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1. RE REVISION:
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Paper 1: Catholic Christianity (50%)
Paper 2: Judaism (25%)
Paper 3: Catholic Philosophy (25%)

2. #KnowledgeOrganiser – KS4: Paper 1 Catholic Christianity: Unit 1 Beliefs
1. Trinity God is three persons in one God. Father, Son
and Holy Spirit
2. Nicene Creed Christian declaration of faith
3. Eucharist Sacrament in which the bread and wine
becomes Jesus’ body and blood
4. Doctrine Belief held by the Church
5. Creation Creation of the world by God. Found in the
Genesis account
6. Omnibenevolent God is all loving
7. Omnipotent God is all powerful
8. Stewardship Looking after creation for future generations
9. Dominion God given authority to rule over creation
10. Incarnation The belief that God became flesh in Jesus
11. Passion Jesus’ arrest, trail and suffering
12. Resurrection Jesus rising from the dead in a transformed
body
13. Ascension Jesus is taken up to heaven
14. Salvation Being saved from sin through Jesus
(acceptance)
15. Grace The grace needed to continue Jesus’ saving
mission today (through the sacraments)
16. Sacraments Outward sign of inward grace. Eg Baptism and
Eucharist
17. Paschal
Mystery
Passion, death, resurrection and ascension
of Jesus
18. Redemption Jesus life was redeemed for the freedom of
sin for all humans
19. Justification Only just people can enter a relationship
with God
20. Redemptive
efficacy
How the paschal mystery brings about
human salvation
21. Eschatology The study of life after death
22. Heaven Place of paradise where God rules, eternal
life
23. Hell Place of horrors where Satan rules. Absence
of love
24. Purgatory Place of purification where sins are washed
away
25. Judgement The idea that God will judge Catholics on
how they have used their talents and
treated others

3. #KnowledgeOrganiser – KS4: Paper 1 Catholic Christianity: Unit 2 Practices
1. Sacrament Religious ritual performed in Church that brings
someone closer to God. It is an outward sign of
inward grace
2. Baptism A Sacrament – welcomes in God’s family and
washes away sin
3. Confirmation A Sacrament – confirms your belief in God and
receive the gifts of the Holy Spirit
4. Eucharist A Sacrament – receiving the body and blood of
Christ
5. Reconciliation A Sacrament – the forgiveness of sins
6. Anointing of the
Sick
A Sacrament – healing and forgiveness of sins in
preparation for the journey into the next life
7. Matrimony A Sacrament – two people are joined together in
marriage
8. Holy Orders A Sacrament – giving of a distinct mission within
the Church
9. Liturgical Worship Public act of worship in a Church
10. Mass Central act of worship where the Eucharist is
celebrated
11. Funeral Rite Ceremonies carried out when a Catholic dies
12. Prayer Contacting God usually through words.
Thanksgiving, repentance, praise
13. Lord’s prayer Prayer that Jesus us taught us (Luke’s Gospel)
14. Formal prayer Formulaic, words from Church tradition
15. Extempore prayer Informal prayer, using own words
16. Piety Ways to please God, including worship
17. Stations of the
Cross
Prayers that honour the suffering and death
of Jesus
18. Pilgrimage Special religious journey to a place of
religious significance (Rome etc)
19. Social Teaching The idea that Catholic’s should work for
social justice and promotes justice, peace
and reconciliation
20. Evangelism To proclaim and live out the Gospel
21. Justice Promoting justice and eliminating injustice
22. Peace Encouraging harmony among all humans
23. Reconciliation Protecting the dignity and rights of the
human peace
24. Corporal
works of
mercy
Feeding the hungry, visiting the sick
25. Spiritual works
of mercy
Comforting others, praying, forgiving

4. #KnowledgeOrganiser – KS4: Paper 1 Catholic Christianity: Unit 3
Sources of Wisdom and Authority
1. Apostolic Tradition The teaching passed down from the apostles
2. Apostolic Succession The line of bishops going back to the apostles
3. Aggiornamento The Italian for bringing something up to date i.e. the
Church
4. Canon A rule or list of approved books
5. Conscience A reasoned approach to what is right and wrong
using our moral faculty
6. Council A meeting of the Pope and the bishops
7. Covenant A binging, sacred agreement usually between God
8. Denominations Different groups or churches within Christianity
9. Ecumenism The idea that there should be one unified Christian
Church
10. Evangelism To proclaim and live out the Gospel or good news of
Jesus
11. Ex Cathedra Means ‘from the chair ‘and refers to authority of the
Pope has in inheriting the ‘chair’ of St Peter; as an
heir he would inherit the throne
12. Fundamentalist One who believes the Bible is the literal word of
God
13. Liberal One who believes the Bible was written by humans
inspired by God and so may need reinterpreting in
the light of the modern world
14. Magisterium The teaching office of the Church from the Latin
word ‘magister’ or ‘teacher’
15. Nicene Creed The Christian declaration of faith
16. Orthodox Traditional beliefs of religion
17. Pontifical Relating to the Pope ‘Pontiff’
18. Papal Infallibility Relating to the office of the Pope as the supreme
Pontiff, the Head of the Church on Earth
19. Primacy of
conscience
Catholics have sacred obligation to follow the
conscience informed by the Bible and tradition,
as interpreted by the magisterium.
20. Prophecy Speaking the Word of God, either for the future
or for the present
21. Situation Ethics Where right and wrong depend on the
circumstance of the situation- based on Jesus’
teachings – the most loving thing to do
22. Shrine A building or container for holy things, a holy
place
23. Theotokos Greek for ‘God bearer’
24. Vernacular the language or dialect spoken by the ordinary
people of a country or region
25. Vatican Council ecumenical council -as a means of spiritual
renewal for the church and as an occasion for
Christians separated from Rome to join in search
for reunion

5. #KnowledgeOrganiser – KS4: Paper 1 Catholic Christianity: Unit 4 Forms
of Expression
1. Cruciform Shaped like a cross
2. Baroque A highly ornate and decorated church building
3. Modern Modern churches are often round in shape
4. Gothic Church buildings with large arches and spires
5. Lectern Book stand where the readings are proclaimed
from
6. Altar Where the priest blesses the Eucharist - a
reminder of the altar of sacrifice in the Temple.
7. Tabernacle Box close to the Altar where the blessed
Eucharist is kept.
8. Sanctuary Lamp Reminds Catholics of the real presence of
Christ in the Tabernacle
9. Icons Paintings of Mary, Jesus or the saints on wood
10. Frescoes Paintings painted directly onto fresh plaster
11. The Creation of
Adam
Famous painting by Michaelangelo found on
the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel
12. Sacred Vessels Objects used as part of the liturgy of Eucharist
13. Chalice The cup for the wine
14. Paten Plate which usually holds the larger host
(bread)
15. Ciborium Covered dish – contains the host before and
after consecration (blessing)
16. Chasuble The outer robe that the priest wears
17. Stole The scarf that the priest wears over the
chasuble
18. Thurible The object used to burn incense as part of
some Church rituals
19. Sarcophagus A box like container for a corpse
20. Ichthus The fish symbol – “Jesus Christ, Son of God,
Saviour”
21. Chi Rho The first two letter of the Greek word for
Christ
22. Alpha and
Omega
First and last letters of the Greek Alphabet –
Jesus is the beginning and end of everything
23. Evangelists The four gospel writers and the symbolic
creature used to represent them.
24. Plainchant Singing without any musical accompaniment
25. Drama Plays used to express belief – mystery plays,
passion plays

6. #KnowledgeOrganiser – KS4: Paper 2 Judaism: Unit 1 Beliefs
1. The Almighty Name given to G-D. Characteristics include
Lawgiver, Judge, Creator, One
2. Torah The first five books of Moses (Genesis, Exodus,
Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy)
3. Monotheistic The belief in ONE God
4. Tenakh The Hebrew Bible consisting of the Torah, Nevi’im
and the Kethuvim
5. Talmud The Oral Torah given to Moses from G-D
6. Shema Main Jewish declaration of Faith
7. Shekhinah Divine presence of G_D within the created world.
Also means to settle / dwell
8. Rabbi Jewish teacher / leader
9. Messiah The Anointed one, the King sent from G-D to save
Jews
10. Nevi’im ‘Prophets’ – the Second part of the Tenakh
11. Tikkun Olam Acts of kindness to repair the world
12. Covenant Promises between G_D and his people
13. Mitzvot Rules / commandments – 613 of them including
the 10 Commandments from G-D
14. Shavuot Festival remembering the covenant with Moses
and the Oral Torah (Talmud) being given
15. Circumcision Removing the foreskin during Brit Milah as part of
the covenant with Abraham
16. Pikuach Nefesh Principle that Jews have a duty to preserve life
17. Halakhah The 613 mitzvots that guides Jews
18. Omniscience G_D is all knowing
19. Olam Ha-Ba The world to come – Messianic Age and life
after death
20. Gan Eden Spiritual paradise
21. Gehinnom Place of purification of the soul
22. Orthodox Jews Traditional beliefs of Judaism / more strict
23. Reform Jews A group within Judaism that interprets the
Torah for modern life
Remember everything is connected to:
• Following the MITZVOTS
• Following the TEACHING’S OF THE
TORAH

7. #KnowledgeOrganiser – KS4: Paper 2 Judaism: Unit 2 Practices
1. Prayer Contacting G_D, usually through words (3 times a
day)
2. Kedusha Third section of the Amidah - thanks
3. Siddur Book of daily prayer
4. Synagogue Place of Jewish worship – means assemble
5. Talmud The Oral Torah given to Moses from G-D
6. Tenakh The Hebrew Bible consisting of the Torah, Nevi’im
and the Kethuvim
7. Kashrut Food laws
8. Kosher Acceptable food
9. Treifah Unacceptable food (Shellfish, pork)
10. Kiddush Prayer of sanctification (used at Shabbat)
11. Modeh Ani ‘I give thanks’ - a prayer said on waking
12. Shema Declaration of Jewish faith – most important
prayer
13. Amidah Prayer – 3 sections praise, request and thanks.
Standing prayer
14. Tallit Prayer shawl worn by men, reminder of the
Mitzvots
15. Tefillin Black boxes worn that connects heart and mind to
G_D
16. Mezuzah Container on doorposts containing the Shema
17. Miyan A group of 10 men for prayer
18. Brit Milah Circumcision ritual linked to the covenant
with Abraham. Foreskin removed.
19. Bar (B) / Bat
(G) Mitzvah
Ritual of coming of age. Boys 13, girls 14
20. Mikvah Ritual bath of purification for mother after
birth
21. Aninut Period of mourning from death to funeral
22. Shiva Period of mourning – first 7 days after burial
23. Shabbat Jewish holy day – Friday evening to Sat
evening
24. Rosh
Hashanah
Festival of Jewish New Year
25. Yom Kippur Festival of the Day of Atonement
26. Pesach Festival of the Passover
27. Shavuot Festival of the giving of the Law to Moses
28. Sukkot Festival of the Feast of the Tabernacles
29. Ark Area to store the Torah scrolls
30. Ner Tamid Eternal light above the Ark
31. Menorah Seven branched candlestick
32. Reform Jews A group within Judaism that interprets the
Torah for modern life
33. Orthodox Jews Traditional beliefs of Judaism / more strict

8. #KnowledgeOrganiser – KS4: Paper 3 Philosophy: Unit 1 Believing in God
1. Revelation God revealing of showing something of
himself EG through the Bible and Jesus
2. Vision A visual appearance, usually of Jesus, Mary,
Saint or Angel
3. Vision – Biblical When Abraham has a vision of God
(Genesis)
4. Vision – Non Biblical Joan of Arc sees St Catherine
5. Miracle Something that happens that can not be
explained by science so it must be God
6. Miracle – Biblical Jesus heals a leper (Mark 1)
7. Miracle – Non
Biblical
Miracles that happen at Lourdes
8. Omnipotent God is all powerful
9. Omniscient God is all knowing
10. Omnibenevolent God is all loving
11. Religious experience A feeling of a presence of God
12. Omnipresence God is all around
13. Teleological
argument
The design argument. Design – Designer –
God
14. Cosmological
argument
Causation Argument. Everything has a cause
– first cause – God
15. Atheist The belief that there is no God
16. Theist A belief that there is a God
17.
Thomas
Aquinas
A theologian. Produced the ‘Five Ways’ to
prove God’s existence
18.
Prime Mover First Cause – God
19. Theodicies Solutions to the problem of evil and
suffering
20. Natural Evil Pain and suffering humans have no control
over (earthquakes)
21. Moral Evil Pain and suffering caused by humans
(murder, rape)
22. Final
Revelation
Jesus is the final revelation of God
23. Sigmund Freud ‘Wish Fulfillment’
24. Conscience The inner feeling of right and wrong

9. #KnowledgeOrganiser – KS4: Paper 3 Philosophy: Unit 2 Marriage
1. Marriage A sacrament – when two people are joined
together
2. Marriage – Loving A relationship for love and faithfulness, the
place for a sexual relationship
3. Marriage – Exclusive Commitment to one partner for life
4. Marriage – Lifelong Lifelong support and comfort. ‘Till death do
us part’
5. Marriage – Fruitful Open to the possibility of having children
6. Procreative Taking part in God’s creative plan through
sex
7. Homosexual Sexual attraction to the same sex.
Homosexuality is not a sin but homosexual
sex is
8. Pre-martial Sex before marriage
9. Extra – Martial Adultery or having an affair
10. Cohabitation Living together without commitment, have a
sexual relationship
11. Family Created by God and best place to bring up
children. Makes society stable
12. Blended family A couple where one or both parents have
children from a previous family
13. Nuclear family Traditional family, mum dad and children
(married)
14. Single parent family One mum or dad
15. Extended
family
Grandparents / aunties uncles living
together or in close proximity
16. Same sex
parents
A family with two mums or two dads
17.
Contraception Something that prevents conception from
occurring – condom
18.
Rhythm
Method
Natural form of contraception that the
Catholic Church allows. Based on the
women’s menstrual cycle
19. Situation
Ethics
Deciding something is right on wrong based
on Jesus’ teaching on love and the situation
20. Divorce Legal ending of a marriage. Morally wrong in
the Catholic Church
21. Remarriage One or both people getting married have
been married before. Only allowed in the
Catholic church if someone has died in the
previous marriage
22. Annulment Declaration that a marriage was never valid
23. Equality Treating people equally, all are the same
24. Prejudice The belief that people are superior or
inferior
25. Discrimination Treating people differently because you
think they are superior or inferior
26. Sexism Treating people differently because of their
gender

10. How do we revise with our Knowledge Organisers?
Flash Cards
Write the key word or date on
one side and the explanation
on the other. Test your
memory by asking someone to
quiz you on either side.
Read Aloud
Simply speak the
facts and dates
out loud as you’re
reading the
Knowledge Organiser.
Even try to act out
some of the facts – it
really helps you
remember!
Sketch it
Draw pictures to
represent each
of the facts or
dates. It could
be a simple
drawing or
something that
reminds you of
the answer.
Record It
Record yourself on
your phone or tablet
reading out the
information. These
can be listened to as
many times as you
want!
Hide and Seek
Read through your
knowledge organiser, put
it down and try and write
out as much as you can
remember. Then keep
adding to it until its full!
Teach it!
Teach someone your key
facts and the get them
to test you, or even test
them!
Back to front
Write down the answers
and then write out what
the questions the
teacher may ask to get
those answers.
Practice!
Some find they remember
by simply writing the facts
over and over again.