CAMBRIDGE INTERNATIONAL EXAMINATIONS

GCE Ordinary Level

MARK SCHEME for the October/November 2013 series




2048 RELIGIOUS STUDIES (BIBLE KNOWLEDGE)
2048/12 (Luke and Acts (1-21:15) Short-Answer Questions),
maximum raw mark 40


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the examination. It shows the basis on which Examiners were instructed to award marks. It does not
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which would have considered the acceptability of alternative answers.

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Cambridge is publishing the mark schemes for the October/November 2013 series for most IGCSE,
GCE Advanced Level and Advanced Subsidiary Level components and some Ordinary Level
components.
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SECTION A

1 (a) he didnt believe the angel [1] [Luke 1:19-20]


(b) he had a vision [1] [Luke 1:22]


2 (a) Isaiah [1] [Luke 4:21]


(b) synagogue/Nazareth [1] [Luke 4:16]


3 (a) person with authority/illustrates the authority (any 1) [1] [Luke 7:8]


(b) loves our nation/built us our synagogue (any 1) [1] [Luke 7:5]


4 (a) He was rich/Jesus told him to sell all he had and give to the poor (any 1)
[1] [Luke 18:22]


(b) how hard it is for those who have riches to enter kingdom/easier for camel to go through eye
of needle (than rich man to enter kingdom/what is impossible for mortals is possible for God
(any 1) [1] [Luke 18:24-25]


5 (a) Barabbas [1] [Luke 23:18]


(b) Simon (of Cyrene) [1] [Luke 23:26]


6 (a) Ananias [1] [Acts 5:1]


(b) Aquila [1] [Acts 18:2]


7 glory of God/Jesus/Son of man (standing at right hand of God)/heavens opened (any 2)
[2] [Acts 7:55]


8 circumcision/obeying the law (of Moses) [2] [Acts 15:5]


9 (a) they received the message with eagerness/examined the scriptures to see if Paul spoke truth
(any 1) [1] [Acts 17:71]


(b) Silas/Timothy (any 1) [1] [Acts 17:14]


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10 a Jew/from Alexandria/at Ephesus when Paul was there/eloquent man (speaker)/schooled in
Christianity (by Aquila and Priscilla)/knew about Johns baptism/good at arguing with the
Jews/showing from scriptures how Jesus was the Christ (any 2) [2] [Acts 18:24f]



SECTION B

11 (a) purification/dedication/presentation/obey law/offer a sacrifice [2]


(b) would not see death/before he had seen the (Lords) Christ (any 2) [2]


(c) Anna [1]


12 (a) (Father), I have sinned against heaven/and you/I am no longer worthy to be called your son
[3]


(b) (son) you are always with me/all that is mine is yours/fitting to celebrate/brother was dead
and is alive/was lost and is found (any 2) [2]


13 (a) the gods have come down to us (in the likeness of men) [1]


(b) to offer sacrifices [1]


(c) tore garments/rushed out to the crowd/protested/preached/wanted to stop crowd offering
sacrifices (any 3) [3]


14 (a) because of the Jews (that were in places they were visiting) (any 1) [1]


(b) Jewish/believer or disciple/married to a Greek/believed in the word of God (any 2) [2]


(c) (John) Mark [1]


(d) he had deserted them during (first missionary) journey [1]