Bible Knowledge Trial Examination Marking Scheme 21 September 2012
1 (a) “I am Gabriel,” the angel answered. “I stand in the presence of God, who sent me to speak to
you and tell you this good news. But you have not believed my message, …” (Luke 1:19-20)
(i) What good news had Gabriel given to Zechariah? [2]
1:13 God had heard his prayer / Elizabeth his wife would bear him a son / to be called John [1]
John would be great in the Lord’s sight / be the forerunner of the Messiah [1]
(ii) Why did Zechariah not believe the angel’s message? [1]
1:18 He was an old man, and his wife was old also.
(iii) How was Zechariah punished for his disbelief? [1]
1:20 He would be unable to speak/ remain silent / be dumb until the day his son was born.
(iv) Comment on Gabriel’s description of himself, ‘I stand in the presence of God.’ [1]
Gabriel’s posture in the presence of God showed his dignity and importance in the realm of angels.
God sent this message by a great angel.
(b) One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them, “Let us go across to the other side of the lake. So they started out. As they were sailing, Jesus fell asleep. (Luke 8:22)
(i) How did the disciples react when a storm suddenly blew down on the lake? [1]
8:24 The disciples thought they were going to die and went to Jesus and woke him up.
(ii) What did Jesus do and say in response? [2]
8:24 Jesus got up and gave an order to the wind and to the stormy water; the storm calmed down. [1]
He asked his disciples, “Where is your faith?” [1]
(iii) What did the disciples say about Jesus? [1]
8:25 “Who is this man? He gives orders to the winds and waves, and they obey him!”
(iv) Comment on the nature of Jesus as shown in this incident. [1]
The dual nature of Jesus is revealed in this incident. He was fully man in that he was tired and fell asleep.
He was fully God in that he had power to calm the storm.
(c) "Or suppose a woman who has ten silver coins loses one of them - what does she do?” (Luke 15:8)
(i) How did Jesus answer this question? [2]
15:8 She lights a lamp, sweeps her house, and looks carefully everywhere until she finds it.[1]
15:9 When she finds it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, and says to them,
‘I am so happy I found the coin I lost. Let us celebrate!’ [1]
(ii) Why did he tell this parable? [1]
15:1 Many tax collectors and other outcasts came to listen to Jesus;the Pharisees and the teachers
of the Law started grumbling, “This man welcomes outcasts and even eats with them!”
(iii) State the lesson of this parable. [1]
15:10 The angels of God rejoice over one sinner who repents.
(iv) Mention two other parables he told on this occasion. [1]
Parable of the Lost Sheep and Parable of the Lost Son
(d) Then he took a piece of bread, gave thanks to God, broke it, and gave it to them, saying, “This is …” (Luke 22:19)
(i) Complete what Jesus said on this occasion. [2]
22:19 “This is my body, which is given for you. [1]
Do this in memory of me.” [1]
(ii) What did Jesus say about the cup which he gave to them? [2]
22:20 “This cup is God's new covenant sealed with my blood, [1]
which is poured out for you.” [1]
(iii) Mention one other occasion when Jesus was recognized by his disciples in the breaking of bread. [1]
24:30-31 The two men who went to Emmaus on the day of his resurrection recognized him when he broke bread with them.
2 (a) When he saw Peter and John going in, he begged them to give him something. (Acts 3:3)
(i) Where did this incident take place? [1]
Acts 3:2 beside the Temple gate, the one called the Beautiful Gate
(ii) What did Peter say and do for this man? [2]
Acts 3:6 “I have no money at all, but I give you what I have:
in the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth I order you to get up and walk!” [1]
Acts 3:7 Then he took him by his right hand and helped him up. [1]
At once the man's feet and ankles became strong; he jumped up, stood on his feet, and started walking around.
2(a) contd (iii) What impact did this incident have on Jerusalem?
[2]
Acts 3:11, 4:4 Peter spoke to the crowd in Solomon’s Porch and many believed; the number in the church grew to about
5000 men. [1] (mark wrong if “5000 people”)
Acts 4:1-3 The Sanhedrin Council was annoyed with Peter’s emphasis on the resurrection of Jesus and arrested Peter and John.
Acts 4:15 However they had to admit that everyone in Jerusalem knew that this extraordinary miracle had been performed by
them, and they could not deny it. [1]
Acts 4:22 The lame man who was healed was more than 40 years old. [1] Max 2
(b) While they were serving the Lord and fasting, the Holy Spirit said to them, “Set apart for me
Barnabas and Saul, to do the work to which I have called them.” (Acts 13:2)
(i) Describe ‘the work to which God had called them.’ [2]
Acts 9:15-16 The Lord told Ananias that He had chosen Paul to serve Him, to make His name known to
Gentiles and kings and to the people of Israel. [1]
And God will show him all that he must suffer for His sake. [1]
(ii) How had Barnabas and Saul been doing this work before the incident above happened? [2]
Acts 11:25-26 When the Gentile church in Antioch of Syria grew too large for Barnabas alone,
he went to Tarsus to look for Saul. [1]
When he found him, he took him to Antioch, and for a whole year
the two met with the people of the church and taught a large group. [1]
It was at Antioch that the believers were first called Christians. [1] Max 2
(iii) What conclusion did the two men come to at the end of the First Missionary Journey? [1]
Acts 14:27 When they returned Antioch-of-Syria, they gathered the people of the church together
and told them about all that God had done with them and
how he had opened the way for the Gentiles to believe. [1]
(c) We had been there for several days when a prophet named Agabus arrived from Judea. (Acts 21:10)
(i) Where did this incident take place? [1]
Acts 21:8 In the house of Philip the evangelist in Caesarea
(ii) What did Agabus do and say when he arrived? [2]
Acts 21:11 Agabus arrived from Jerusalem. He took Paul's belt, tied up his own feet and hands with it, [1]
and said, “This is what the Holy Spirit says: The owner of this belt will be tied up in this way
by the Jews in Jerusalem, and they will hand him over to the Gentiles.” [1]
(iii) How did the disciples react to Agabus’ message? [1]
Acts 21:12 The disciples begged Paul not to go to Jerusalem.
(iv) What did Paul say in response to them? [1]
Acts 21:13 He answered, “(What are you doing, crying like this and breaking my heart? )
I am ready not only to be tied up in Jerusalem but even to die there for the sake of the Lord Jesus.”
(d) As Paul defended himself in this way, Festus shouted at him, “You are mad, Paul! Your great
learning is driving you mad!” (Acts 26:25)
(i) Why did Festus shout that Paul was mad? [2]
Acts 26:22-23 Paul said that what the prophets and Moses prophesied had happened. Messiah had come, [1]
had suffered and was the first one to rise from death, (and had announced the light of salvation
to the Jews and to the Gentiles.)” [1]
(ii) What was Paul’s reply to him and to King Agrippa? [2]
Acts 26:25-27 Paul said he was not mad but was speaking the sober truth. [1]
The he said that King Agrippa knew about all those things and had taken notice of every one of them,
for this thing has not happened hidden away in a corner. [1]
The he asked whether King Agrippa believed the prophets. [1] Max 2
(iii) How did King Agrippa respond? [1]
Acts 26:28 Agrippa said, “In this short time do you think you will make me a Christian?”
3. (a) Jesus spent a great deal of time in Capernaum, the hometown of Simon Peter. Give an account of
the following events that took place on his first Sabbath in Capernaum.
(i) In the synagogue [6]
Luke 4:31-36
Jesus went to the synagogue on the Sabbath.
They were all amazed at the way he taught, because he spoke with authority. [1]
There was a man who had the spirit of an evil demon in him; he screamed out in a loud voice, [1]
“Ah! What do you want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Are you here to destroy us? [1]
I know who you are: you are God's holy messenger!” [1]
Jesus ordered the spirit, “Be quiet and come out of the man!” [1]
The demon threw the man down in front of them [1]
and went out of him without doing him any harm.
The people were all amazed and said to one another, “What kind of words are these?
With authority and power this man gives orders to the evil spirits, and they come out!”[1]
And the report about Jesus spread everywhere in that region. Max 6
(ii) In Simon Peter’s home
Luke 4:38-39 [2]
Jesus left the synagogue and went to Simon's home.
Simon's mother-in-law was sick with a high fever, [1] and they spoke to Jesus about her.
He went and stood at her bedside and ordered the fever to leave her. [1]
The fever left her, and she got up at once and began to wait on them. [1] Max 2
(iii) In the street. [2]
Luke 4:40-41
After sunset all who had friends who were sick with various diseases brought them to Jesus; [1]
he placed his hands on every one of them and healed them all.
Demons also went out from many people, screaming, “You are the Son of God!” [1]
Jesus gave the demons an order and would not let them speak, because they knew he was the Messiah. [1]
Max 2
(b) State the answer Jesus gave to the people who persuaded him to stay in Capernaum
when they found him the following day in a lonely place. [2]
Luke 4:43
He said to them, “I must preach the Good News about the Kingdom of God in other towns also, [1]
because that is what God sent me to do.” [1]
(c) Comment on the significance of these events. [3]
There seemed to have been a flurry of activity on the part of the demons at the start of Jesus’ ministry on earth. [1]
The evil spirit in the man in the synagogue challenged Jesus and said that he knew that he was God’s holy messenger. /
Simon Peter’s mother-in-law had a fever that may have been caused by an evil spirit because Jesus ‘ordered’ the fever to leave her. /
After sunset, as the crowds brought their sick to Jesus, the evil spirits declared that he was the Son of God, the Messiah. [1]
The territory of the evil spirits on earth had been broken into by Jesus and the evil spirits knew they had to submit to Jesus’ command. (Compare Luke 11:21-22) [1] Max 2
Jesus would not allow the evil spirits to speak and declare that he was the Messiah because he had work to do for another three years. [1]
He had to preach the Good News about the Kingdom of God in other places as well. He knew what his mission was. [1]
Max 1
4 (a) Relate the incident when a rich Jewish leader asked Jesus how he could receive
eternal life and the conversation that Jesus had with the crowd of people after that. [11]
Luke 18:18-29
A Jewish leader asked Jesus, “Good Teacher, what must I do to receive eternal life?” [1]
“Why do you call me good?” Jesus asked him. “No one is good except God alone. [1]
You know the commandments: [1]
‘Do not commit adultery; do not commit murder; do not steal; do not accuse anyone falsely; respect your father and your mother.’” [2 marks for all 5 commandments, 1 mark for 3 commandments]
The man replied, “Ever since I was young, I have obeyed all these commandments.” [1]
Jesus said to him, “There is still one more thing you need to do.
Sell all you have and give the money to the poor, and you will have riches in heaven; [1] then come and follow me.” [1]
But when the man heard this, he became very sad, because he was very rich. [1] Max 7
Jesus saw that he was sad and said, “How hard it is for rich people to enter the Kingdom of God! [1]
It is much harder for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God than
for a camel to go through the eye of a needle.” [1]
The people who heard him asked, “Who, then, can be saved?” [1]
Jesus answered, “What is humanly impossible is possible for God.” [1]
Then Peter said, “Look! We have left our homes to follow you.” [1]
“Yes,” Jesus said to them, “and I assure you that anyone who leaves home or wife or brothers or parents or children for the sake of the Kingdom of Godwill receive much more in this present age and eternal life in the age to come.” [1] Max4
(b) Mention two parables Jesus told that illustrate this principle that it is difficult
for a rich person to enter the Kingdom of God. [2]
Luke 12:13-21 Parable of the Rich Fool
Luke 16:19-31 Parable of the Rich Man and Lazarus
(c) State clearly what these two parables teach concerning our attitude to riches. [2]
The parable of the rich fool teaches us to guard ourselves from every form of greed;
because a person’s life is not made up of the things he owns, no matter how rich he may be. [1]
It also teaches us to trust in God who gives us true riches to enjoy rather than to trust in earthly possessions which do not last. [1]