Specification points
Cambridge Cambridge International AS & A Level Biblical Studies 9484
50 points in 4 topics, with Cambridge's codes and titles.
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1 The Four Gospels (AS Level)
- 1.1 The person of Jesus
- 1.1.1 Introduction to Jesus’ life in the gospels
- 1.1.2 Key events in Jesus’ life and ministry
- 1.1.3 Miracles
- 1.1.4 The seven ‘I am’ sayings in John’s Gospel
- 1.2 The teaching of Jesus
- 1.2.1 The kingdom of God and the nature of God
- 1.2.2 Ministry to marginalised people
- 1.2.3 The demands of discipleship
- 1.3 The passion and resurrection narratives
- 1.3.1 Jesus’ final evening with the twelve disciples
- 1.3.2 The trials of Jesus
- 1.3.3 The crucifixion and burial
- 1.3.4 Resurrection narratives
2 The Development of Christianity (AS Level)
- 2.1 The origins and expansion of the early church
- 2.1.1 The Christian community in Jerusalem
- 2.1.2 The early expansion of Christianity
- 2.1.3 Further expansion of Christianity in the Acts of the Apostles
- 2.2 The Christian community in Corinth
- 2.2.1 Division and unity
- 2.2.2 Issues relating to Christian life
- 2.2.3 Worship
- 2.3 The Christian church in the Roman world
- 2.3.1 Tensions between Christians and non-Christians
- 2.3.2 The social status of many early Christians
3 Prophets of the Old Testament (A Level)
- 3.1 The nature of Israelite Prophecy
- 3.1.1 Prophecy in the ancient world
- 3.1.2 Prophetic identity and actions
- 3.1.3 Attempts to distinguish between true and false prophets
- 3.2 Early prophets: Samuel, Nathan, Gad and Elijah
- 3.2.1 Samuel and prophets at court
- 3.2.2 Nathan and Gad as court prophets
- 3.2.3 Elijah as the preserver of Yahweh worship in confrontation with the monarchy
- 3.3 The involvement of prophecy in times of national destruction and reconstruction
- 3.3.1 Amos and the destruction of Samaria
- 3.3.2 Jeremiah and the Babylonian destruction of Judah; exile and return
- 3.3.3 Deutero-Isaiah and the return from exile
4 Christian Understandings of God, Life and the Universe
- 4.1 Origins and responsibilities
- 4.1.1 The origins of the universe
- 4.1.2 Animals and the environment
- 4.2 Death and salvation
- 4.2.1 The possibility of life after death
- 4.2.2 How the belief in life after death influences Christians
- 4.3 Responses to evil and suffering
- 4.3.1 The nature of God and the problem of evil
- 4.3.2 Job and the problem of suffering