Religious Studies /GCSE Religious Studies - Y10 Origins and Meanings Part 3
GCSE Religious Studies - Y10 Origins and Meanings Part 3
This deck covers key concepts from GCSE Religious Studies, focusing on humanist views on abortion, Peter Singer's perspectives, and the structure and history of the Bible.
What side are Humanists on when it comes to abortion?
PRO - CHOICE. They believe it is acceptable as a personal choice.
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What side are Humanists on when it comes to abortion?
PRO - CHOICE. They believe it is acceptable as a personal choice.
Give 3 qualities that make up a person:
1 - Ability to make decisions. 2 - Ability to feel pressure / pain. 3 - Ability to have characteristics.
Give 3 things Humanists say about abortion:
1 - Abortion should be legal to stop back street abortions. 2 - Abortions could be reduced by offering better sex education and encouraging the use of...
HUMANISTS BELIEVE IN THE…….Q
Quality of Life
Who is Peter Singer?
A writer that does not believe in God.
Why does Peter Singer think it is ok to kill some human beings?
It will reduce the suffering in the world.
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What side are Humanists on when it comes to abortion? | PRO - CHOICE. They believe it is acceptable as a personal choice. |
Give 3 qualities that make up a person: | 1 - Ability to make decisions. 2 - Ability to feel pressure / pain. 3 - Ability to have characteristics. |
Give 3 things Humanists say about abortion: | 1 - Abortion should be legal to stop back street abortions. 2 - Abortions could be reduced by offering better sex education and encouraging the use of contraception. 3 - A woman is a mature human so she can choose what she wants to do with her body. |
HUMANISTS BELIEVE IN THE…….Q | Quality of Life |
Who is Peter Singer? | A writer that does not believe in God. |
Why does Peter Singer think it is ok to kill some human beings? | It will reduce the suffering in the world. |
What does Peter Singer say about abortion? | He agrees with Catholics - embryos are humans from the beginning of conception BUT a foetus is not a person because it does not have characteristics. |
What does Peter Singer say is hypocritical? | The fact that there are children in the world starving and dying but a foetus which can't feel anything is the most terrible thing to kill. |
What does Peter Singer say about Sanctity of Life? | It is nonsense and to have a principle that is religious is outdated. |
What do Catholics respond to Humanist views on abortion? (2 points) | 1 - If you reduce the suffering of one person by aborting/killing, you have not reduced the overall suffering in the world. 2 - Catholics say that human beings, because of their soul, remain persons whether they are unborn, asleep, or unconscious. It is not awareness that makes a human a human. |
What do Christians believe the Bible is? | The word of God containing stories, prayers, poetry, and advice about how to live. |
How is the Bible divided? | Into 2 main sections - Old Testament and New Testament. |
What do the old and new testament have in common? | They both contain teachings. |
What is different about the old testament versus the new? | The old contains things that happened before Jesus was born and the new is after he was born. |
What are wisdom books? | Prayers and Poems. |
What are History books? | How God guided people and how people didn't listen to him. They help people to avoid making similar mistakes. |
What kind of books are in the Old Testament? (5 points) | 1 - History Books - God guided people, they didn't listen. Help people not make same mistakes. 2 - Wisdom Books - Prayers and poems which give people advice in tough times. 3 - Books about Prophets - messengers who were sent to teach people about how God is active in the world. 4 - Law (Torah) - how God wants people to live. 10 COMMANDMENTS e.g. Do not Kill. 5 - Genesis accounts and details about prophets like Abraham and Moses. BEFORE JESUS. |
What kind of books are in the New Testament? (5 Points) | 1 - Gospels - contain information about the life and teachings of Jesus. 2 - Letters by Paul & Peter to the first Christian churches to help and guide them. 3 - Act of the Apostles - The experience of the early Church and the first Christians. 4 - The Book of Revelation - written by John, some people believe it describes the end of the world. 5 - All about Jesus. |
How long did the Bible take to complete? | Around 2,000 years. |
How many books are in the Bible? | 73. |
What 3 phases did the Bible go through? | Speaking, Writing, Collecting. |
The Bible went through speaking, writing and collecting. Explain the speaking stage. | No one could write so spoken accounts were passed on by those who experienced the events themselves. |
The Bible went through speaking, writing and collecting. Explain the writing stage. | Around 1000 BC scribes in Israel began to write down part of traditions about important people and events e.g. Abraham, Moses. The gospels of Jesus had to be written down because eye witnesses died out. |
The Bible went through speaking, writing and collecting. Explain the collecting stage. | All the holy writings were to be found on separate scrolls. When humans got better at making paper, one book was made. Arguments made about what should be in it and what should be left out. |
Who made the Standard list of Scriptures in AD 382? | Pope Damasus. |