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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
The quality of being divine: having the nature of God.
Used by Edexcel
Specification 1.4, 1.1, 1.3 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 4
Revise: The Last Days of JesusChristians understand the resurrection as God’s victory over death and confirmation of Jesus’ identity and mission. It supports belief in his divinity and gives them hope that death is not the end. Easter Sunday celebrates this event.
The quality of being divine: belonging to the nature of God.
Link each event to what it reveals about Jesus: for example, his forgiveness on the cross shows mercy, while the resurrection supports Christian belief in his divinity.
Distinguish evidence that supports Christian belief from proof that would compel everyone to accept Jesus’ divinity.
When using a biblical quotation, explain what it supports: John 1:1 supports Jesus’ divinity, while John 1:14 supports the Incarnation.
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The quality of being God or having a divine nature. Christians understand Jesus’ divinity to mean that he is God, not simply an unusually powerful human being.
Specification 1.3 · Paper 1, Paper 2, Paper 3
Having the nature of God; Christians believe Jesus is divine as well as human.
Revise: The IncarnationChristians also find evidence of Jesus’ divinity. He forgave sins, an authority understood to belong to God (Mark 2:5–7). His miracles, such as turning water into wine (John 2:1–11), demonstrated extraordinary power.
