[2] Mission of God Final

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requirements for a book to be considered canonical

1. Apostolic authorship or endorsement

2. Recieved as authoritative by the early church

3. Harmony w/ books about which there is no doubt

Which view of Biblical inerrancy did Mr. Bostrom argue is the most consistent and compelling?

Absolute Inerrancy

On what basis is the Bible the authoritative Word of God? 

It says it is authoritative itself

What are the two fundamental tasks of Interpretation? 

1. Exegesis

2. Hermenuetics

Minuscules 

Later Greek & Latin manuscripts that include the use of lowercase letter 

Majuscules 

Early Greek manuscripts written on parchment in all capital letters w/ no spaces or punctuation 

Papyri 

The oldest manuscripts in existence made from the papyrus plant in Egypt (some found in Dead Sea scrolls)

Lectionaries 

Later collections of texts gathered together from use in corporate worship (Most commonly Greek & Latin)

Divine revelation

knowledge revealed to us about God by God

Inspiration 

God breathed into his word through the Holy Spirit

Inerrancy 

without error in all matters and all statements

Exegesis

The careful, systematic study of scripture to discover the original, intended meaning. Then and Now 

Hermeneutics 

In the narrow sense, it is seeking contemporary relevance of ancient texts. Here and now.

What is the gospel?

The gospel is the good news of salvation in Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection– reconciling sinners for the glory of God.

What is the mission of God?

God’s mission is to bring about His Kingdom through Christ’s triumph over Satan, sin, and death, according to His divine providence, to the praise of His eternal glory.

What are the 2 chief aims of Divine Revelation?

General - implanted knowledge of himself in humans+creation
Special - bible is the inspired word of God superintended by the Holy Spirit

In which year and at which council was the New Testament scripture canonized?

382 AD

4 interpretive virtues

Honesty, Openness, Attention, Obedience

Name 2 common interpretation errors

description over prescription, falling into fallacies, application before analysis, etc.

What are the 2 types of application 

General - action worded in broad terms, resonated w/ large audience

Specific - clearly defined, put into practice by one’s personal context

4 steps of application (also know them in order)

Observe, Ask, Reflect, Enact