AQA GCSE Religious Studies A · 8062
Paper 2
- Revise: Holy War
- Revise: Religion as a Cause of Conflict
Understanding words in a religious text as symbols or metaphors rather than as literal instructions.
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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
Understanding words or images as representing an idea rather than taking them literally.
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Paper 2
Understanding words in a religious text as symbols or metaphors rather than as literal instructions.
Paper 1
Reading a text's images and events as expressions of deeper meaning, rather than necessarily as a factual description of physical events.
Revise: Jewish Creation Beliefs and Scientific ExplanationsA symbolic interpretation looks for religious meanings without requiring every detail to be a scientific description. Both approaches can affirm that God is the creator.
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