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l Jesus wanted to stay at his house straight away. l The crowd were annoyed that Jesus should want to stay with a ‘ sinner ’. l Zacchaeus immediately said he would give half his possessions to the poor . l He said he would also pay all those he had cheated four times the amount he had stolen. l Jesus said that Zacchaeus had received salvation and was a son of Abraham. l Jesus said, ‘The Son of Man came to seek and save what was lost’. Key ideas l Tax collectors in Jesus’ time were mistrusted because they worked for the Romans and often overtaxed the ordinary people so they could become rich. Tax collectors were not trusted and were called sinners. l ‘ Sinners ’ refers to all those excluded from the Jewish Law and therefore shunned by religious people. l Jericho was a major tax point for people entering Palestine from the east. l Zacchaeus as chief tax collector was very rich because he had a share in all the taxes coming into Jericho. l Zacchaeus’ conscience led him to make a big effort to see Jesus and listen to his teaching. l Zacchaeus repented because he knew what he had done was wrong, not because he wanted social recognition . l The fact that Jesus stayed with a sinner would have shocked the religious people of Jericho because it would have made Jesus religiously unclean . l Even though Zacchaeus was a sinner and worked for the Romans, Jesus declares that he is a true Jew – a son of Abraham. l Jesus calls himself the Son of Man because his role is to represent all people to God and prepare them for the Kingdom of God .

2 Interpreting the New Testament

2 Interpreting theNewTestament

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The biblical texts in Section 2 of the examination are placed in two groups according to two broad themes . l The first theme is ‘ Jesus’ teaching ’ and questions will ask you about his teaching about the Kingdom of God (e.g. God’s rule on earth requiring repentance and forgiveness), which Jesus illustrated through the use of parables (stories and analogies) and various kinds of miracles (healing and nature miracles). You should know and understand Jesus’ teaching on prejudice, attitude to wealth, treatment of the marginalised and the nature of sin. There are two questions set in this group of texts. l The second theme is ‘ Jesus’ life, death and resurrection ’ and questions will ask you about the main events of Jesus’ life, from his birth, baptism and choice of disciples to his final week before being crucified and then resurrected. You should know and understand the historical and religious background to these events. There are two questions set in this group of texts. You may decide to revise both groups to give yourself a choice of four questions or you may prefer to revise only one group of texts, in which case you will be limited to a choice of two questions. Whatever you decide you must answer one question from Section 2.

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Consolidate the key facts children need to know for Syllabus A of the 13+ Common Entrance exam with this thorough revision guide.

Theme 1: Jesus’ teaching 2.1 Zacchaeus Read: Luke: 19: 1–10

■ Summaries of all prescribed Old and New Testament texts, complete with analysis of issues

Shortquestions From theofficial vocabulary list,questionsmightbe asked such as: Q. Whatdoes salvationmean? A. Being saved andbrought into a relationshipwithGod Q. Whatdoes SonofManmean? A. Jesus’ role as theonewhowould suffer forothers Q. What is a sacrifice? A. Givingup something for somethingof greater value

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Social justiceand treatmentof thepoor,andprejudiceanddiscrimination ReadChapter3 section3.5on social justice and3.6onprejudice anddiscrimination whenpreparing thispart.

■ Revise the history, structure and key beliefs of the six major world religions

Essayquestions 2.1 Dowehave aduty tohelpoutcasts today?

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Summaryof the story l Jesus was passing through Jericho . l Zacchaeus was the chief tax collector and very wealthy. l He climbed a sycamore tree to see Jesus better because he was short . l When Jesus came to the tree he told him to come down .

2.2 Did Jesus set abad exampleby stayingwithZacchaeus? Points to consider areprovided at thebackof thebook.

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7.4 Goal

1 Explain theHindu teaching aboutmoksha (or goal in life).

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2 Describehow aHindumay reachhisorher goal.

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3 Describe the threepaths tomoksha.

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4 Explainhow aHindumaybecome free from samsara.

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Hinduism forms the fth part of Section 3 in the exam. You can choose to answer all three of your questions from this part, or you can answer some questions from here and some from other parts of Section 3. You should check with your teacher what to do before you sit the exam. Remember that your answers should be between 50 and 60 words long. You should not give your view or opinion on the topics.

5 Explain the relationshipof karma, jnana andbhakti tomoksha.

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1 Describe theHindu teachingonGod andBrahman.

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2 Describe two Hindudeities and their symbols.

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7.1 Holy books

3 WhatdoHindusbelieve about Shiva?

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1 Describe themainHinduholybooks.

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4 Outline the threepaths toGod.

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2 Outlinebriefly the storyof theMahabharata.

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5 DescribeVishnu andhis symbols.

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3 Explainwhat theVedas and Smritis are.

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41 4 Dharmameansduty.Dharma refers to the invisible lawof theuniverse,which governshow itoperates. It is the EternalTruth.But it also refers to the specificdutiesof eachof the four varnasor castes.Carryingoutone’sdharma affects your karma for the future in this life andwhen reincarnated.Brahminshaveduties aspriests and as teachers. (6) 5 Karmameans action and refers to the lawof cause and effect.Good actionshavepositive karmic effects andbringbenefit in future lives.Apersonwill knowwhat is requiredof them dependingon their casteor varna.For example,a vaishya knows as a trader thathehas duties to trade fairlyotherwisehewill createbad karma. (6) 7.4 Goal 1 Moksha is the goalof life and itmeans that aperson is released from the cycleof rebirthsor samsara. Inorder to achieve this, the atmanor soulhas tobepurified.There are threepaths tomoksha:karma,or goodworks;understanding and knowledge,or jnana;anddevotion to God,orbhakti. (6) 2 People canachieve theirgoal in life inanumberofways.First they can carryout theirdharma according to their caste (varna).Thiswill creategood karmaandeventually release them from samsara.They can seek knowledgeof jnana throughmeditationandunderstandingofexistence. They canpractisebhakti through love,devotionandworshipofGod. (6) (6) 4 Ahimsameansnon-violence.Noone shoulddeliberatelyharm a livingbeing.This isbecause all livingbeingshave atman,which is an aspectofBrahman.Therefore toharm a livingbeing is causingharm toBrahman andbrings aboutnegative karma.Humanshave aduty to look afternature,especially animals.The earth is ‘ourmother’andmustbe respected. (6) 5 Karmameans action and refers to the lawof cause and effect.Every action that isperformed has consequences,both good andbad.A good lifemeans that thenext lifewillbehappier orbetter;abad lifewill cause a less fortunate future life.Bad karmamightmean aperson is reborn in a lower life form. (6) 7.3 Caste and dharma 1 Caste is the social group into which a person is born.Dharma means holy law and is a special duty,which depends partly on which caste you are born into.There are traditional jobs associated with each caste, so it is the duty of every member to carry out the job of his caste, such as the vaishyas who are skilled workers. (6) 2 The caste system is theway society isdividedup into varnasor classes.There are four varnas and eachone is associatedwithparticular tasksor jobs. It is thereforeone’sdharma to carry out theseduties.The four varnas are:brahmins–priests and teachers;kshatriyas– rulers and warriors;vaishyas– farmers and traders; shudras–unskilledworkers. (6) 3 The four castesor varnas inHinduism are:brahmins–priests and teachers;kshatriyas– rulers andwarriors;vaishyas– skilledworkers and traders; shudras–unskilledworkers.Each varna has specialduties associatedwith that caste and it isone’sdharmaorduty to carry them out. It is illegal in India today todiscriminate against someonebecauseof their caste. (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 8/12/15 11:45AM 3 Dharmameansdutyanddoingwhat ismorally right. Itexistseternallyandcanbeknown through conscience,and through the readingof theHindu scriptures suchas theVedas,Upanishadsand theBhagavadGita.Aperson’sdutyalsodependsonwhatcaste theybelong to. (6) (6)

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7.6 From birth to death

4 Outlinewhat theUpanishads are.

5 Outline the storyof theBhagavadGita.

1 Describe theHindu ceremonieswhen ababy isborn.

2 Describe theHindu sacred thread ceremony.

7.2 Beliefs

3 Describewhathappens at a typicalHinduwedding.

1 OutlineHindu teachingonBrahman and atman.

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4 OutlineHindu teaching aboutdeath.

2 Explainwhat ismeantby atman and samsara.

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5 Describe a typicalHindu funeral.

(6) 7.1 Holy books 1 Hinduholybooks fall into two types: sruti and smritis.The srutibooks are the ancientbooks, theVedas.Theyprovide knowledgeof theworld and arebelieved to come fromGod.TheRig Veda is themost important.There are also theUpanishads,whichmeditateonBrahman. The smritis include theMahabharata and theRamayana. (6) 2 The story is about two families, theKurus and Pandavas.Pandubecomes kingbuthewants tobe aholyman sohe giveshis kingdom and children (the Pandavas) tohisbrother to look after.Buthisbrother’s children (theKurus) try to kill the Pandavas.Pandu’sbrother gives the Pandavashalf the kingdombut theKurus steal it. In a greatbattle that follows the Pandavas win itback. (6) 3 TheVedas are themost importantholybooksof theHindus.They arewritten in Sanskrit, althoughoriginally theywere learnedbyheart.There are fourbooksof theVedas,ofwhich themostpopular is theRigVeda.TheVedas incl dehymns t thedeities.The smritis are explanationsof theVedas,often through stories such as theRamayana. (6) 4 TheUpanishads are sruti.Theymean literally ‘to sit at the feetof’and arediscussions between teachers andpupils about the ideas contained in theVedas.They are in the form ofpoemswrittenbyholymen andmeditateon important ideas such asBrahman and its relationshipwith atman.There areover200Upanishads. (6) 5 The story isabout cousinswhogo towaroverwho shouldbe thenext king.PrinceArjunadoes notwant tofighthis relations soheasksKrishna,who isactingashis chariotdriver, foradvice. Krishna sayshe shoulddohisdutybecausehis cousinshavedonewrong.He thereforefights andwins thebattle. (6) 7.2 Beliefs 1 Brahman refers to the eternal and invisible aspectofGod. It is theoriginof everything and the spiritof everything, invisiblebut greater.Atman is the soulor essenceof a livingbeing. It ispartofBrahman andwhen someonedies their jivatman eithermoves into another bodyormerges intoBrahman. (6) 2 Atman refers to the soul or essence of every living being.Atman is also an aspect of Brahman,which means that humans can know Brahman because they know their atman. Samsara means reincarnation, so when a person dies their atman transfers to another body.Samsara also happens throughout life as our bodies change,but the atman remains the same. (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) (6) 8/12/15 11:45AM 7.7 Pilgrimage 1 Explain the importanceofpilgrimage forHindus. 2 Describe aplace aHindumight go toonpilgrimage. 7.8 Festivals 1 Outline any two Hindu festivals. 2 Describe the festivalofDassehra. 3 Describewhathappensduring the festivalofDivali. 5 Explainwhy festivals are important inHinduism. 853395_RS_13+_Exam_Prac_Ques_07.indd 41

3 What isdharma?

4 ExplainHindu teachingon ahimsa and the environment.

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5 ExplainHindu teachingon karma.

7.3 Caste and dharma

3 Explainwhypilgrimage is a timeof spiritual cleansing forHindus. (6) 4 DescribewhyVaranasi is an importantpilgrimage site forHindupilgrims. (6) 5 ExplainwhyHindusmakepilgrimages to theGanges. (6)

1 Explain theHindu teachingon caste anddharma.

2 Describe theHindu caste system.

3 Outline the four castes inHinduism.

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4 ExplainwhatHindusbelieve aboutdharma.

5 Explain the relationshipbetween karma and caste.

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4 Outlinewhathappensduring the festivalsofHoli andNewYear.

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