Bible Quiz

Deism

A belief that God, though the product of rationalism, is distant

Englightenment

A period in which reason replaced revelation, and affected many areas

Kerygma

Proclamation, the core teachings about Jesus

Miracle

A surprising and welcome event that is not explicable by nature and thus is supernatural

Alternative theories of Resurrection

Jesus did not die, Apostle's conspiracy, swoon theory, hallucinations, myth

Jesus did not die

Jesus actually survived the crucifixion or was never crucified

Apostle's conspiracy

The Apostles pretended that Jesus resurrected

Swoon theory

Jesus fainted on the cross and woke up in the tomb

Hallucinations

The apostles hallucinated Jesus' resurrection

Myth

Jesus resurrection was merely a religious myth

Denis Diderot

French philosopher who wrote the Encyclopedia

David Hume

Wrote Essay on Miracles which claimed that people needed contemporary examples of miracles to believe the Bible

John Locke

Tried to defend Christianity through reason in his Reasonableness of Christianity

Voltaire

Wrote Candide in which the discusses the problem of Evil

Rosseau

Wrote the Social Contract which claimed that people were naturally good but corrupted by society

David Strauss

Believed that the Resurrection was a myth

Rudolf Bultmann

Believed that the Resurrection was not historical but may be preached

Karl Barth

Believed that the Resurrection was historical but should not be investigated

Wolfhart Pannenberg

Believed that the Resurrection was historical and could be investigated

NT Wright

Defended the orthodox Christian understanding of bodily Resurrection