bi 321 johnson midterm verses/key terms/names of god/attributes/questions from notes

Deuteronomy 6:4

god is unity

1 Chronicles 29:11-13

all creation comes from god and exists for his glory

Isaiah 43:10-11

There is only one God

John 4:24

god is spirit

1 John 5:7

God is three persons - the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

plenary verbal inspiration

all the words of scripture were breathed out by god

scripture

the writings or words that the human authors wrote down

dictation

God gave the words that the writers wrote down

Inerrancy

the bible is without error

illumination

The Holy Spirit causes believers to understand the Scriptures

canon

rule or standard; the 66 books recognized as god's authoritative word

Infallibility

the word of god cannot fail; it remains true through time

Providential preservation

god protects and keeps his word pure in all generations

translate

to carry meaning across from one language to another

Formal Equivalency

Word-for-word translation emphasizing accuracy.

dynamic equivalency

thought-for-thought translation focused on readability

Masoretic Text

old testament hebrew text preserved by jewish scribes called masoretes

Masoretes

jewish scribes (A.D. 600-950) who meticulously copied the hebrew text

Critical Text

greek NT text compiled in 1881; basis for modern versions

received text

new testament greek text received by God's people; used for the KJV

Textus Receptus

received text - greek NT recognized by believers and named in 1633

general revelation

god's revelation of himself through nature, history, and conscience

special revelation

god's direct revelation of himself through scripture and specific events

theophany

a physical appearance of God in the OT

Christophany

a human appearance of christ before his incarnation

anthropomorphism

giving human traits to God to help us understand him

trinity

one God in three Persons: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit

Ontological Trinity

the order or nature within the trinity

economic trinity

the roles or functions withing the trinity

Elohim

One Who is great, mighty, majestic - shows gods omnipotence

El Elyon

The Most High God - shows gods transcendence and preeminance

El Shaddai

Almighty God - shows god provides nourishes and sustains

Adonai

master, lord - shows gods sovereignty and ownership

Yahweh (Jehovah)

he who is - shows god is eternal and self-existent

transcendent

God is separate from and above His creation

immanent

God is actively involved in His creation

eternal

god has no beginning or end

infinite

unlimited in all things, god is not limited in space

immutable

god is absolutely consistent and unchangeable

omniscient

god knows all he wills us to know

omnipotent

god can do all he wills to do

omnipresent

god is everywhere he wills to be

holy

god possesses perfect and total purity, as well as perfect and totally separation from sin

just

gods response to sin is always right and perfectly carries out the laws he has established

natural/non-moral attributes

unique attributes of god that only he will ever have

list of natural attributes

transcendent

immanent

eternal

infinite

immutable

omniscient

omnipotent

omnipresent

communicable/moral attributes

revealed in gods interaction with man; he expects us to reflect them

list of communicable attributes

holy

just

systematic theology

our attempt to organize god's revelation into component parts

exegetical theology

what the words mean

practical theology

applying into your life

Natural inspiration

the writers were inspired of god with heightened creativity

partial inspiration

some of the bible is inspired, some is not

conceptual inspiration

god inspired the thoughts and ideas, men wrote them in their own words

experiential inspiration

the bible becomes the word of god when meaningful to you

superintendence

god supervised the writers of the bible allowing them to write down what they experienced, what they thought and what they did as long as no error or mistakes crept in

ad 64

peter recognized paul's writings as scripture

ad 90

completion of book of revelation, complete NT canon

ad 170

irenaeus' list of "undisputed books," includes 80% of NT

ad 220

Origen adds Hebrews and Jude to Irenaeus' list

ad 340

Athanasius lists only our present 27 NT books as "canonical"

AD 397

all 27 NT books were officially recognized - council of carthage

edict of milan

christianity is now legal

God's word is authentic

2 peter 1:16-21

God's Word is Authoritative

1 thess. 2:13

gods word is sufficient

1 peter 1:3-4

apograph

copy of an original document

autograph

the writing of one's own name

theos

god

logos

word