How to revise R.E in 4 Basic Steps!!! WORK BOOKLET Name: Year: Stick to a pattern which works. Try different methods of getting the knowledge into your head e.g. voice record key words. Make diagrams- Venn are good for arguments, spider diagrams for breaking down tasks. 1
Exam styles A- know your key words. B- Agree/Disagree. Give 2 reasons and develop each point, with good examples such as quotes, people or organisations. You must refer to practice and how people are affected by the issue/topic. C- Give 4 explanations and again use examples. Look out for if the question is wanting How (think action) or Why (purpose for doing it and often linked to religion and/or scripture). Remember in component 1 you need to refer to 2 different religions (Catholic and Jewish or Catholic and Anglican/Fundamentalist/Liberal for example D. Give reasons to agree/disagree with 2 supporting reasons. Then 2 reasons against. Always weigh up the strength/weakness of the argument. Include quotes, links to practices and key words. Add a conclusion As a Catholic I believe In Component 1D, you must always refer to Humanism/nonreligious (atheist) belief in your answer. 2
Where to begin! Follow each of the pages provided for how to set out your revision. Together alongside each other, look at your A3 maps, in your revision guides and your booklets. Start by revising all Key words (concepts). Revise all quotes and how they link. Revise any differences between Catholic and Anglican, Orthodox or Reform, Humanist with other faiths. Fill in lots of detail in the diagram of how to revise. At the end of each revision session practice past papers at the back of the revision guide. 3
Component 1 Foundational Catholic Theology: Origin and Meaning. Spider diagram what you can recall on this topic and highlight as a traffic light what you know well, need to improve, don t know. Complete the grid but remember this is only to get you started with structuring revision! Complete some exam questions in the back of your revision guide for this unit. 4
1.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 1 Catholic beliefs about the origin of the universe; creation ex nihilo (St Augustine, Confessions XII, 7) 2 The relationship between Catholic views and other fundamentalist Christian views on the origin of the universe and the extent to which these conflict Omnipotent, not a creature, Omniscient EXAMPLE!!! God created the Heaven and the Earth, Gen: 1 (God) creator of heaven and the earth. Creed Other Christian/Jewish views God is real to so many followers. Judaism- Mentioned one G-D in the Shema The creation of the world needs a greater power. The creed states Humanist/Atheist views No proof of God. Different religions have opposing views. Science can disprove the existence of God. 3 Catholic and non-religious views about the origins of the universe (Stephen Hawking and the Big Bang) 4 Evolution (Darwin & Dawkins) and Catholic beliefs (John Paul II, To The Pontifical Academy Of Sciences: On Evolution 22.10.96, para 3&4) 5
1.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 5 Catholic beliefs about the sanctity of human life; imago Dei as (St Catherine of Siena, Dialogue 4,13) Other Christian/Jewish views Humanist/Atheist views 6 Catholic views, other fundamentalist Christian views and non-religious views about the value of human life; attitudes toward abortion 7 Humanist critiques of Catholic beliefs about sanctity of life issues (for example, Peter Singer's views on 'speciesism') 6
1.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 8 Comparison of the first (Genesis 1:1-2:3) and second (Genesis 2:4-24) creation accounts, and their respective representations of God and human beings Other Christian/Jewish views Humanist/Atheist views 9 The significance of the Creation narratives with regards to Catholic beliefs about the nature of human beings and their relationship with creation 10 A comparison of Catholic and Humanist beliefs on the importance of preserving the planet and the environment 7
1.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 11 The Catholic understanding of the nature of revelation and inspiration, with reference to the structure and origins of scripture and its literary forms Other Christian/Jewish views Humanist/Atheist views 12 Different Christian views on the literary form of Genesis and the significance of this for the interpretation of the accounts 13 The meaning of Michelangelo s Creation of Adam in the Sistine chapel 8
1.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 14 The extent to which Michelangelo s Creation of Adam expresses Catholic beliefs about creation, God and human beings Other Christian/Jewish views Humanist/Atheist views 15 The Tree of Life Apse mosaic in San Clemente in Rome; the meanings symbols within it: the Alpha and Omega, the Chi-Rho, lamb, dove and the four evangelists 16 The symbol of cross as the tree of life with reference to the theology of Christ as the New Adam and how this is expressed in the San Clemente mosaic 9
1.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 17 The influence of the concept of imago Dei on Catholic Social Teaching about justice, peace and reconciliation, with reference to Gaudium et Spes 78 Other Christian/Jewish views Humanist/Atheist views 18 How CAFOD and SVP reflect Catholic beliefs about the dignity of human beings, the importance of loving one's neighbour, and respecting creation 10
1.2 Good and Evil Spider diagram what you can recall on this topic and highlight as a traffic light what you know well, need to improve, don t know. Complete the grid but remember this is only to get you started with structuring revision! Complete some exam questions in the back of your revision guide for this unit. 11
1.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 1 Catholic perspectives on the origin of evil: Original Sin and evil as a privation, with reference to St Augustine, The Enchiridion (3.11) Other Christian/Jewish views Humanist/Atheist views 2 Alternative Christian and non- Christian views on the nature and origin of evil and the difference between moral and natural evil. 3 Catholic beliefs about the relationship between God s goodness and the goodness of the created world 12
1.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 4 Philosophical and non-religious challenges posed by belief in God s goodness, free will and the existence of evil and suffering Other Christian/Jewish views Humanist/Atheist views 5 The nature of the Trinity as expressed in the Nicene creed One God in three persons: Father, Son and Spirit 6 The nature of the Trinity as expressed in the Nicene creed One God in three persons: Father, Son and Spirit 13
1.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 7 The biblical support and historical development, metaphor of trinity as love, lover and beloved (St Augustine, De Trinitate 8.10) Other Christian/Jewish views Humanist/Atheist views 8 Jesus as Incarnate Son, divine Word, fully God and fully human; its scriptural origins with reference to John 1:1-18 and the kenosis hymn (Phil 2:5-11) 9 The importance of the doctrine in framing Catholic responses to the Problem of Evil (John Paul II, Salvifici Doloris13 & 23) 14
1.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 10 The example and teaching of Jesus as the authoritative source for moral teaching, with reference to Jesus as the fulfilment of the law in Matthew 5-7 Other Christian/Jewish views Humanist/Atheist views 11 The existence of the Natural Law and conscience as evidence of God s goodness and the role of suffering in the development of the virtues 12 The meaning and significance of sculpture and statues to Catholic tradition and worship 15
1.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes/ Catholic perspective 13 Sculpture and statuary (Michelangelo s Pieta) as an expression of Catholic beliefs about God s goodness and the meaning of human suffering. Other Christian/Jewish views Humanist/Atheist views 14 The meaning and significance of pilgrimage for Catholics as a response to human suffering, with particular reference to Lourdes 15 Popular piety, such as the Rosary as a reflection on the meaning and significance of the Incarnation with particular reference to the Sorrowful Mysteries 16
Component 2: Applied Catholic Theology: Life and Death Spider diagram what you can recall on this topic and highlight as a traffic light what you know well, need to improve, don t know. Complete the grid but remember this is only to get you started with structuring revision! Complete some exam questions in the back of your revision guide for this unit. 17
2.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Other Christian/Jewish views Views for/ against- Only where applicable 1 Catholic teaching on the meaning of death, on dying well and the importance of palliative care; Catholic teaching on assisted suicide and euthanasia. 2 Contrasting views on quality and sanctity of life and the right to die 3 Catholic beliefs about life after death, with reference to 1 Cor. 15 4 Catholic belief in resurrection of the body in contrast to popular beliefs about survival of the soul 18
3.3 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Other Christian/Jewish views Views for/ against- Only where applicable 5 Contrasting views about death as the end of personal existence 6 Catholic teaching on heaven and hell with reference to the parables of judgement (Matthew 18:21-35, Luke 16:19-31) 7 Catholic teaching on purgatory with reference to 1 Cor. 3:11-15 19
2.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Other Christian/Jewish views Views for/ against- Only where applicable 8 The Magisterium; ordinary and extraordinary forms by both popes (pontifical) and councils (conciliar) with reference to Evangelium Vitae (61-62 and 65) 9 The nature and importance of the Second Vatican Council, its history and four key documents 10 Christian beliefs about eternal life in the iconography of Sarcophagus with Scenes of the Passion in the MuseoPioChristiano, Vatican, Rome 20
2.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Other Christian/Jewish views Views for/ against- Only where applicable 11 How Christian beliefs in the resurrection are expressed by the paschal candle as it is used in the Easter Vigil and during Catholic Baptism 12 The significance of different forms of music used in worship and how music expresses Catholic beliefs about eternal life, with reference to Faure s Requiem 13 The symbols, prayers and texts of the Catholic funeral rite in Britain and how these express Catholic beliefs about eternal life 21
2.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Other Christian/Jewish views Views for/ against- Only where applicable 8 The significance of prayer as the raising of the mind and heart to God, both in formulaic and extempore prayers, with particular reference to the Lord s Prayer 9 The meaning and significance of the Catholic practice of praying for and offering Masses for the dead 22
2.2 Sin and Forgiveness Spider diagram what you can recall on this topic and highlight as a traffic light what you know well, need to improve, don t know. Complete the grid but remember this is only to get you started with structuring revision! Complete some exam questions in the back of your revision guide for this unit. 23
2.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Other Christian/Jewish views Views for/ against- Only where applicable 1 The difference between crime and sin their relationship to morality, with reference to absolutist and relativistic approaches to the morality of actions 2 The different rationales given for criminal penalties: retribution, deterrence, rehabilitation and a critical evaluation of the justifiability of each 3 Christian teachings on forgiveness (Matthew 18:21-22, Matthew 6: 14-15); the tension between forgiveness and punishment 24
2.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Other Christian/Jewish views Views for/ against- Only where applicable 4 The development of Catholic teaching on capital punishment (St Augustine, Letter 153 to Macedonius, 1-3 and John Paul II, Evangelium Vitae 56) 5 Arguments for and against Capital punishment within Christianity, with reference to Genesis 9:6, Exodus 21:24 and Matthew 5:38 and non-religious views 6 The meaning the term salvation for Catholics; the role of grace and human freedom in redemption. How do Catholics believe Jesus saves them? 25
2.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Other Christian/Jewish views Views for/ against- Only where applicable 7 The compatibility of a belief in Hell and a belief in the unconditional love of God and the universal nature of God s mercy 8 The nature of the Church as one, holy, catholic and apostolic and Mary as a model of the Church 9 The Church as the 'Body of Christ' and 'the people of God' and the meaning of the claim outside the Church there is no salvation (CCC 846-848) 26
2.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Other Christian/Jewish views Views for/ against- Only where applicable 10 How the sacred objects within a Church represent Catholic beliefs about salvation with particular reference to the altar and the font. 11 How the orientation of Catholic churches and their architectural features facilitate Catholic worship and reflection on the mystery of salvation 12 The sacramental nature of the whole of reality; the seven sacraments; the meaning and significance of sacraments for a Catholic understanding of salvation 27
2.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Other Christian/Jewish views Views for/ against- Only where applicable 13 The meaning and significance of the Eucharist as the source and summit of Christian life and the role it plays in Catholic understanding of salvation 14 Catholic teaching on the imperative to evangelise and the forms this should take, with reference to Pope Francis Evangelii Gaudium 15 How Catholic beliefs about the relationship between faith and salvation influence attitudes to mission and evangelisation locally, nationally and globally 28
Component 3: Judaism Beliefs. Spider diagram what you can recall on this topic and highlight as a traffic light what you know well, need to improve, don t know. Complete the grid but remember this is only to get you started with structuring revision! Complete some exam questions in the back of your revision guide for this unit. 29
3.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Orthodox views Reform views 1 Issues of God as: One, Creator: Genesis 1 3-5; 1 26-28, The Shema 2 Law-Giver and Judge: Exodus 20:1-17 3 The nature and significance of shekhinah (the divine presence) 30
3.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Orthodox views Reform views 4 Different views within Judaism about the Mashiach (Messiah); special person who brings an age of peace, ourselves, his arrival as signaling the end of the world, praying for his coming, concerned more with living life according to the mitzvot 5 The meaning and significance of the Abrahamic Covenant: Genesis 12:1-3, 17:6-8, 17:11-14 including the importance of the Promised Land 6 The meaning and significance of the Covenant with Moses at Sinai: Exodus 3:11-15 including the continuing importance of the idea of a Promised Land 7 Importance of the Ten Commandments: Exodus 20:2-14 31
3.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Orthodox views Reform views 8 Beliefs and teachings about the nature and importance of Pikuach Nefesh(sanctity of life): Genesis 1:26-27, Talmud B Yoma 84b, Psalm 139: 13-15, Jeremiah 1:5 9 The relationship between free will and the 613mitzvot (duties) between humans and with God 10 Orthodox and Reform beliefs and teachings about life after death, judgement and resurrection; spiritual and/or bodily resurrection, immortality of the soul and the belief that we must focus on this life in preparation for whatever happens in the next 32
3.1 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Orthodox views Reform views 12 Nature of the Messiah 33
3.2: Judaism Practices. Spider diagram what you can recall on this topic and highlight as a traffic light what you know well, need to improve, don t know. Complete the grid but remember this is only to get you started with structuring revision! Complete some exam questions in the back of your revision guide for this unit. 34
3.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Orthodox views Reform views 1 The nature and importance of Orthodox and Reform synagogue services; Shabbat service, the significanceof prayer including the standing prayer (Amidah) 2 Worship in the home; siddur, recitation of Shema and ModehAni, display of mezuzah. Celebrating Shabbat: Exodus 20:8-10 3 Items worn for worship; tallith, tefillin and kippah 35
3.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Orthodox views Reform views 4 Features of synagogues in Britain: significance of bimah, aron hakodesh, Torah scrolls, ner tamid, seating, minyan; Exodus 20:4-5 5 Worship, social and community functions of synagogues serving Jewish communities in Britain. 6 The role and importance of Brit Milah: Covenant, identity, features of the ceremony 7 Bar Mitzvah: Law and personal responsibility; Orthodox and Reform views regarding Bat Mitzvah and Bat Chayil; features of the ceremonies 36
3.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Orthodox views Reform views 8 Marriage: Genesis 2: 24, features of the ceremony 9 Mourning rituals: onan, kaddish, sheva, yarzheit. Role of chevra kaddisha 10 Significance of use of thetenakh and thetalmud in daily life 11 Dietary laws: kosher/treyfah,parev, the prohibition of milk with meat, requirements of a kosher kitchen: Leviticus 11:1-23; keeping kosher in Britain 37
3.2 Topic being studied Useful keywords Useful examples or quotes Orthodox views Reform views 12 Festivals: Rosh Hashanah; YomKippur; Pesach:Exodus 12:14 13 Sukkot; 14 Diversity of practice between different Jewish traditions in Britain 38
When to revise! This is only an approximation! Remember little and often in the early days is good. 1 month leading into the exam you need to do 1-2 hours a night. 1 week before- Revise as much as you can. Take breaks between revision sessions to give your brain a rest. Eat well and drink lots of water to keep you refreshed and hydrated. Sleep is very important. Get a good night s rest and wake up brightly. VIP!!! Know the times and sessions of your exams and don t be late!!! 39