Year 7 Term 4 Exam Part B Religion Revision

  • Damascus

    • Taught that Jesus is the son of God

    • Scripture Reference: Acts 9:20-22

  • Jerusalem

    • Encountered his enemies, then shipped away to Rome, experienced a storm, later washed ashore to Rome.

    • Scripture Reference: Acts 21-28

  • Antioch

    • Paul and Barnabas taught that Christ came from the seed of David.

    • Scripture Reference: Acts 13:14-50

  • Iconium

    • Preached with great power in the Jewish synagogue, leading many Jews and Greeks to believe.

    • Scripture Reference: Acts 14

  • Thessalonica

    • Preached from the Old Testament, showing that Jesus was the promised Messiah.

    • Scripture Reference: Acts 17:2-9

  • Athens

    • Preached and held discussions with Epicurean and Stoic philosophers.

    • Scripture Reference: Acts 17:16-34

  • Corinth

    • Teaching the word of God and baptizing believers.

    • Scripture Reference: Acts 18:1,8,11

  • Ephesus

    • Taught about who God is, what He had done through His Son and Spirit, and how to respond in obedient faith.

    • Scripture Reference: Acts 19

Other things:

Explain (in your own words) Paul's life before he went to Damascus. Minimum of 3 sentences.

Paul was known as Saul before he went to Damascus. He worked for the Roman Government and would persecute Christians. He was involved in the stoning of St Stephen the martyr.

Explain (in your own words) what happened to on the road to Damascus. Minimum of 3 sentences.

Paul was on the road to Damascus to persecute Christians. He was stopped by a blinding light and asked by Jesus why he was opposing him. After this experience he became a missionary of Jesus.

Explain what Paul did to continue Jesus mission and grow Christianity. Minimum of 3 sentences.

Paul went to Antioch and started new churches with followers of Jesus. He travelled and spread the message of Jesus and even helped heal people.

Explain how Paul had an impact on the modern Church. Minimum of 3 sentences.

Paul had an impact on the modern Church by Travelling back and forth across the Mediterranean, planting small groups of new Christians, writing letters to those churches, setting an example of mission work, Paul established the pattern for following generations of believers to take the message of Jesus to the ends of the earth.