MATSEC SEC Religious Knowledge case studies
MATSEC SEC Religious Knowledge · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The MATSEC Secondary Education Certificate (SEC) in Religious Knowledge is a Maltese school-leaving qualification in religious studies, awarded through the University of Malta's MATSEC Examinations Board and typically taken at the end of compulsory secondary schooling. It suits candidates who have followed the SEC Religious Knowledge syllabus at school and private candidates preparing independently, and it is often used as part of the portfolio of subjects counted toward further study or employment. The MATSEC SEC Religious Knowledge case studies are 5 cases and about 3,318 words.
1Light Before the Sun: Genre and the First Creation Account
At a Maltese secondary school, a Year 10 catechist has 22 pupils in a 45-minute lesson. One pupil brings a video claiming that Genesis 1 is scientifically false because light is created on day one while the sun appears only on day four.
719 words, about 4 min2The Binding of Isaac in a Year 9 Classroom
During a Year 9 Religious Knowledge lesson in a Church school, a class of 25 pupils is studying the Patriarchs. The set text is Genesis 22, the binding of Isaac.
674 words, about 3 min3A Decalogue Plaque in the Local Garden
A Maltese local council with seven members is due to vote on placing a stone plaque in a public garden. The plaque would reproduce Exodus 20:2-17, the Ten Commandments, and would be funded by the parish.
646 words, about 3 min4Which Resurrection Account?
In a sixth-form Religious Knowledge seminar, 14 students are preparing an examination question on the reliability of the resurrection narratives. One student compares Mark 16:1-8, where the earliest ending has the women flee in fear and no appearance story, with John 20, where Mary Magdalene meets the risen Jesus, and with Matthew 28, which adds an earthquake and guards.
649 words, about 3 min5Confirmation Candidates Ask About the Trinity
A parish confirmation programme has 16 candidates aged 13 to 14. In the second of two 45-minute sessions before the bishop's visit, one candidate reports that her Jehovah's Witness grandmother calls the Trinity a pagan invention.
630 words, about 3 min