bible 11: test #2 review

bibliology intro, bibliology general and special revelation, prolegomena, life lesson #1.

the bible is the _________

word of God

the bible is the _____ for our faith and practice

authority

the bible has ---- total books: ---- Old Testament books and ---- New Testament books

66; 39; 27

the old testament is written in the ----- language while the new testament was written in the ----- language.

hebrew; greek

the majority of the new testament was written in ------ (common) Greek

koine

the bible was written by about ---- authors over a period of about ---- years.

40; 1500

the bible is divided into two major parts: the ----- and the -----

old testament; new testament

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testament=covenant=agreement

both the old testament and the new testament contain ______ divisions

five

what are the first five books of the bible?

genesis, exodus, leviticus, numbers, deuteronomy

what are four terms that describe the first 5 books of the bible?

pentateuch, torah, books of the law, books of moses

what are the books of joshua-esther called?

books of history

what are the books of job-song of solomon called?

books of wisdom literature

what are the books of isaiah-daniel called?

books of major prophets

what are the books of hosea-malachi called?

books of minor prophets

what are the books of matthew-john in the NT called?

the gospels

what is the books of acts called?

history

what are the books of romans-philemon called in the NT?

pauline corpus

what are the books of hebrews-jude called in the NT?

general letters (written to all)

what is the book of revelation called in the NT?

apocalypse (unveiling)

the difference between the major and minor prophets is the ______ of the book, not their importance.

length

the word _______ (meaning rule or measuring stick/standard) is used to describe the 66 inspired books of the The Bible and is therefore our ________ or ________.

Canon; measuring rod; ruler of life

the canon is _______, meaning no more books may be added to or taken away from the Bible.

closed

the first three gospels (matthew, mark, luke) are called the ______ because they present the “same view” of their accounts. (syn: “together with”; optic: “seeing”; thus “seeing together”)

synoptic gospels

Four important attributes of the Bible:

a. _______(God-breathed; Holy Spirit influence)

b. _______ (without errors or mistakes)

c. _______(flawless; incapable of error/failing; absolutely trustworthy)

d._______ (exercising authority/power/control over our life and practice)

inspired; inerant; infallible; authoritative

what are some various ______ of inspiration?

a.________ inspiration states the writers of the Bible were men of great genius who were __________ and did not need divine inspiration to write Scripture.

b. ________ inspiration states the Bible is inspired literature, but that some parts are more inspired than others. IOW, this view states that some parts of the Bible as not as inspired ____________ as other parts.

c. _________ inspiration states __________ of the bible are inspired while other parts are not.

d. ________ inspiration states that the _______ of the bible are inspired, but not the words themselves.

e. _______ inspiration states that the writers of the Bible were “___________” whom God directly dictated each and every word of the Bible.

f. _________ inspiration states the Biblical writers were _______ and ______________ as God used their own personalities, writing styles, and unique backgrounds to cooperatively write and record what God wanted written and recorded in Scripture.

theories; natural; naturally gifted; degree; to the same degree; partial; that some parts; conceptual; concepts; dictation; human typewriters; dynamic; spirit filled; dynamically moved or influenced by the Holy Spirit

the original writings of the biblical authors are called ___________.

the Autographs

although hebrew, latin, and greek were languages of Jesus’ day, Jesus more than likely spoke __________.

aramaic

when alexander the great conquered the known world, he brought with him the greek culture called ________. this brought about the use of the greek language as the language of the New Testament.

helenism

learning (not memorizing) scripture _________.

a. God says: _______________________.

b. changing/adding/deleting one word could __________ of Scripture.

verbatim; do not add to scripture or take away from it; change the meaning

How we received the OT: The OT was accepted as inspired and authoritative during the time of Christ and by the end of the 1st century. The ______________ (AD 90) is generally accepted as when the OT canon was publicly recognized and closed.

council of jamnea

How we received the NT:

1. _______ tradition

2. ________ records from about 45-50 AD (James) to about 90-120 AD (Revelation)

3. ______ by church:

   a. ______________ or close relationship to an Apostle

   b. acceptance of the book by the __________

   c. agreement with _________
   d. _______ and ________ as reflected by the Holy Spirit

4. Council of _________ (AD 397) - reaffirmed the 27 books of the NT

oral; written; acceptance; had to be written by an apostle; church at large; orthodox; high moral; ethical values; carthage

when studying systematic theology, we will be able to understand, personalize and apply these _________ of biblical study:

a. what does the bible ___?

b. what does it _____?

c. how can i ______?

3 important aspects; say; mean; live it out

God could be called __________. The truth of the matter is that we do not discover the truths of Scripture; rather, God ______ them to us. Historically, there have been _______ man has understood God’s revelation of Himself to mankind.

the Great Initiator; reveals; two ways

General Revelation: General revelation is the revelation of God to all mankind __________ (nature) and _______. Through general revelation, people cna know about the _________(through creation) and _________ (through conscience) by which they ________.

through creation; conscience; existence of God; Gods moral demands; should live

what is bibliology?

the study of the Bible, God’s holy word

can wicked, sinful people have a knowledge of God?

yes

how can wicked, sinful people have a knowledge of God?

through what surrounds them on a daily basis and their conscience

what is the result of everyone knowing that God exists?

people have no excuses for not knowing him

what is another word for the Holy Spirit?

parakeletos (para-alongside/beside; keletos-one called)

what is one of the Holy Spirit’s main responsibilities?

to convict the world concerning sin, righteousness, and judgement

Special Revelation: Special Revelation is how God has ____________ and _______________ or an ____. The epitome of special revelation is in the __________ and our _________________.

personally communicated; revealed himself to people through his words; event; person of Jesus Christ; greatest source of special revelation is the bible

what was the Lot?

no one knows what the lot exactly looked like but it is assumed that it is kinda like dice, stones, drawing a straw

what was the importance of the Lot?

when using lots, God was personally involved in the process and outcome; not just luck or fate

what were the urim and the thummim?

two precious stones that were placed in the breastplate of the high priest. they were drawn out of the breastplate and used in a manner somewhat like the lots were used

what are some avenues of God’s special revelation?

the Lot, the urim and thummim, dreams, visions, theophanies, angels, prophets, certain events, scripture, jesus

what or who was a theophany?

an old testament appearance of the pre-incarnate christ or 2nd person of the divine trinity

who is “the angel of the Lord”?

theophany

what is the difference between “the angel of the Lord” and “an angel of the Lord” ?

the first is a theophany and the other is a regular angel (messenger)

what was the purpose of theophanies?

to do the bidding of God

what does prolegomena mean?

pro: before; lego: i say. IOW: before i say

Prolegomena are ________________________ about a subject.

introductory preforatory preliminary remarks

IOW: what i say before i say what i want to say

what does theology mean?

the study of God

what is theology?

the study of the doctrines of matters dealing with out christian faith

what is theology proper?

the study of God Himself

Systematic theology is the study of the _____________ in a _______, _______, _______, and __________ in order to ______________ as a __________.

doctrines of theology; systematic; organized; rational; coherant matter; understand the Christian faith; whole

Apologetic (apologia: defense) deals with the _________ or ________ of Christian theology or our Christian faith

protection; defense

what is the basis of biblical/systematic theology?

the bible

prolegomena

(pro: before; lego: i say) introduction remarks

bibliology

(biblios: book) the study of the bible

theology

the study of matters dealing with our christian faith

theology proper

(theos: God) the study of God himself

christology

(christos: christ) the study of christ

pneumatology

(pneuma: spirit) the study of the holy spirit

anthropology

(anthropoid: human/mankind) the study of mankind

hamartiology

(hamartia: missing the mark) the study of sin

soteriology

(soteria: deliverance, preservation, safety) the study of salvation

ecclesiology

(ecclesia: called out ones) the study of the church

eschatology

(eschatos: last things) the study of the endtimes

what is a doctrine?

an accepted belief held by a common group that defines what that group believes

what is meant by hermeniutics?

the study of and art of interpretation

what is meant by exegesis?

analyzing a text in order to “bring out” and explain the meaning of that text

why should we study systematic theology?

in order to gain a better understanding of what the Bible says, in order to promote a personal apologetic of our Christian faith, and in order to live it out.

what is life lesson #1?

honor god in all i think, all i say, and all i do.

what is the message of the pilgrims progress?

salvation is not one and done, it is a journey in the life of a Christian

johannine

gospel of John

ekklesia

the church; literally means the “called out ones”