another occasion when Jesus visited a synagogue.
(Luke 4:38)
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(b) How blest are you who are in need; the kingdom of God is yours.
(Luke 6:20)
(i)
What other kinds of people did Jesus say were blest, and what rewards were promised
to them?
(ii)
What do these sayings teach us about discipleship?
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(c) Master … we saw a man driving out devils in your name.
(Luke 9:49)
(i)
Who said this?
(ii)
What did he go on to say?
(iii)
Give the reply of Jesus.
(iv)
What did Jesus mean by this reply?
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(d) When he noticed how the guests were trying to secure the places of honour, he spoke to
them in a parable: ‘When you are asked …’
(Luke 14:7–8)
(i)
Complete this parable of Jesus.
(ii)
What message was Jesus teaching in this parable?
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(e) When he came in sight of the city, he wept over it and said, ‘If only you had known, on this
great day, the way that leads to peace! But no; …’
(Luke 19:41–42)
(f)
(i)
Complete what Jesus said on this occasion.
(ii)
When were these words of Jesus fulfilled?
Simon, Simon, take heed: Satan has been given leave …
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(Luke 22:31)
(i)
Complete this saying of Jesus.
(ii)
Give the conversation between Simon and Jesus which followed this saying.
(iii)
Mention two other occasions when Satan is mentioned in Luke’s gospel.
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Answer three of Questions 2–8.
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(a) Give an account of what happened when John the Baptist was circumcised eight days after his
birth, including what Zechariah said on that occasion.
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(b) What do these words of Zechariah tell us about Jewish hopes for the Messiah?
[4]
(c) Explain how these hopes were fulfilled in Jesus.
[4]
(a) When Jesus was teaching on a level place (NEB level ground), what did he say about loving
your enemies?
[14]
(b) Give a saying of Jesus from the cross which showed that he did not hate his enemies.
[2]
(c) Is this teaching about loving your enemies relevant today? Give reasons for your opinion. [8]
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(a) Describe the meeting between Jesus and the man who lived among the tombs.
(b) Comment on anything unusual that Jesus did and said in this incident.
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[8]
(a) The disciples asked Jesus to teach them how to pray as John taught his disciples. Give the
teaching that Jesus gave them on this occasion. Include the parable of the Friend at Midnight,
and the teaching that followed it.
[16]
(b) What do we learn about prayer from this teaching?
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[8]
(a) Give the parable about the man who went on a journey hoping to be made a king, and who
entrusted his money to his servants.
[16]
(b) What was Jesus teaching in this parable about
(i)
and (ii)
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service,
judgement?
[8]
(a) Explain who the Sadducees were and what they believed.
[6]
(b) Describe the occasion when Jesus was questioned by the Sadducees about a woman who
had married seven brothers.
[15]
(c) How does Jesus’ reply show his skill in dealing with his opponents?
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(a) Give an account of
(i)
and (ii)
how Jesus was mocked by the soldiers after his arrest,
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his trial before the Jewish Council.
[8]
(b) What accusations did the Jewish authorities make against Jesus when they brought him
before Pilate?
[5]
(c) Show clearly how the accusations against Jesus at the Council differed from those made to
Pilate. Explain the reasons for these differences.
[8]
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