MSCE Bible Knowledge case studies
MSCE Bible Knowledge · Put your knowledge to work in context.
The MSCE Bible Knowledge examination is a school-leaving subject paper sat in Malawi alongside the other Malawi School Certificate of Education subjects. It is taken by secondary school candidates who have studied Bible Knowledge, and it also attracts private candidates and school leavers who need the subject for admission or employment purposes. The MSCE Bible Knowledge case studies are 5 cases and about 3,313 words.
1Which Bible Is 'The Bible'?
At a three-day youth camp in Zomba, 24 secondary students are comparing two Bibles: a preacher's King James Version and a Chichewa Bible whose footnotes say Mark 16:9-20 is absent from the earliest manuscripts. The visiting preacher has told them that the KJV alone is verbally inspired and that any Bible with footnotes is 'diluted'.
661 words, about 3 min2The Curse and the Clinic
In a lakeshore village in Mangochi District, a 34-year-old mother of four has been in labour for 14 hours. The nearest health centre is 9 km away and the ambulance has no fuel.
684 words, about 3 min3Restitution or Revenge?
A village tribunal in Kasungu is hearing a case against a 26-year-old man who stole three 50-kg bags of maize from a widow's granary. He was caught selling one bag.
670 words, about 3 min4A Prophet at the Rally
Three weeks before local elections, a self-styled prophet visits a 700-member church in Lilongwe. He says God has revealed that a particular council candidate will win, and asks the pastor to host a rally in the church yard, put the pastor's photograph on posters, and receive a 'seed offering' of 150,000 Malawi kwacha.
647 words, about 3 min5Funeral, Libation, and the Church
In a Yao village near Balaka, a church member's father has died. Tradition requires the eldest son to pour libation at the grave, offer flour, and allow a traditional healer to cleanse the house after three days of mourning.
651 words, about 3 min