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INSTRUCTIONS

This paper has six questions. Answer any five in the spaces provided
Each question has 20marks

QUESTIONS

1. Identify seven reasons why the Bible is considered the word of God. (7marks)
2. State reasons why the Bible had to be compiled into its present form by early Christians. (6marks)
3. Give seven versions of the Bible used in Kenya today. (7marks)
1. Describe the call of Abraham (8marks)
2. Give seven similarities between the Jewish and the African Traditional practice of circumcision (7marks)
3. Identify the challenges that Christians face while practising their faith (6marks)
1. State seven characteristics of the Canaanite religion (7marks)
2. State seven factors which led to the widespread of idolatry in Israel during the time of prophet Elijah (7marks)
3. State six challenges faced by church leaders in carrying but their work. (6marks)
1. State the teachings of prophet Amos on the Day of the Lord (7marks)
2. Give seven reasons why prophet Amos was against the way the Israelites worshipped God (7marks)
3. Identify ways in which the church in Kenya is promoting justice in the society (6marks)
1. Outline the measures taken by Nehemiah to restore the Jewish community after the completion of the wall of Jerusalem (8marks)
2. State six reasons why Nehemiah introduced the policy of separation of Jews from foreigners (6marks)
3. State six importance of prayer in the life of a Christian (6marks)
1. Identify seven responsibilities of living towards the ancestors in traditional African communities (7marks)
2. Give seven reasons why oaths were administered in traditional African communities (7marks)
3. State six factors that have affected the traditional African people’s dependence on God (6marks)

MARKING SCHEME

1. Identify seven reasons why the Bible is considered the word of God. (7marks)
  1. The people/authors who wrote the Bible were under the influence of the Holy spirit/ inspired
  2. Through it, God’s character /attribute/nature is revealed
  3. God speaks/communicates to human beings through the Bible /it contains God’s spoken words/God’s messages
  4. Through the Bible, God guides people in their daily lives
  5. It transforms lives of people /source of moral values
  6. Part of the Bible was directly written by God himself i.e. Ten commandments
  7. Prophesies/ promises made in the Bible have been / are being fulfilled
  8. It reveals the actions done by God
  9. It outlines God’s plan of salvation
  10. It remains relevant for all generations (7×1=7marks)
2. State reasons why the Bible had to be compiled into its present form by early Christians.
  (6marks
  1. The eye witnesses of Jesus were being killed
  2. In order to prevent information from getting lost
  3. Due to the expansion of the church/increased number of believers who needed material to refer
  4. To ensure the same doctrines/beliefs were being taught to all Christians
  5. To reach out Jews in the Diaspora
  6. To avoid distortion/preserve an orderly account of Biblical themes
  7. To counteract false teachings/ teachers who were confusing the believers (7×1=7marks)
3. Give seven versions of the Bible used in Kenya today. (7marks)
  1. Revised Standard version
  2. Good News Bible
  3. Common Bible
  4. New International version
  5. King James version /New King James version
  6. The African Bible
  7. Jerusalem Bible/New Jerusalem Bible
  8. The Living Bible
  9. The Gideons International version
  10. The New English Bible
  11. The Youths Bible
  12. The Holy Bible
  13. Amplified Bible
  14. New American /American standard version (7×1=7marks)
1. Describe the call of Abraham (8marks)
  1. God told Abraham to leave his country Haran / kindred/his father’s house to the land that he would show him
  2. God promised Abraham that he would make him a great nation/bless him /make his name great/source of blessing
  3. Abraham left the land of Haran as he had been instructed by God/obeyed
  4. Abraham was seventy five years when he was called
  5. He took his wife Sarai ,lot his nephew /all his possessions /his servants and set forth to the land of Canaan
  6. They passed through Canaan to the Shechem
  7. God appeared to Abraham in the land of Canaan /promised to give the land of Canaan to his descendants (NB not Abraham)
  8. Abraham built an altar to the Lord at Shechem
  9. He moved to the mountain on the East of Bethel/pitched his tent/built an alter for the Lord/called on the name of the Lord (8×1=8marks)
2. Give seven similarities between the Jewish and the African Traditional practice of circumcision
  (7marks)
  1. It promotes one into full membership of the community in both cases
  2. In both cases it involves the removal of the foreskin
  3. It is carried out by religious specialists in both
  4. In both cases the ritual is a communal affair
  5. In both it binds the individual to God and the ancestors
  6. In both it is a mark of identity of a person to a particular community
  7. In both it is performed in obedience to God and the ancestors
  8. It is a compulsory rite to all male children in both /carried in from generation to generation
  9. In both the initiates acquire new names
  10. In both it is carried out on male children (7×1=7marks)
3. Identify challenges that Christians face while practicing their faith (6marks)
  1. Lack of role models among leaders/mentorship
  2. Rise of splinter groups within the church
  3. Emergence of cults/devil worshipping
  4. Misinterpretation of the Bible among Christians
  5. Religious conflicts among leaders
  6. Negative influence from the mass media
  7. Permissiveness/moral decadence in the society
  8. Unanswered prayers (prolonged)
  9. Insecurity/government laws
  10. Discrimination/tribalism/ethnicity/racism/gender bias
  11. Poverty/unemployment
  12. Sickness/ill health
  13. Greed for power /wealth (6×1=6marks)
1. State seven characteristics of the Canaanite religion (7marks)
  1. Canaanite religion was a nature/cosmic/cyclic religion
  2. It comprises of many gods /goddesses/polytheistic
  3. They had a chief god /El
  4. They worshipped their gods on mountain tops/high places of worship/temples/shrines
  5. Symbols/idols/ images were made to represent each god /goddess
  6. The Canaanite practiced temple prostitution/was part of the worship of gods /goddesses
  7. They offered elaborate human/ animal / crop sacrifices to the gods/ goddesses
  8. Feast/festivals were celebrated in honor of gods/ goddesses
  9. Each god had his/ her own prophet/prophetesses
  10. Each god/goddesses played a specific role in the community (7×1=7marks)
2. State seven factors which led to widespread of idolatry in Israel during the time of prophet Elijah (7marks)
  1. The foreign princesses married to kings brought with them idols worship/false prophesies were brought to Israel
  2. Israelites changed their lifestyle from pastoralism to agriculture when they settled in Canaan forcing them to worship the god of fertility
  3. Israelites worshipped God /Yahweh and Baal gods on different occasions /syncretism
  4. The kings built temples for Baal worship in the Northern kingdom of Israel
  5. Israelites broke the covenant through intermarriages with foreigners thus adopting the Canaanite way of life/ temple prostitution
  6. They felt that Yahweh had forsaken them after they were defeated in wars by their neighbouring nations/turned to other gods
  7. The true prophets of Yahweh who were in Israel were being persecuted
  8. King Ahab made Baalism the official state religion
  9. The rampant presence of visible idols compared to unseen God (Yahweh)
  10. The kings made festivals for the Canaanite gods to be on the same dates as those of the Jewish calendar hence they were influenced to worship idols (7×1=7marks)
3. State six challenges faced by church leaders in carrying but their work. (6marks)
  1. They receive threats /opposition from opponents (outside the church)
  2. They have inadequate material/financial assistance
  3. There is lack of cooperation from the church members(within)
  4. There is rivalry among leaders themselves/splinter groups
  5. They may not be good role models/hypocrisy
  6. They may suffer long separation from their families
  7. They may be posted to a hostile working environment
  8. Greed for material things/property
  9. There is political interference in their work
  10. They may lack adequate skills /language for carrying out their wok
  11. Permissiveness/moral decadence in society
  12. Discrimination/gender discrimination /tribalism/racism (6×1=6marks)
1. State the teachings of prophet Amos on the Day of the Lord (7marks)
  1. The day of the Lord would be filled with darkness/ no light /eclipse/gloom
  2. It would be a day of horror/disaster/terror
  3. Will be a day of disappointment to the rich /rulers
  4. God would punish the Israelites for their disobedience/he will remember their evil deed /God’s judgment would be upon them
  5. There would be earthquakes/the land shall tremble/floods
  6. There will be mourning/ wailing on the day of the Lord
  7. People will not delight in their feasts/festivals
  8. People will thirst /hunger for the word of God
  9. People will faint in the process of searching for the word of God
  10. Israelites would be defeated by their enemies on the day of the Lord
  11. It will be a day of disappointment to the Israelites/ there will be no happiness/joy (7×1=7marks)
2. Give seven reasons why prophet Amos was against the way the Israelites worshipped God (7marks)
  1. The Israelites had neglected God /prophets.
  2. They practiced insincere worship/had no inner faith
  3. The worshippers were not righteous/they mistreated fellow Israelites which was against God’s teaching
  4. They worshipped God as well as baal /practiced syncretism
  5. They were impatient during the worship ceremony /wanted to go back to their businesses/impatient during Sabbath
  6. They gave empty sacrifices/ offerings as a show off/pride/not for the love of God /hypocrisy
  7. They had many ceremonial festivals/feasts
  8. They showed disrespect to the name of God through sexual immorality/profaned the name of God
  9. They defiled the place of worship/drunk
  10. They worshipped other gods/build high places for gods (7×1=7marks)
3. Identify ways in which the church in Kenya is promoting justice in the society (6marks)
  1. The church preaches/teaches on the need for justice and fairness in the society
  2. The church condemns all forms of injustice in the society
  3. They pray for justice to prevail in the land
  4. Christians lead exemplary lives /role models/practice justice/pay taxes
  5. The church initiates income generating activities to create employment/encourage independence /self-sustenance
  6. The church assists the needy/shares their wealth with the poor
  7. By guiding and counselling the victims of injustice
  8. By advocating for just laws/voice of the voiceless (6×1=6marks)
1. Outline the measures taken by Nehemiah to restore the Jewish community after the completion of the wall of Jerusalem (8marks)
  1. Nehemiah organized for the Mosaic law to be read/interpreted to the people
  2. He led the Jewish in the renewal celebration of the feast of booths shelters
  3. The people fasted/held a national day of confession of their sins/prayed for forgiveness
  4. The covenant was sealed through signing of the Agreement by Nehemiah leaders
  5. He led the people in taking of an oath of obedience to the Mosaic law/contribution towards the maintenance of the temple
  6. Nehemiah re- distributed the inhabitants of Jerusalem /the country side
  7. He dedicated the walls/ the gates of Jerusalem in a ceremonial procession
  8. Through the reading of the law, the Jews isolated themselves from the foreigners
  9. Nehemiah cleansed the temple/brought back the levites/singers to their positions
  10. He stopped traders from carrying out commercial activities at the temple gates on the Sabbath day
  11. Nehemiah made the Jews take an oath not to marry children to foreigners (8×1=8marks)
2. State six reasons why Nehemiah introduced the policy of separation of Jews from foreigners (6marks)
  1. Nehemiah wanted to keep the Jewish community pure
  2. The Jews were a minority group which needed to preserve their identity /culture
  3. Nehemiah wanted to separate /unite the Jews who returned from exile
  4. To solve conflicts over land ownership
  5. Intermarriage would the Jews into idolatry
  6. The law of Moses was against association with foreigners
  7. Children born out of intermarriage could not speak the Hebrews language
  8. Religious reforms could not be effectively carried out (6×1=6marks)
3. State six importance of prayer in the life of a Christian (6marks)
  1. Prayer is a way of communicating with God /fellowship
  2. Through prayer Christian faith in God is strengthened
  3. Christians have opportunity to confess /seek for forgiveness through prayer
  4. Through prayer Christians thank God for their need through prayer/asking for blessing
  5. They use prayer to intercede /show concern for others
  6. Prayers are made in obedience to the teachings of Jesus / the Bible
  7. It is a way of emulating the example set by Jesus the early church
  8. Christians praise /adore God through payer
  9. Prayers promotes unity among believers
  10. To seek God’s will guidance (6×1=6marks)
1. Identify seven responsibilities of living towards the ancestors in traditional African communities (7marks)
  1. Naming children after them
  2. Pouring libation for them
  3. Taking care of their graves
  4. Making sacrifices to honor them
  5. Consulting/communicating to them in times of need
  6. Inviting /involving them in ceremonies
  7. Invoking their names during prayers
  8. Transmitting their wishes/vision
  9. By holding commemoration ceremonies for them
  10. Managing their property wisely
  11. Building shrines for them
  12. Teaching children about them (7×1=7marks)
2. Give seven reasons why oaths were administered in traditional African communities (7marks)
  1. To ensure secrecy of information
  2. As a binding symbol of members of the community /a sign of covenant
  3. To ensure compliance to the social norms and disciplines
  4. To find out the truth of the matter in question
  5. To deter people from telling lies
  6. To link the living with the dead or the ancestors
  7. To prepare the parties for serious tasks
  8. To make people remain loyal to each other /good (7×1=7marks)
3. State six factors that have affected the traditional African people’s dependence on God (6marks)
  1. The introduction of western culture
  2. Some people rely on witchcraft to solve their problems
  3. Greed for power/materialism without fear of God
  4. Some people rely on science and technology
  5. Money economy where success now depends on how much money one earns
  6. Poverty has made people lose hope/faith in God
  7. Negative peer pressure influences the members to rely on themselves other than God
  8. Pressure of modern living where people are too busy to serve God/urbanization
  9. Modern /formal education (6×1=6marks)