AQA_2024: AS Religious Studies - Paper 2B Christianity. (Merged Question Paper and Marking Scheme)

AQA_2024: AS Religious Studies - Paper 2B Christianity. (Merged Question Paper and Marking Scheme) AS RELIGIOUS STUDIES Paper 2B Christianity Thursday 23 May 2024 Materials For this paper you must have:  an AQA 8-page answer book. Instructions  Use black ink or black ball-point pen. Morning Time allowed: 1 hour  Write the information required on the front of your answer book. The Paper Reference is 7061/2B.  Answer all questions.  Do all rough work in your answer book. Cross through any work you do not want to be marked. Information  The marks for questions are shown in brackets.  The maximum mark for this paper is 60.  In each question the first part tests your knowledge and understanding, while the second part tests your skills of analysis and evaluation.  You will be marked on your ability to: – use good English – organise information clearly – use specialist vocabulary where appropriate. For AS Religious Studies Paper 2B on Christianity, focus on the following key areas: 1. The Life of Jesus:  Birth and Early Life: Study the accounts of Jesus’ birth (in the Gospels of Matthew and Luke), the significance of his virgin birth, and the early life in Nazareth.  Ministry: Focus on his baptism by John the Baptist, temptation in the wilderness, and the key teachings from the Sermon on the Mount (Beatitudes, Lord’s Prayer). 2. Key Teachings of Jesus:  Love: The importance of love for God and neighbor (e.g., the Greatest Commandment).  Kingdom of God: Jesus’ teaching about the Kingdom of God as both a present and future reality.  Forgiveness: The call to forgive others, as demonstrated in parables like the Prodigal Son and the Lord’s Prayer.  The Parables: Study the meaning and significance of parables, such as the Good Samaritan, the Lost Sheep, and the Sower. 3. Christian Beliefs:  The Trinity: Understand the Christian belief in one God in three persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus), and God the Holy Spirit.  The Incarnation: The belief that Jesus is both fully divine and fully human.  Salvation: The concept of salvation through faith in Jesus Christ, focusing on the role of his death and resurrection in reconciling humanity with God.  Original Sin and Atonement: Study the idea of original sin and how Jesus’ sacrifice is seen as atoning for human sin (key theories include substitutionary atonement and Christus Victor). 4. Christian Practices:  Worship: Key aspects of Christian worship, including liturgical (e.g., Eucharist, baptism) and non liturgical forms (e.g., spontaneous prayer).  Sacraments: Focus on the two main sacraments (Baptism and Eucharist), their meanings, and practices in different denominations. 6. Christian Ethics:  Moral Teachings: Focus on Christian ethical teachings, such as the Ten Commandments, the Beatitudes, and the Golden Rule.  Ethical Issues: Study Christian views on issues like abortion, euthanasia, and capital punishment. Understand the role of conscience and the application of Biblical principles in making moral decisions. 7. Life After Death:  Heaven and Hell: Christian beliefs in the afterlife, focusing on the concepts of eternal life with God (Heaven) and eternal separation from God (Hell).  Resurrection of the Body: The belief in the resurrection of the dead at the end of time and the idea of judgment by God. This summary provides the key concepts and beliefs within Christianity, focusing on the life of Jesus, core Christian teachings, practices, and ethical principles. 7061/2B IB/M/Jun24/G4002/V2 2 Christianity Answer both questions. Each question has two parts. Question 1 0 1 . 1 Explain different Christian perspectives about the authority of the Church. [15 marks] and 0 1 . 2 ‘The sanctity of life means Christians cannot support abortion or embryo research.’ Assess this view. [15 marks] Question 2 0 2 . 1 Explain why Christians have different understandings of the significance of Jesus’ actions at the last supper. [15 marks] and 0 2 . 2 ‘For Christians, the afterlife can only be spiritual.’ Assess this view. [15 marks] END OF QUESTIONS Copyright information For confidentiality purposes, all acknowledgements of third-party copyright material are published in a separate booklet. This booklet is published after each live examination series and is available for free download from . Permission to reproduce all copyright material has been applied for. In some cases, efforts to contact copyright-holders may have been unsuccessful and AQA will be happy to rectify any omissions of acknowledgements. If you have any queries please contact the Copyright Team. Copyright © 2024 AQA and its licensors. All rights reserved. IB/M/Jun24/7061/2B AS RELIGIOUS STUDIES 7061/2B Paper 2B Christianity Mark scheme June 2024 Version: 1.0 Final MARK SCHEME – AS RELIGIOUS STUDIES – 7061/2B – JUNE 2024 Mark schemes are prepared by the Lead Assessment Writer and considered, together with the relevant questions, by a panel of subject teachers. This mark scheme includes any amendments made at the standardisation events which all associates participate in and is the scheme which was used by them in this examination. The standardisation process ensures that the mark scheme covers the students’ responses to questions and that every associate understands and applies it in the same correct way. As preparation for standardisation each associate analyses a number of students’ scripts. Alternative answers not already covered by the mark scheme are discussed and legislated for. If, after the standardisation process, associates encounter unusual answers which have not been raised they are required to refer these to the Lead Examiner. It must be stressed that a mark scheme is a working document, in many cases further developed and expanded on the basis of students’ reactions to a particular paper. Assumptions about future mark schemes on the basis of one year’s document should be avoided; whilst the guiding principles of assessment remain constant, details will change, depending on the content of a particular examination paper. No student should be disadvantaged on the basis of their gender identity and/or how they refer to the gender identity of others in their exam responses. A consistent use of ‘they/them’ as a singular and pronouns beyond ‘she/her’ or ‘he/him’ will be credited in exam responses in line with existing mark scheme criteria. Further copies of this mark scheme are available from