Instructions to candidates
- This paper consists of six questions.
- Answer any five questions in the answer booklet provided.
- Each question carries 20 marks.
- Candidates must answer the questions in English.
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- Explain how the study of Christian Religious Education in secondary schools promotes national unity. (5 marks)
- Describe the second Biblical creation account in Genesis 2:4-25. (8 marks)
- State seven attributes of God from the Biblical creation accounts. (7 marks)
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- Describe the covenant ceremony between God and Abraham in, Genesis 15:1-19. (8 marks)
- Outline the differences between Jewish Passover and the Christian Easter. (5 marks)
- Given seven ways how Christians show their respect to God in Kenya today. (7 marks)
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- Explain how King Solomon fulfilled the prophecy of Samuel about kingship in Israel. (6 marks)
- Outline the promises that God made to King David through prophet Nathan. (8 marks)
- What is the relevance of the promises made to King David for Christians today. (6 marks)
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- State the methods used by Old Testament prophets to communicate their messages. (7 marks)
- Give the aspects of Israelites religion which Amos condemned. (6 marks)
- What is the relevance of Amos teaching on hypocritical worship in Israel to Christians today. (7 marks)
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- Outline seven promises the Israelites made during the renewal of the covenant under Nehemiah.
(7 marks) - Identify the significance of Jeremiah’s symbolic act of buying land (Jeremiah 32:1-15) (6 marks)
- State lessons Christians learn from the renewal of covenant under Nehemiah. (7 marks)
- Outline seven promises the Israelites made during the renewal of the covenant under Nehemiah.
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- Outline the causes of death in traditional African Communities. (7 marks)
- Explain the significance or rituals performed after the death of a person in Traditional African Communities. (7 marks
- State the factors that have affected the traditional African people’s dependence on God. (6 marks)
MARKING SCHEME
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- How CRE promotes national unity.
- Teaches on moral values e.g. love, cooperation
- Teaches on social equity of all races, tribes.
- Teaches on need of self- respect and respect of others /need to respect our religion and that of others.
- Promotes our culture / to respect our culture and that of others.
- Encourages respect to authority /laws of the country.
- Promotes international consciousness
- The subject is studied by students of different religious backgrounds.
- It helps to foster social cohesion.
- Teaches on equality of all human beings as God’s creation.
- Second creation account, Genesis 2:4b-25.
- When God created the heavens and earth, the land was bear without any life.
- Mist went up from the earth and watered the ground.
- God formed man and breathed into his nostril the breath of life.
- God planted the garden with four rivers
- God placed man in the Garden of Eden.
- God planted trees including the tree of knowledge and life in the middle of the garden.
- Man was to eat all the fruits except from the tree of knowledge.
- God created birds and animals/man was to name them.
- God created woman from man’s rib to be his helper.
- Man named her woman because she was part of his bones and flesh
- They were naked but not ashamed
- Attributes of God from creation accounts.
- He is self-existent.
- He is sole creator.
- He is a God of order.
- He is good/perfect.
- He is sole source of life.
- He is a spirit.
- He is powerful
- He is a moral God.
- He is the provider/sustainer.
- He is a worker.
- He is a personal God.
- How CRE promotes national unity.
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- God’s covenant with God.
- Abraham doubted the promise of a son.
- God assured him that his son will inherit him and not Eliezer of Damascus.
- God showed Abraham the many stars /told him his descendants will be as many as the stars.
- God asked Abraham to bring Him a heifer, a she-goat, a ram each three years old/ a turtle dove and a young.
- Abraham cut the animals into halves/arranged the halves into two rows
- The birds were not cut.
- Abraham chased birds of prey.
- At sunset, Abraham fell into a deep sleep.
- God gave Abraham promises to liberate his descendants from slavery/a long peaceful life.
- God passed through the sacrifice in the form of a smoking fire pot and a flaming torch.
- Differences between Jewish Passover and the Christian Easter.
- The Passover symbolizes the suffering and delivery from slavery in Egypt while Easter symbolizes deliverance from sins.
- The Passover is meant for the Jews only whereas the Christian Easter is meant for all humankind.
- In the Jewish Passover a lamb was sacrificed while in Easter Jesus is the sacrificial lamb.
- In the Passover the blood of the lamb was smeared on the door post while in Easter the blood the blood of Jesus was shed on the cross.
- The Passover was physical while Easter marked a spiritual picture.
- In the Passover the eating of the Passover meal was compulsory while Easter the Eucharist is not a must.
- How Christians show respect to God in Kenya.
- They set aside the day of worship.
- They do not mention God’s name in vain.
- They pray to God.
- They live exemplary life/rode models
- By giving offerings /tithes
- By taking care of the environment.
- Preaching/spreading the word of God.
- By looking after the needy.
- God’s covenant with God.
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- How Solomon fulfill the prophecy of Samuel about kingship in Israel
- King Solomon introduced forced labor as prophesized by Samuel
- He recruited the sons of the Israelites in the army forcefully
- He introduced taxation which paid for his luxurious lifestyle
- He forced Israelites daughters to be maids in the royal palace
- He turned the Israelites into slavesHe mistreated his subject and exploited their resources
- He practiced nepotism where he exempted Judah from high taxation
- Promises that God made to David
- God promises to give David descendant a place to live / God would give Israel their own land
- God promised to keep David ad his descendants safe from all his enemies / God would give Israel peace during his reign
- He promised to rise up an heir from the descendants of King David to sit on the throne/ he would keep his kingdom strong for his sons
- He would let David’s son to be the one to build the temple for him
- He will established an everlasting dynasty from David
- God would sent a messiah a descendants of king David
- God would always support
- Relevance of the promises made to David for Christians today
- Through the promises, Christians believe that Jesus a descendant of David was born.
- Christians believe that they are descendants promised to David.
- Christians are beneficiaries of the promise of a permanent place for David’s which is heaven.
- Jesus is the king promised from the lineage of David.
- The bodies of Christians form the spiritual temple in which the holy spirit is housed .
- Christians who join the kingdom would live in peace.
- Christians have a personal relationship with god their father.
- How Solomon fulfill the prophecy of Samuel about kingship in Israel
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- methods used by old testament prophets to communicate their messages.
- Preaching sermons e.g. Jeremiah.
- Singing lamentation songs e.g. Amos
- Dramatization /symbolic act
- Through poetry
- Direct speech/quoting god directly
- Some wrote their messages
- Through performing miracles.
- Through their lifestyles
- Aspects of Israelites religion which Amos condemned.
- Practice of syncretism
- Idolatry
- Misuse of the Sabbath
- They misused the temple by drinking and feasting.
- They gave empty sacrifices
- They refused to listen to god’s prophets but instead listened to false prophets
- Relevance of Amos teaching on hypocritical worship in Israel.
- Christians learn that true worship is achieved when justice is upholds
- Christians should be sincere in worship/avoid hypocrisy.
- Christians should not misuse places of worship/avoiding feasting and drinking .
- Christians should keep the day of worship/Sabbath Day.
- Christian should listen to god’s minister /prophets.
- Christians should be in the forefront to condemned hypocrisy.
- Christians should worship god only/avoid idolatry.
- Christians should give tithes /offerings to god.
- methods used by old testament prophets to communicate their messages.
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- Promises by the Israelites during the renewal of the covenant under Nehemiah
- They promised to live according to God’s law / obeying all the commandments and requirements
- They promised to not to intermarry with their foreigners in their land
- They promised to keep the Sabbath day holy
- They promised to contribute to annual temple expenses and ensure that the house of God was not neglected
- They promised to observe the laws of the seventh year / counseling debt
- They promised to provide sacrifices and offering to the temple and arrange for the preparation of wood for burnt sacrifices
- They promised to offer the first fruits of their harvest and dedicate their fist born sons and flocks as required by the law
- They promise to pay their tithes according to the law
- Significance of baying land by prophet Jeremiah
- It showed that the people of Judah future despites the coming crisis
- It was an assurance that people would be restored back to their land .
- It demonstrated that the people would be restored back to their normal life.
- Devine judgment was not the end of itself.
- Restoration was to take place at God’s own time.
- The people were to wait patiently for the return from exile.
- It showed that God was loving/caring/faithful/was to keep his promises.
- It made them feel secure /were not to lack anything.
- Lessons from the renewal of the covenant.
- Christians should ask for forgiveness of their sins.
- Christians should lead righteous lives
- Christians should always demonstrated humility
- Christians should avoid groupings that can negatively influence their faith in God.
- Christians should set aside a day of worship.
- Christians should respect the church as a place of prayer.
- Christians learn that god is loving /merciful/faithful to his promises
- Christians should support church leaders
- Christians should always pray to god.
- Promises by the Israelites during the renewal of the covenant under Nehemiah
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- Causes of death in TAC.
- Curses
- Sorcery/magic
- Breaking of taboos
- Offending the ancestors/spirits/God
- Evil spirit
- Breaking of an oath
- Witchcraft
- Old age/God’s will
- Wars/raids
- Natural calamities/diseases
- Significance of rituals performed after death in TAC.
- Wailing/crying is a sign of sorrow/announcing death.
- Making sacrifices to appease the ancestors
- Prayers are made to ask the ancestors to accept the dead in the world of spirits
- Shaving of members of the family to signify new life in the community
- Singing/dancing to show anger towards death/ in praise of the dead.
- Washing/oiling of the body before burial shows respect to the departed
- Burying the death with personal belongings symbolizes life after death
- Burying the death in ancestral land shows that one is still a member of the community
- Driving cattle /livestock shows chasing away of evil spirits which caused the death.
- Feasting/drinking is meant to bid farewell to the dead
- Sharing of the deceased’s property among relatives as a sign of solidarity
- Lighting of fire signifies chasing away evil spirits which caused death
- Pouring libation shows continuity of life
- Burying the dead in particular position signifies protection/responsibility
- Factors that have affected the TA people’s dependence on GOD
- Introduction of western culture
- some people rely on witchcraft to solve their problems
- Greed for power/materialism without the fear of god
- some people rely on science and technology
- money economy ,success depends on how much money one has
- abject poverty has made people lose hope/faith in god
- negative peer pressure has influenced the members to rely on themselves other than god
- pressure of modern living makes people too busy to serve god
- Modern education.
- Causes of death in TAC.
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