Christian Religious Studies 2017 Waec Answers Essay/Obj Now posted

Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay) 09.30am – 11.30am
Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective) 11.30am – 12.30am


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Theory

1a)

Pharaoh had a dream: He was standing by the Nile, when out of the river there came up seven cows, sleek and fat, and they grazed among the reeds. After them, seven other cows, ugly and gaunt, came up out of the Nile and stood beside those on the riverbank. And the cows that were ugly and gaunt ate up the seven sleek, fat cows. Then Pharaoh woke up. He fell asleep again and had a second dream: Seven heads of grain, healthy and good, were growing on a single stalk. After them, seven other heads of grain sprouted thin and scorched by the east wind. The thin heads of grain swallowed up the seven healthy, full heads. Then Pharaoh woke up; it had been a dream.


1b)

-It reveal various aspects of the nature of God
-He is God of order.his creation is orderly
-God whose word is powerful and creative
-God who is omnipotent,ominiscient and ominiprensent
-God is alpha and omega
-God whose creation is perfect and good

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(2a) now in the Promised Land after the military conquests of Joshua, went through a constant cycle of falling into sin, being punished by God via an attack by enemy invaders, crying out to the Lord in repentance and a Judge being raised up to lead the nation back towards God and deliver them from their troubles. Deborah was one of the 12 judges and in her account in Joshua Chapters 4 and 5 we see the faith, strength and leadership of a faithful woman of God.

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(4a)

This story relates how Hosea has three children, a son called Jezreel, a daughter Lo-Ruhamah and another son Lo-Ammi. All the names are described in the text as having symbolic meaning, reflecting the relationship between God and Israel . Jezreel is named after the valley of that name . Lo-Ruhamah is named to denote the ruined condition of the kingdom of Israel and Lo-Ammi is named in token of God’s rejection of his people. Although the latter two children are not specifically said to be Hosea’s, James Mays says that this is “hardly an implication” of Gomer’s adultery. In 3:1, however, it says that she is “loved by another man and is an adulteress”. Hosea is told to buy her back, and he does so for 15 shekels and a quantity of barley. Exodus 21:32 establishes the value of a maidservant at 30 shekels so Gomer’s value is diminished. She is not mentioned again in the book. Some analysts, following Felix Ernst Peiser, have suggested that this marriage is really a figurative or prophetic reference to a union between the ” lost tribes of Israel ” with the people of Gomer, following the Assyrian deportation. The relationship between Hosea and Gomer has been posited to be a parallel to the relationship between God and Israel. Even though Gomer runs away from Hosea and sleeps with another man, he loves her anyway and forgives her. Likewise, even though the people of Israel worshiped other gods, God continued to love them and did not abandon his covenant with them. According to Kirsten Abbott, feminist interpretation regards the story of Hosea and his relations with his wife Gomer as a metaphor for the conflict between a Covenant Theology (Israel violating the covenant relationship with YAHWH) and a Creation Theology (YAHWH will undo the fertility of the earth in response to Israel following other fertility gods).


(4b)

I-Love
II-Faithfulness
III-Fidelity
IV-Endurance


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(5a)
Then Jesus was led by the Spirit into the wilderness to be tempted by the devil. After fasting forty days and forty nights, he was hungry. The tempter came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”
Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.
Then the devil took him to the holy city and had him stand on the highest point of the temple. “If you are the Son of God,” he said, “throw yourself down. For it is written:
“‘He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone.
Jesus answered him, “It is also written: ‘Do not put the Lord your God to the test.’
Again, the devil took him to a very high mountain and showed him all the kingdoms of the world and their splendor. “All this I will give you,” he said, “if you will bow down and worship me.”
Jesus said to him, “Away from me, Satan!For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God, and serve him only.
Then the devil left him, and angels came and attended him.



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(6a)

(I)the two robbers-they were crucified along side Jesus Christ,one on his right hand and the other on the left…

ii)Joseph Arimathea-he was a disciple of Jesus Christ,he went to Pilate and asked for the body of Jesus. Pilate ordered it to be given to him.Joseph took the body and wrapped it in a clean linen and laid it in his own new tomb. He rolled a great stone at the entrance of the tomb and departed .



(6b)

(I)it tells us as Christians should b humble and respectful

(ii)it also teaches us that Jesus has Power to save a sinner

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7a)

-First, they devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles The apostles are witnesses passing along the things which they have seen and heard. It is entirely possible that the apostles had common set of instruction which they regularly passed along to new converts. If this is the case, then there was a basic body of tradition within months of the death of Jesus which could be called the “teaching of the apostles.”

-Second, they devoted themselves to fellowship . Since this word has the connotation of sharing common, I would suggest that many of those who needed assistance were Diaspora pilgrims who accepted the message of Jesus and remained in Jerusalem rather than to return home after Pentecost.

-Third, they devoted themselves to “breaking of bread.” While this phrase can be used of sharing a meal together, it is likely that Luke is describing the community as celebrating some form of communion. Jesus breaking bread as two disciples realized who he was. I think that Jesus’ practice of common meals was the foundation for this practice they all ate and drank together as one group.

-Fourth, they devoted themselves to prayers. Since the Greek is plural this is plausibly a reference to daily prayers in the Temple. It would not be unusual for Jewish men to go to the Temple several times a day to pray, so the community continues to worship at the Temple regularly. This likely put them into contact with other observant Jews who would then be introduced to Jesus as Messiah.



7b

choose 3

1. Christians Were Bound and United By A Common Truth
2. Christians Were Characterized by Uncommon Joy
3. Christians Were a Fearless and Animated People, Not a Passive Church
4. Christians Were Known By their Love
5. Christians Gave Sacrificially to the Needy



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