AQA GCSE RE Paper 1: Catholic Christianity Question & Answers
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Creation (1.1) - ANSWERSMichelangelo's Creation of Adam:
-God and Adam both look muscular and sit in similar positions showing that humans are made in God's image
-Adam isn't fully alive and needs God's touch to bring him to life showing humanity relies on God
-God is carried by angels to show h...
AQA GCSE RE Paper 1: Catholic
Christianity Question & Answers
Creation (1.1) - ANSWERSMichelangelo's Creation of Adam:
-God and Adam both look muscular and sit in similar positions showing that humans are
made in God's image
-Adam isn't fully alive and needs God's touch to bring him to life showing humanity
relies on God
-God is carried by angels to show his transcendence
Creation (1.2) - ANSWERSMeiere's Mosaic:
-God's hand is large compared to the cloud above showing God's greatness and power
-Lines extend from God's hand to the edge of the circle reflecting that God created the
universe
Creation (1.3) - ANSWERSGod's nature in Genesis 1:
-Omnipotent: God made the world out of nothing
-Transcendence: God only needs his words to create and is therefore beyond humans
and the created world
-Creator: God is believed to have created everything showing his love for humanity
Creation (1.4) - ANSWERS-Humans share God's spirit as they are made in his image
eg: God created Adam by breathing into him. The hebrew word for "breath" is ru'ach
(spirit)
-God gave free will to Adam and Eve in Genesis 2 which they used to reject God's
command to not eat from the Tree of Knowledge of Good and Evil
-Christians believe evil exists as humans use free will to reject God and his love
Creation (1.5) - ANSWERS-Stewardship in creation stories: Adam is told in the garden
of Eden to "Till it and keep it" suggesting God wants humans to care for the created
world
-The dignity of human beings: In Genesis 1, humans are shown to be created in God's
image so all humans are equal and should respect each other
-The sanctity of life: God "blessed" humans after creating them. This helps Catholics to
understand that life is sacred and should be respected
Creation (1.6) - ANSWERSOLD TESTAMENT:
-History: shows how God guided Jews
-Law: laws God wanted Jews to follow
-Wisdom: contains: prayers, psalms to help faith
-Prophecy: Inspire people to be faithful to God
NEW TESTAMENT:
-Gospels: Jesus' actions and teachings
, -Epistles: Guidance by apostles to follow teachings
-Acts of Apostles: Events in the early church
-Book of Revelation: John's mythical visions
Creation (1.7) - ANSWERS-God guided the writing of the Bible via the Holy Spirit as its
caring prescence helped people to do good deeds to know God
-Prophecies help preach the word of God and are inspired by him to help people be
faithful to God
-The Magisterium: consists of the Pope and bishops who have the authority to shape
and confirm Christian teachings. Catholics believe the Magisterium is continually
inspired by the Holy Spirit
Creation (1.8) - ANSWERS-The Catholic Church teaches that the Creation stories are
myths with deeper meaning. They accept the Big Bang Theory and Evolution as the
stories aren't meant to explain how creation occurred scientifically
-Fundamentalists believe that the events in the Genesis stories actually occurred as the
Bible is the word of God and an omnibenevolent God would not mislead humanity
Creation (1.9) - ANSWERS-Natural Law: The idea that humans are given knowledge of
what is right or wrong as God made humans in his image (do good and avoid evil)
-The Second Vatican Council state that science and religion support each other:
~ Genesis stories shouldn't be taken literally
~The Catholic Georges Lemaitre was a priest that first proposed the Big Bang Theory
Creation (1.10) - ANSWERS-God's creations are created to be very good so they
should be cared for and valued
-God made humans stewards of the Earth so humans have the responsibility to look
after the Earth
-The Catholic Church believe that there is a delicate balance to preserve natural
resources for future generations for the sustainability of the environment
Creation (1.11) - ANSWERSLocal levels of Stewardship:
-Recycle, walk or cycle more, encourage churches to install solar panels to reduce
carbon footprints
National levels of Stewardship:
-Pressurise politicians to support laws to protect the environment, support
environmentally-friendly businesses
Global levels of Stewardship:
-Expose international companies that threaten the environment
Creation (1.12) - ANSWERSCAFOD:
-Set up projects using renewable energy eg: solar cookers
-Working with groups like MONLAR in Sri Lanka to help farmers use cheap and
sustainable farming methods eg: natural resources
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