AQA GCSE Religious Studies A · 8062
Paper 2
Revise: Widow at the TreasuryMany rich people give large sums, but Jesus draws his disciples’ attention to a poor widow instead.
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GCSE Religious Studies · key term
A woman whose husband has died. In first-century Palestine, losing a husband could leave a woman without financial support and social protection.
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Paper 2
Revise: Widow at the TreasuryMany rich people give large sums, but Jesus draws his disciples’ attention to a poor widow instead.
Support explanations with details from Mark 12:41–44: the two copper coins, the rich people’s large gifts and the widow giving all she had to live on.
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