Resource list

Here’s a list of suggested references that can be used in your teaching of the religions and themes for Religious Studies A (8062). You can use these in addition to the prescribed texts from the specification.

Buddhism

The Dhamma (Dharma)

• Bodhisattva vow
• Majjhima Nikaya vol 3 262
• Nirvana Sutra
• Visuddhimagga p 512

Dhammapada

• 126
• 127
• 165
• 179–180
• 190–191
• 277–9
• 301

The Buddha and the Four Noble Truths

• Bodhisattva vow
• Declaration of faith chant
• Majjhima Nikaya vol 3 262
• Nirvana Sutra
• Visuddhimagga p512

Dhammapada

• 126
• 127
• 165
• 179–180
• 277–9
• 301

Buddhist ethics

• Bodhisattva vow
• Majjhima-Nikaya: MN21 Kakacupama sutta
• Majjhima Nikaya vol 3 262
• Parabhava Sutta
• Visuddhimagga p 512

Dhammapada

• 126
• 127
• 129
• 131
• 301
• 406

Christianity

Key beliefs

• The Apostle’s Creed
• 1 Corinthians 15:21
• Ecclesiastes 12:13
• Ephesians 2:8–9
• Exodus 20:2–3
• Genesis 1:27
• Genesis 1:28
• John 1:14
• John 3:16
• John 14:6
• Luke 1:37
• Mark 1:11
• Mark 16:4–5
• Matthew 6:9–13 – The Lord’s Prayer
• Matthew 26:26–28
• Matthew 25:35–36
• Nicene Creed
• Psalm 24:1
• Romans 6:23

Jesus Christ and salvation

• The Apostle’s Creed
• 1 Corinthians 15:21
• Ecclesiastes 12:13
• Ephesians 2:8–9
• John 1:14
• John 3:16
• John 14:6
• Mark 1:11
• Mark 16:4–5
• Matthew 26:26–28
• Matthew 25:35–36
• Nicene Creed
• Psalm 119:97–98
• Romans 6:23

Worship and festivals

• The Apostle’s Creed
• Church of England Easter liturgy
• Mark 1:11
• Matthew 6:9–13 – The Lord’s Prayer
• Matthew 26:26–28
• Nicene Creed

The role of the church in the local and worldwide community

• 1 Corinthians 12:27
• James 2:17
• Mark 12:31
• Matthew 5:7
• Matthew 5:10
• Matthew 25:35–36
• Matthew 25:40
• Psalm 119:97–98
• 1 Timothy 5:8
• 1 Timothy 6:10

Catholic Christianity

Key beliefs

• The Apostle’s Creed
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1030–1031
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1042
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1044
• 1 Corinthians 15:21
• Ecclesiastes 12:13
• Ephesians 2:8–9
• Exodus 20:2–3
• Genesis 1:27
• Genesis 1:28
• John 1:1–3
• John 1:14
• John 3:16
• John 14:6
• Mark 1:11
• Mark 16:4–5
• Matthew 6:9–13 – The Lord’s Prayer
• Matthew 25:35–36
• Matthew 26:26–28
• Nicene creed
• Psalm 24:1
• Revelation 21:4–5
• Romans 6:23

The seven sacraments

• Gaudium et Spes, paragraph 48
• Mark 1:11
• Matthew 26:26–28
• Matthew 28:19

Worship

• The Apostle’s Creed
• Matthew 6:9–13 – The Lord’s Prayer
• Matthew 26:26–28
• Nicene creed

The work of the church

• 1 Corinthians 12:27
• James 2:17
• Mark 12:31
• Matthew 5:7
• Matthew 5:9
• Matthew 5:10
• Matthew 25:35–36
• Matthew 25:40
• Matthew 28:19
• 1 Timothy 5:8
• 1 Timothy 6:10

Hinduism

Ideas about the nature of God and existence

• Bhagavad Gita 8.15
• Brahma Samhita
• Chandogya Upanishad 3.14
• Chandogya Upanishad 6.12
• Gayatri mantra
• Isa Upanishad 1.5
• Maitri Upanishad 6.22
• Mukti mantra
• Mundaka Upanishad 1
• Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.4
• Mundaka Upanishad 2.2
• Rig Veda 10.121
• Rig Veda 10.129
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 1
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 5
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 6.11
• Vishnu Purana, 1.14

Beliefs about the nature of human life

• Bhagavad Gita 2.22
• Bhagavad Gita 8.15
• Bhagavad Gita 12.13
• Bhagavad Gita 17.20
• Bhagavad Gita 18.41
• Chandogya Upanishad 6.12
• Katha Upanishad 2.1–2
• Katha Upanishad 2.18
• Laws of Manu chapter 7.75
• Mahabharata
• Manusmriti 5.52
• Rig Veda
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 1
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 2
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 6.11

Worship and festivals

• Bhagavad Gita 4.34
• Bhagavad Gita 9.26
• Bhagavad Gita 18.65
• Bhagavad Gita Lord Krishna
• Maitri Upanishad 6.22
• Mantra from Laskshmi Puja
• Mukti mantra
• Samudra manthan (from the Mahabharata)
• Skanda Purana
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 1

Lifestyle

• Atharva Veda 3.25
• Bhagavad Gita 4.34
• Bhagavad Gita 12.13
• Bhagavad Gita 17.20
• Chandogya Upanishad 3.14
• Katha Upanishad 2.1–2
• Mahabharata
• Manusmriti 5.52
• Rig Veda 10.87
• Samudra manthan (from the Mahabharata)
• Skanda Purana
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 2
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 5

Islam

Key beliefs

Qur’an

• 2:2
• 2:28
• 2:277
• 4:124
• 4:126
• 4:36
• 4:59
• 6:102
• 6:153
• 6:165
• 7:180
• 10:47
• 13:11
• 22:23
• 30:20
• 30:24
• 33:40
• 35:1
• 40:60
• 57:4
• 97:1–5

Authority

Qur’an

• 2:2
• 2:18
• 2:277
• 4:125
• 4:59
• 6:153
• 10:47
• 33:40
• 97:1–5

Worship

Qur’an

• 2:277
• 3:97
• 5:6
• 6:153
• 9:60
• 40:60
• 62:9

Duties and festivals

Qur’an

• 2:18
• 2:195
• 2:277
• 3:97
• 4:36
• 6:153
• 9:60
• 40:60
• 62:9
• 96:1–5

Judaism

Key beliefs

• Daniel 12:2
• Deuteronomy 6:4–5
• Deuteronomy 7:6
• Ecclesiastes 3:1–2
• Ecclesiastes 12:13
• Exodus 20:2–3
• Exodus 40:34–35
• Genesis 1:1–3
• Genesis 1:27
• Genesis 1:28
• Micah 4:3
• Psalm 8:7
• Psalm 24:1
• 1 Samuel 10:1

The Covenant and the mitzvot

• Amos 5:24
• Deuteronomy 6:6–9
• Deuteronomy 7:6
• Ecclesiastes 12:13
• Exodus 13:9
• Exodus 20:2–3
• Exodus 20:8
• Genesis 1:28
• Genesis 17:11
• Kiddush prayer
• Leviticus 19:18
• Leviticus 19:34
• Malachi 2:16
• Micah 6:8
• Numbers 10:35
• Proverbs 22:22
• Proverbs 28:4–5
• Psalm 119:97–98
• Talmud

The synagogue and worship

• Amidah prayer
• Deuteronomy 6:6–9
• Deuteronomy 14:22
• Exodus 13:9
• Exodus 20:8
• Exodus 40:21
• Kiddush prayer
• Numbers 10:35
• Psalm 119:97–98

Family life and festivals

• Deuteronomy 14:22
• Exodus 12:15
• Genesis 2:24
• Genesis 17:11
• Kaddish prayer for mourners
• Leviticus 11:46–47
• Wedding vows

Sikhism

Key beliefs

• Dasam Granth Ang 51
• Hymn 27 of the Japji prayer
• Rehat Maryada article 21
• Rehat Maryada section II, chapter III
• Rehat Maryada section III, chapter IV
• Rehat Maryada section IV, chapter X
• Sidh Goshth

Guru Granth Sahib

• Ang 8
• Ang 62
• Ang 78
• Ang 88
• Ang 125
• Ang 153
• Ang 249
• Ang 273
• Ang 276
• Ang 349
• Ang 397
• Ang 448
• Ang 463
• Ang 508
• Ang 588
• Ang 592
• Ang 605
• Ang 723
• Ang 1058

Beliefs about the nature of human life

• Rehat Maryada article 21
• Rehat Maryada section II, chapter III
• Rehat Maryada section III, chapter IV
• Rehat Maryada section IV, chapter X
• Sidh Goshth

Guru Granth Sahib

• Ang 62
• Ang 574
• Ang 349
• Ang 592
• Ang 125
• Ang 588
• Ang 951

Worship and service

• Hymn 27 of the Japji prayer
• Rehat Maryada article 21
• Rehat Maryada section II, chapter III
• Rehat Maryada section III, chapter IV
• Rehat Maryada section IV, chapter X
• Sidh Goshth

Guru Granth Sahib

• Ang 574
• Ang 88
• Ang 1058
• Ang 125
• Ang 951
• Ang 273

Festivals and lifestyle

• Rehat Maryada article 21
• Rehat Maryada section III, chapter IV
• Rehat Maryada section IV, chapter X
• Sidh Goshth

Guru Granth Sahib

• Ang 62
• Ang 951

Theme A: relationships and families

Buddhism

• Parabhava Sutta
• Samyutta Nikaya

Christianity

• Exodus 20:14
• Galatians 3:28
• Genesis 1:27
• Genesis 2:24
• Humanae Vitae, 1968
• Leviticus 18:22
• 1 Timothy 5:8

Catholic Christianity

• Exodus 20:14
• Galatians 3:28
• Gaudium et Spes, paragraph 48
• Genesis 1:27
• Genesis 2:24
• Humanae Vitae, 1968
• Leviticus 18:22
• 1 Timothy 5:8

Hinduism

• Bhagavad Gita 18.41
• Laws of Manu
• Laws of Manu (Manusmriti 2.121)
• Mantra from the first samskara puja
• Marriage vows
• Purusha Sukta (Hymn of the Cosmic Man) Rig Veda 10.90

Islam

Qur’an

• 4:124
• 4:36
• 26:165
• 49:13

Judaism

• Exodus 20:14
• Genesis 1:27
• Genesis 1:28
• Genesis 2:24
• Leviticus 18:22
• Malachi 2:16
• Proverbs 13:24
• Wedding vows

Sikhism

• Ang 951
• Ang 605
• Ang 1165
• Ang 1358
• Rehat Maryada section IV, chapter X
• Rehat Maryada section IV, chapter XI

Theme B: religion and life

Buddhism

Bodhisattva vow

Dhammapada

• 126
• 129
• 131
• 165

Christianity

• The Apostle’s Creed
• Catechism of the Catholic Church 2416–2418
• 1 Corinthians 14:34–35
• 1 Corinthians 15:21
• Genesis 1:27
• Genesis 1:28
• Genesis 2:24
• Genesis 9:3
• Humanae Vitae, 1968
• Jeremiah 1:5
• John 3:16
• John 14:6
• Matthew 5:7
• Nicene Creed
• Proverbs 12:10
• Psalm 24:1
• Romans 6:23

Catholic Christianity

• The Apostle’s Creed
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1030–1031
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1042
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1044
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 2416–2418
• 1 Corinthians 14:34–35
• 1 Corinthians 15:21
• Genesis 1:27
• Genesis 1:28
• Genesis 2:24
• Genesis 9:3
• Humanae Vitae, 1968
• Jeremiah 1:5
• John 1:1–3
• John 3:16
• John 14:6
• Matthew 5:7
• Nicene creed
• Proverbs 12:10
• Psalm 24:1
• Cf. Revelation 21:4–5
• Romans 6:23

Hinduism

• Bhagavad Gita 2.22
• Bhagavad Gita 8.15
• Brahma Samhita
• Chandogya Upanishad 3.14
• Gayatri mantra
• Mantra from the first samskara puja
• Manusmriti 5.52
• Mundaka Upanishad 1
• Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.4
• Rig Veda 10.121
• Rig Veda 10.129
• Rig Veda 10.87
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 1
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 5
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 6.11
• Vishnu Purana, 1.14

Islam

Qur’an

• 2:28
• 2:277
• 4:126
• 5:32
• 6:102
• 6:165
• 7:31
• 17:31
• 17:33
• 22:23
• 30:20
• 30:24
• 49:13
• 96:1–5

Judaism

• Daniel 12:2
• Ecclesiastes 3:1–2
• Genesis 1:1–3
• Genesis 1:27
• Genesis 1:28
• Genesis 2:24
• Genesis 9:3
• Jeremiah 1:5
• Kaddish prayer for mourners
• Leviticus 11:46–47
• Proverbs 12:10
• Psalm 8:7
• Psalm 24:1
• Talmud

Sikhism

• Ang 8
• Ang 78
• Ang 88
• Ang 273
• Ang 276
• Ang 397
• Ang 448
• Ang 463
• Ang 508
• Ang 588
• Ang 723
• Hymn 27 of the Japji prayer
• Sidh Goshth

Theme C: the existence of God and revelation

Buddhism

Dhammapada

• 127
• 165

Christianity

• Exodus 20:2–3
• John 3:16
• Luke 1:37
• Numbers 12:6
• Psalm 24:1

Catholic Christianity

• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1042
• Catechism of the Catholic Church, 1044
• Exodus 20:2–3
• John 1:1–3
• John 3:16
• Nicene creed
• Numbers 12:6
• Psalm 24:1
• Revelation 21:4–5

Hinduism

• Brahma Samhita
• Chandogya Upanishad 3.14
• Chandogya Upanishad 6.12
• Gayatri mantra
• Isa Upanishad 1.5
• Mundaka Upanishad 1
• Mundaka Upanishad 2.1.4
• Svetasvatara Upanishad 5
• Vishnu Purana, 1.14

Islam

Qur’an

• 2:2
• 2:277
• 4:59
• 4:124
• 4:125
• 4:126
• 6:102
• 7:180
• 18:29
• 30:20
• 30:24
• 33:40
• 57:4
• 96:1–5

Judaism

• Daniel 12:2
• Deuteronomy 6:4–5
• Exodus 20:2–3
• Exodus 40:34–35
• Genesis 1:1–3
• Numbers 12:6
• Psalm 24:1

Sikhism

• Ang 8
• Ang 249
• Ang 276
• Ang 397
• Ang 448
• Ang 463
• Ang 588
• Ang 723
• Hymn 27 of the Japji prayer
• Sidh Goshth

Theme D: religion, peace and conflict

Buddhism

• Bodhisattva vow
• Majjhima-Nikaya: MN21 Kakacupama sutta
• Majjhima Nikaya vol 3 262

Dhammapada

• 127
• 129
• 131
• 406

Christianity

• Isaiah 2:4
• James 2:17
• Mark 12:31
• Matthew 5:7
• Matthew 5:39
• Romans 13:1
• 1 Timothy 6:10

Catholic Christianity

• Isaiah 2:4
• James 2:17
• Mark 12:31
• Matthew 5:7
• Matthew 5:9
• Matthew 5:39
• Romans 13:1
• 1 Timothy 6:10

Hinduism

• Laws of Manu chapter 7.75
• Mahabharata

Islam

Qur’an

• 2:195
• 5:32
• 16:90
• 17:33
• 22:39
• 42–43

Judaism

• Ezekiel 33:11
• Isaiah 2:4
• Talmud
• Leviticus 19:18
• Micah 6:8
• Proverbs 28:4–5

Sikhism

• Ang 508
• Ang 1372
• Dasam Granth Ang 51

Theme E: religion, crime and punishment

Buddhism

• Majjhima-Nikaya: MN21 Kakacupama sutta
• Majjhima Nikaya vol 3 262

Dhammapada

• 129
• 131
• 406

Christianity

• Galatians 3:28
• James 2:17
• The Lord’s Prayer
• Mark 12:31
• Matthew 5:7
• Matthew 5:39
• Romans 13:1

Catholic Christianity

• James 2:17
• Galatians 3:28
• Matthew 5:7
• Matthew 5:39
• Matthew 5:9
• Romans 13:1
• Mark 12:31
• The Lord’s Prayer

Hinduism

• Bhagavad Gita 12.13
• Mahabharata

Islam

Qur’an

• 2:195
• 5:32
• 16:90
• 17:33
• 42–43

Judaism

• Ezekiel 33:11
• Leviticus 19:18
• Micah 6:8
• Proverbs 13:24
• Proverbs 28:4–5

Sikhism

• Ang 62
• Ang 508
• Ang 1372
• Dasam Granth Ang 51
• Rehat Maryada section IV, chapter X

Theme F: religion, human rights and social justice

Buddhism

• Bodhisattva vow
• Majjhima-Nikaya: MN21 Kakacupama sutta
• Majjhima Nikaya vol 3 262

Dhammapada

• 129
• 131
• 406

Christianity

• 1 Corinthians 12:27
• 1 Corinthians 14:34–35
• Galatians 3:28
• Genesis 1:27
• James 2:17
• The Lord’s Prayer
• Mark 12:31
• Matthew 5:7
• Matthew 5:10
• Matthew 6:9–13 – The Lord’s Prayer
• Matthew 25:35–36
• Matthew 25:40
• Proverbs 22:22
• Romans 13:1
• 1 Timothy 5:8
• 1 Timothy 6:10

Catholic Christianity

• 1 Corinthians 12:27
• 1 Corinthians 14:34–35
• Galatians 3:28
• Genesis 1:27
• James 2:17
• Mark 12:31
• Matthew 5:7
• Matthew 5:9
• Matthew 5:10
• Matthew 6:9–13 – The Lord’s Prayer
• Matthew 25:35–36
• Matthew 25:40
• Proverbs 22:22
• Romans 13:1
• 1 Timothy 5:8
• 1 Timothy 6:10

Hinduism

• Atharva Veda 3.25
• Bhagavad Gita 12.13
• Bhagavad Gita 17.20
• Bhagavad Gita 18.41
• Laws of Manu
• Purusha Sukta (Hymn of the Cosmic Man) Rig Veda 10.90

Islam

Judaism

• Amos 5:24
• Deuteronomy 14:22
• Ezekiel 33:11
• Genesis 1:27
• Isaiah 1:8
• Leviticus 19:18
• Leviticus 19:34
• Micah 6:8
• Proverbs 22:22
• Proverbs 28:4–5
• Talmud

Sikhism

• Ang 125
• Ang 273
• Ang 349
• Ang 508
• Ang 605
• Ang 1372
• Dasam Granth Ang 51
• Rehat Maryada article 21
• Rehat Maryada section IV, chapter X
• Rehat Maryada section IV, chapter XI