SPM Bible Knowledge Syllabus

This syllabus provides for the study of the life and teaching of Jesus Christ as found in The Gospel According to St Luke and the growth of the Early Church as contained in the Acts of the Apostles. The Good News Version is the accepted standard text for SPM 2007 onwards.

Candidates, however, will not be penalized if they use other versions in their answers. The syllabus requires a minimum of two (2) hours instruction per week over a period of 2 years.

Aims
The general aim of this course is to acquire knowledge and understanding of the life and teaching of Jesus Christ and the growth of the Early Church. Candidates will be expected to:
1. recall and select factual information
2. describe, explain, relate and compare and contrast events and teachings in an organized manner
3. describe and show an understanding of the role and importance of special people
4. appreciate the Christian response to moral issues

Subject Content
Candidates should have sufficient knowledge and understanding of the historical, cultural, political, social and religious setting of the period. A detailed knowledge of both texts is required. The subject content is divided into two sections.
Section 1: The Life and Teaching of Jesus Christ as contained in the Gospel of LUKE ( 24 chapters)
Section 2: The Acts of the Apostles (28 chapters)

Examination Format
Candidates are required to sit for one paper the duration of which is two and a half hours. The paper is in English.

The paper is divide into two section:-
Section A - Question 1 and 2 ( total Marks = 40)
Section B - Question 3 to 8 ( total marks = 60)

Section A
Question 1, subsection (a), (b),(c) and ( d) , is based on Gospel of Luke and
Question 2, subsection (a), (b),(c) and ( d) , is based on the Acts of the Apostles
Questions 1 & 2 ( context questions) are compulsory. Each subsection carries 5 marks, thus each question carries 20 marks.

Section B
Candidates are required to answer any four ( 4) of Questions 3-8 ( Essay Question)

Question 3, 4 and 5 are based on Gospel of Luke
Question 6, 7 and 8 are based on the Acts of the Apostles

Essay questions carry 15 marks each.

Allocation of marks
Question 1 - 20 marks
Question 2 - 20 marks
4 essay questions ( @ 15 marks) - 60 marks

My tip on exam time management here is that the candidate must allocate sufficient time for each question. Based on the allocation as shown above and the time given ( 2.5 hours), student must try to complete question 1 and 2 in one (1) hour ( 30 minutes for each question) and 22.5 minutes for each essay question.