Bible exam

What is the chief end of man

to glorify God and enjoy him forever

What is God

God is a spirit, infinite, immutable, and incomprehensible

What is General revelation

for everyone

What is special Revelation

direct usually with a personal experiance

Heresy

False teaching so serious that they cant be considered a christ follower

exegesis

getting out of scripture what was intended

Theophany

Physical manifestation to God

Accommodate revelation

God is infinite, eternal, and incomprehensible

inspiration

God breathing through the writers so the words come from him

Infallibility

Scripture is incapable of failing in its purpose

Inerrancy

Scripture is without error

Canon

collection of spiritual books that God has given to his people

Septuagint

greek translation of the Hebrew OT

Vulgate

latin OT

Essence

important Things that make something it is

God is incomprehensible

God cannot be fully understood

God is ineffable

God is beyond understanding

What are the three 2nd century witnesses to the NT canon

ignatius, pollycarp, Justin marty

The 3 translation philosophies and an example of each

thought for thought, word for word, and paraphrase

The 6 steps involved that resulted in our Bibles

revelation, inspiration, canonization, preservation, organization and translation

The 4 criteria used by the early church to recognize the NT canon

apostolic authority, coorprate reception, widness of circulation, and consistency of conduct

What are the three divisions of the Hebrew old testament

Torah, Nevitim, and the Ketuvium

What language did John wycliffe and William Tyndale tranlate

the Latin vulgates and the nt from greek

what is theology by negation give two examples

God is not.

Infinite = God is not limited

immutable = God is not subject to change

what is theology by analogy give two examples

explaining something by comparing it to something else

God is like a rock

God is said to be our shield