AQA GCSE Religious Studies B Paper 2b 2025 Question Paper

Download the official AQA GCSE Religious Studies B Paper 2B Perspectives on Faith (Textual Studies) question paper for the June 2025 exam series (8063/2B). This authentic AQA exam paper contains the full set of live GCSE textual studies questions used during the summer 2025 examination series, including AO1 knowledge questions, AO2 evaluation essays, and structured extended-answer tasks focused on St Mark’s Gospel.

The paper covers Theme D: St Mark’s Gospel – the Life of Jesus and Theme E: St Mark’s Gospel as a Source of Spiritual Truth. Students will encounter questions on the paralysed man lowered through the roof, the resurrection of Jesus, Pilate sentencing Jesus to death, the Transfiguration, Caesarea Philippi, the rich man seeking eternal life, the call of Levi, the Parable of the Mustard Seed, and Peter’s example of discipleship.

Students can practise real 1-mark, 2-mark, 4-mark, 5-mark, and 12-mark questions exactly as they appeared in the live June 2025 GCSE Religious Studies B examination. The paper also includes authentic AQA formatting, official timing guidance, structured answer spaces, and exam presentation identical to the real assessment experience.

The evaluation questions focus on whether “Messiah” was a good title for Jesus and whether Peter sets a good example of discipleship for Christians today, helping students strengthen AO2 reasoning, Gospel analysis, and evidence-based conclusions for the 2026 GCSE exams.

This document is designed for Year 10 and Year 11 students studying GCSE Religious Studies B textual studies under the AQA 8063 specification, including students preparing for the 2026 exams, retake candidates, private candidates, and home-schooled learners targeting grades 7–9.

It is also highly useful for teachers, tutors, intervention coordinators, revision centres, and parents who require authentic AQA exam material for timed assessments, Gospel analysis practice, AO1 and AO2 development, structured revision, and mock moderation using official June 2025 textual studies questions.