Religion Studies Paper 2 (English)

Feb-March 2017 โ€” Grade 12 / Matric โ€” Religion Studies

Past Paper 2017 Grade 12 English
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1.1Give reasons w hy Eastern Cape leaders are not happy about the marriage between I kosi Mandla Mandela and the Muslim woman. (10\
1.2What do you think the I kosi would say to justify his interreligious marriage? (20\
1.3Choose any ONE religion and discuss its teachings about the rights of the individual and the rights of the community. (20\ [50]50
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2.1Cho ose ONE religion and discuss the internal differences under the following headings:
2.1.1Internal d ifferences concerning beliefs (18\
2.1.2Internal d ifferences concerning governance (18\
2.2With referen ce to the central teachings of any ONE religion, d iscuss the place and responsi bility of humanity in the world. (14\ [50]50
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3.1Discuss the importance of the follo wing in the context of religion:
3.1.1Inspiration (10\
3.1Oral t radition (10\
3.2Compar e the role played by religious teachings in the Abrahamic religions with the role played by
3.3State FOUR hermeneutical principles and explain EACH of them. (16\ [50]50
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4.1Write SEVEN facts about the Big Bang t heory
4.2Explain why some religions have rejected Darwin s theory of evolution. (22\
4.3Discuss the views of Bu ddhism on the theory of evolution. (14\ [50]50
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5.1xplain the term secular humanism with reference to the statement above. (10\
5.2scuss the historical origin of W estern secular humanism (20\
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Topics Identified

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World Religions

Mark Allocation

Total150 marks
Sections50 + 50 + 50 + 50 + 50 = 250 marks

Paper information

SubjectReligion Studies
Year2017
SessionFeb-March
TypePast Paper
PaperPaper 2
LanguageEnglish
Pages4
Downloads5

Examination context

Decade2010s
Years ago9y
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