P1- Creation

Question 1

5 ways Michaelangelo’s ‘Creation of Adam’ reflect beliefs about God being creator?

Answer 1

1) God is giving Adam the touch of life
2) God is transcendent (looking down at Adam),
3)God and Adam look similar
4) God is in the shape of a heart
5) Adam looks very strong with a good physique

Question 2

3 ways Michaelangelo’s ‘Creation of Adam’ reflect beliefs about humans being made in the image of God?

Answer 2

1) Both God and Adam have strong physiques
2) Their hands are outstretched towards each other
3) Adam’s hand is waiting to be touched by God

Question 3

4 ways Jean Baptiste Caprionner’s stained glass window different?

Answer 3

1) Adam and Eve are both in it in subservient positions
2) Animals
3) Snake and Tree of Knowledge (Fall of Man)
4) God points to them giving them free will

Question 4

God as creator

Answer 4

1) All of creation is special as it made by him and should be cared for (stewardship)
2) Humans were made in his image meaning we share some of his qualities allowing us to have a close relationship with him
3) Only creator who created everything

Question 5

God as omnipotent

Answer 5

1) “God saw everything[…]and it was very good”.
2) God has the power to do whatever he wants and create things from nothing.
3) He can make it all exactly how he intends.
4) A belief in this inspires Christians to trust God as they know his power

Question 6

God as transcendent

Answer 6

1) “God said ‘Let there be light’;and there was light”.
2) God only needs his own word to create things.
3) He is completely above and beyond the created world and human understanding

Question 7

What does it mean to be made in Gods image

Answer 7

Humans share some of God’s qualities.
They also share the spirit of God, God’s spirit gives humans some of his qualities.

Question 8

What is the influence of the belief that humans are made in Gods image

Answer 8

Allows humans to also believe in Sanctity of Life, Stewardship and Human Dignity

Question 9

Define Sanctity of Life

Answer 9

The belief that all life is holy because it is made by God “God blessed with them” (Genesis)

Question 10

Define Stewardship

Answer 10

The belief that all humans have a duty to look after God’s creation “Till it and keep it” (Genesis)

Question 11

Define Human Dignity

Answer 11

The belief that all humans are worthy of being treated with respect because we are all made in God’s image “God created humankind in his image” (Genesis)

Question 12

Beliefs about Free Will

Answer 12

1) Free Will is a gift from God allowing humans to have the freedom to make their own choices
2) It doesn’t mean sometimes their actions won’t have consequences.
3) God will punish or reward people based on how they follow his laws

Question 13

Beliefs about the nature of humanity

Answer 13

Humans are made in the image of God, humans have been given free will

Question 14

The Fall of Man

Answer 14

God gave Adam and Eve the Garden of Eden to live in and said “You may freely eat of every tree in the garden” but “the tree of knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat, for in the day that you eat of it you shall die”. Adam and Eve were tempted by evil and did eat from the tree. They were banished from the garden and their relationship with God was completely broken.

Question 15

The 4 main sections of the Old Testament

Answer 15

Law, History, Wisdom, Prophecy

Question 16

Explain Law

Answer 16

The first five books of the Old Testament that contain rules for living, for example the 10 Commandments

Question 17

Explain History

Answer 17

The story of the Israelites and their kings, showing how God guided his people and how often people didn’t listen to God

Question 18

Explain Wisdom

Answer 18

Psalms and poetry showing people how to use their God given talents

Question 19

Explain Prophecy

Answer 19

The books of the prophets who were messengers sent by God to teach people how God is active in the world and to challenge people to stay faithful in God

Question 20

The 4 main sections of the New Testament

Answer 20

Gospels, Acts of the Apostles, Epistles, Revelation

Question 21

Explain The Gospels

Answer 21

(Matthew, Mark, Luke and John) The good news of Jesus’ life, death and resurrection

Question 22

Explain The Acts of the Apostles

Answer 22

Tells the story of the beginning of the early Church after the death of Jesus

Question 23

Explain The Epistles

Answer 23

Letters written by the Apostles to early Christian communities to explain how to live by Jesus’ teachings and what it means to be a Christian

Question 24

Explain The Revelations

Answer 24

The Book of Revelation describes the end of time and the victory of Jesus using mysterious symbols and imagery

Question 25

What did a book have to be to meet the criteria of the New Testament

Answer 25

1) Had to be backed by the authority of one of the apostles 2) Had to be written early on 3) Had to match other accepted Christian beliefs 4) Had to be accepted and used by all Christian Churches

Question 26

Explain the Inspiration and the Bible as the Word of God

Answer 26

1) The Bible is inspired by the Word of God as humans saw the Holy Spirit as an inspiration to write the different books in the bible (New Testament). 2) Saw Jesus as an incarnation of God which then became the inspiration for the majority of the New Testament which focused on Jesus’ life on earth, written by the apostles. 3) God guided the writing of the Bible through the Holy Spirit

Question 27

Interpreting the Bible today through the Magisterium

Answer 27

1) Bible was written a long time ago by people in a very different society 2) Catholics need guidance on how to interpret the Bible today and how to apply it to their everyday lives 3) Catholics are guided in their inspiration of the Bible by the Magisterium 4) Catholics believe the Magisterium is continually inspired and guided by the Holy Spirit meaning they can trust the Magisterium to correctly interpret the Bible

Question 28

Catholic beliefs about the Genesis Creation stories

Answer 28

The Catholic Church teaches that the creation stories are a myth to not be taken literally but to convey deep meaning. They aren’t scientific explanations of how creation happened. This means Catholics can accept the creation stories alongside the Big Bang Theory and the theory of evolution

Question 29

3 main Catholic messages of the creation stories

Answer 29

1) God made everything 2) Everything God made was good, 3) Humans are the high point of God’s creation

Question 30

Fundamentalist beliefs about the Genesis Creation Stories

Answer 30

Christians who interpret the Bible more literally. Many believe the Bible is a factual record describing the events that actually happened. They think the universe was actually created in 6, 24hr days and therefore disagree with the theory of evolution.

Question 31

Fundamentalist main messages of the creation stories

Answer 31

1) The Bible is the word of God so it must be accurate in all respects. 2) God loves humans and so wouldn’t mislead them with incorrect information. 3) Humans have no right to prefer their own interpretation to the actual words of God

Question 32

Catholic belief about Natural Law

Answer 32

Humans are born with an understanding of what is right and wrong because God made all creation good and humans are part of this. They are made in the image of God and share his quality of being good. Following natural law is important as it is part of God’s will to humans. Humans shouldn’t need rules to tell them what is right they should just know intuitively. The most basic one is to do good and avoid evil

Question 33

The Catholic Church and Science

Answer 33

-SVC stressed religion and science can support each other -They don’t have to contradict because if the creation stories are myths, they don’t contradict evolution. -Church supports advances in science that help people understand God’s creation -Religion + science answer slightly different question: Religion= why, science= how

Question 34

Reasons to care for the environment

Answer 34

1) All of creation is special as it was made by God to be good. It should be valued and Christians can show this by taking care of the world 2) God made humans stewards on earth. This means we have been given the responsibility by God to look after the earth 3) Jesus taught Christians to “love your neighbour as yourself” (Mark). So we should protect the world everyone lives on to show our love

Question 35

Three ways a Catholic can show stewardship of the environment

Answer 35

Locally Nationally Globally

Question 36

Caring on a local level

Answer 36

Throw waste away, Walk/Cycle/Public transport more, Take part in environmental projects, reduce carbon footprint, educate others on the importance of protecting the environment

Question 37

Caring on a national level

Answer 37

1) Put pressure on politicians to support laws protecting environment 2) Support environmentally friendly businesses 3) Put pressure on companies to ensure they follow environment-friendly policies

Question 38

Caring on a global level

Answer 38

Put pressure on gov to implement policies agreed at international meetings, boycott international companies that threaten the environment

Question 39

Define sustainability

Answer 39

Living in a way that respects the environment and its natural resources in order to keep everything in balance and harmony

Question 40

How sustainability links to Catholic beliefs

Answer 40

Sustainability involves only using natural resources at a rate which they can be replaced to reduce long term damage to the environment It links to the belief God made every part of creation good, so all of creation is important and valuable Catholics believe promoting sustainable living helps to respect goodness of all of God’s creation

Question 41

CAFODs work on sustainability

Answer 41

Sustainable Development Projects- Teaching people to live more sustainably in other, poorer countries like sustainable farming, cooking with less wood Live simply Campaign- CAFOD assess communities that make an action plan to live more simply. If they are doing well, CAFOD give them an award Sustainable Development Goals- Goals created by the UN which CAFOD helped with to support gender equality, no hunger, sustainable cities, healthy oceans etc by 2030