2025 AQA GCSE RELIGIOUS STUDIES B Paper 2B Perspectives on Faith (Textual Studies)
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0 1 Theme D: St Mark’s Gospel – the Life of Jesus
0 1 . 1 Which one of the following describes the way in which Jesus met the paralysed man?
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A His family asked Jesus to meet him in the Temple
B Jesus went to visit him in his home
C His friends brought him to Jesus, lowering him from the roof
D Jesus met him in the synagogue at Capernaum 1
0 1 . 2 Give two reasons why the resurrection of Jesus is important for Christians today.
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Explain two contrasting beliefs in contemporary British society about why Pilate
sentenced Jesus to death.
You must refer to a Christian belief.
Your contrasting belief may come from Christianity or from another religious
or non-religious tradition.
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