P245/2
CHRISTIAN
  RELIGIOUS
  EDUCATION
(The New Testament)
     Paper 2
     2½ hrs.
                    Uganda Advanced Certificate of Education
                      CHRISTIAN RELIGIOUS EDUCATION
                                The New Testament
                                        Paper 2
                                   2 hours 30 minutes
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
Answer any four questions.
All questions carry equal marks.
Any additional question (s) answered will not be marked.
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1.   (a)   “It was easier to spread the gospel in the early church than it is to day”. Justify
           the above statement.                                                    (13 marks)
     (b)   Account for the Christians’ lack of faith in Jesus today.              (12 marks)
2.   (a)   Assess the role of persecution of Christians on the spread of Christianity
           during the apostolic age.                                             (13 marks)
     (b)   Explain areas in which Christians in Uganda today face persecution.
                                                                             (12 marks)
3.   (a)   Comment on the incidents which confirmed the spiritual blindness of the
           disciples towards Jesus in the gospel of Mark.                    (13 marks)
     (b)   To what extent do Christians in Uganda understand Jesus’ nature and mission?
                                                                             (12 marks)
4.   (a)   “So she came in the crowd behind him saying if I touch his cloak, I will be
           made well” Mark 5:27 – 28. Comment on the meaning of the above statement
           in Mark’s gospel.                                                   (13 marks)
     (b)   Of what significance is the above incident to modern Christians? (12 marks)
5.   Examine how the gospel of Mark presents Jesus as a perfect king, a prophet and a
     messiah.                                                                 (25 marks)
6.   (a)   Discuss the meaning of the First sign that Jesus performed in the Fourth
           gospel.                                                             (13 marks)
     (b)   Comment on the divine signs that are happening in your society. (12 marks)
7.   (a)   Analyse the circumstances under which the man born blind was healed in the
           gospel of John.                                                  (12 marks)
     (b)   To what extent are Christians in Uganda blind about Jesus today? (13 marks)
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8.    (a)   Analyse the role of women in Jesus’ ministry as depicted in John’s gospel.
                                                                                (13 marks)
      (b)   “To day women can effectively spread the gospel”. Comment on this
            assumption.                                                     (12 marks)
9.    (a)   “Comment on the teaching of Paul on marriage in his first letter to the
            Corinthians.                                                         (13 marks)
      (b)   How relevant is Paul’s advice on marriage to the Corinthians to modern
            Christians?                                                        (12 marks)
10.   (a)   Discuss the inefficiency of the law according to the letter of St. Paul to
            Galatians.                                                            (12 marks)
      (b)   Discuss the effects of the church laws for Christians in Uganda today.
                                                                                (13 marks)
11.   (a)   Justify the need for writing the letter of James.                   (13 marks)
      (b)   Explain the concerns of the epistle of James.                       (12 marks)
12.   “The letter of First Peter is a letter of relationships”. Discuss.         (25 marks)
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