Y11 RS Theme B Test - Quotes + knowledge

quote about god’s blessing to humans - commandment to have kids, dominion/ruling over the earth

‘God blessed them and said to them, be fruitful and multiply, fill the earth and subdue it, have dominion over … every living thing that moves on the earth’ - Genesis (1:28)

bal taschit

jewish principle of ‘don’t waste/destroy’ - not wasting resources/food. comes from commandment from god to not cut down trees while laying siege to a city

quote about abuse of animals - both sides

‘are not five sparrows sold for two pennies? and not one of them is forgotten by god … fear not; you are of more value than many sparrows’ - bible (NT - Luke)

pope francis on evolution - supporting it

‘god is not a magician with a magic wand’ - pope francis

evolution & divine creation are compatible

quote against abortion - god has a plan for everyone from conception

‘before i formed you in the womb i knew you’ - bible & torah (jeremiah)

quote against euthanasia - god’s decision when people live/die

‘a season is set for everything … a time for being born and a time for dying’ - bible (ecclesiastes)

quote about the earth belonging to god

‘the earth is the lord’s, and everything in it’ - bible (psalms)

quote supporting resurrection in christianity

‘i believe in the resurrection of the body’ - apostles creed

creationism

the belief that the universe & living things comes from specific acts of divine creation - as in the bible account.

young earth creationism - biblical interpretation saying the earth is no more than 10,000 years old

old earth creationism - acceptance of scientific evidence for the age of the earth & the universe

catholic view on creation

science and religion can work together - recognition of science in explaining the process of creation & origins of life

• genesis isn’t meant to be a scientific explanation of how creation occured

• god could have caused the big bang

• earth is as old as scientists say

stewardship vs dominion

stewardship: the job of taking care of something - the duty of believers to take care of the earth

dominion: sovereignty/control - god gave humans dominion over earth in genesis

tikkun olam

Jewish principle of healing the world - being involved in god’s work to sustain the world

e.g. working to increase social justice / preserve the environment

teaches that humans are partners with god in the repair of the world

quote about why god put humans on earth

‘god took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it’ - genesis (2:15)

denominations for & against evolution

• catholics accept evolution

• evangelical protestants and hacidic jews don’t as it goes against genesis (are creationists)

finished origins of human life