UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS
GCE Ordinary Level
MARK SCHEME for the May/June 2008 question paper
2048 RELIGIOUS STUDIES (BIBLE KNOWLEDGE)
2048/01
Paper 1 (Luke and Acts (1–21:15) Short-Answer Questions),
maximum raw mark 40
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Mark Scheme
GCE O LEVEL – May/June 2008
Syllabus
2048
Paper
01
Note: Questions 1 to 10 can be answered in phrases or incomplete sentences.
SECTION A
The Gospel of Luke
1
(a) (Caesar) Augustus
[1] Luke 2:1
(b) Shepherds
[1] Luke 2:16
2
Don’t extort money/don’t accuse people falsely/be content with wages (any 2)
[2] Luke 3:14
3
(a) Fisherman
[1] Luke 5:10
(b) Tax collector
[1] Luke 5:27
(a) Elijah
[1] Luke 9:31
(b) Moses
[1] Luke 9:31
(a) Galilean/to avoid condemning Jesus himself (thought Jesus was innocent)
[1] Luke 23:7
(b) Heard about him/hoped to see Jesus perform a miracle
[1] Luke 23:8
4
5
Acts of the Apostles
6
Sound like blowing of (violent) wind/tongues of fire/speaking in tongues (any 2)
[2] Acts 2:2f
7
(a) (Lord Jesus) Receive my spirit
[1] Acts 7:59
(b) (Lord) do not hold this sin against them
[1] Acts 7:60
(a) Agabus
[1] Acts 11:27
(b) King Herod/Herod Agrippa
[1] Acts 12:1f
(a) Man begging him to go there
[1] Acts 16:9
(b) He must go and preach gospel to them
[1] Acts 16:10
8
9
10 (a) Priscilla
[1] Acts 18:2
(b) All Jews ordered to leave Rome
[1] Acts 18:2
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Mark Scheme
GCE O LEVEL – May/June 2008
Syllabus
2048
Paper
01
Note: Questions 11 to 14 should be answered in complete sentences.
SECTION B
11 (a) Deserves/loves our nation/built synagogue (any 1)
[1] Luke 7:4f
(b) Don’t deserve/man under authority/go and they go/just say the word (any 2)
[2] Luke 7:6f
(c) Not found such great faith/even in Israel (amongst Jews)
[2] Luke 7:9
12 (a) Stone rolled away/no body (tomb empty)/two men (any 2)
[2] Luke 24:2f
(b) Mary Magdalene/Joanna/Mary, mother of James (any 2)
[2] Luke 24:10
(c) Did not believe/words seemed like nonsense/run to check (any 1)
[1] Luke 24:11
13 (a) Peter
John
[2] Acts 3:1
(b) What I have I give/name of Jesus Christ get up and walk
[2] Acts 3:6
(c) Went to temple (courts)/praising (worshipping) God (any 1)
[1] Acts 3:9
14 (a) Jason
Wanted to bring Paul and Silas out to the crowd
[2] Acts 17:5
(b) Jason welcomed them into his house/defying Caesar’s decrees/claiming there
is another King i.e. Jesus (any 2)
[2] Acts 17:6f
(c) Put on bail/let them go (any 1)
[1] Acts 17:9
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