Year 8 Content Description
Religious Knowledge and Understanding
Although there is a strong connection between the ‘People of the Book’, there are distinct differences among their core beliefs and practices. Initiation rituals in the Abrahamic religions begin the journey of faith for believers.
Skills
Identify similarities and differences in the core beliefs of the monotheistic religions.
Recognise key elements in the birth rituals of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faith traditions.
Describe how the initiation rituals of the three religions act as the foundation for the faith journey.
BEWR9
Although there is a strong connection between the ‘People of the Book’, there are distinct differences among their core beliefs and practices. Initiation rituals in the Abrahamic religions begin the journey of faith for believers.
Skills
Identify similarities and differences in the core beliefs of the monotheistic religions.
Recognise key elements in the birth rituals of the Christian, Jewish and Islamic faith traditions.
Describe how the initiation rituals of the three religions act as the foundation for the faith journey.
BEWR9
