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Christian Thought quiz 1
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Religious Studies
Undergraduate 3
09/08/2013

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Term
In the Judo-Christian understnading of inspiration, why does God permit human beings to truly function as subordinate co-authors?
Definition
Because God is love, he repsects the integrity of human beings
Term
In his contra Celsum, how does Origen repsond to the charge that the appearance of the Holy Spirit at Jesus' baptism is historically dubious?
Definition
Cecsus' objector is Jewish, who by definition already accepts the reality of many supernatural events in history
Term
If the Bible contains historical, geographical, or scientific information that we now know to be inaccurate to one defree or another, how does the Judeo-Christian understanding of inspiration account for his phenomenon?
Definition
Because God repsects the integrity of the sacred authors, the latter are allowed to write accoding to their limitattions in Human knowledge.
Term
How does F.F. Bruce use textual evience to support the integrity of the Gospels?
Definition
The large number and early date of the New Testiment Manuscripts show no evidence of either deliberate or extensive textual corruption.
Term
Which two apostles are credited with writing Gospels?
Definition
Matthew and John
Term
What Language did Jesus speak, and in what language were the Gospels written?
Definition

Jesus spoke aramaic 

Gospel was greek

Term
Spirit
Definition

Has no parts

No space

Immortal

Term
Matter
Definition

Has parts

Takes up space

Can fall apart 

Term
Inspiration
Definition

God the Holy Spirit cooperating with human authors, who continue to think and wrtie freely, write what God wants to be written

 

ex: God is inifinte 

God is a spirit 

Term
Innerrancy
Definition
Absence of error in what God has revealed about our salvation in The Bible
Term
Patristics
Definition

Greek

Pater=FATHER

Istics= RELATING TO

Term
Catechesis
Definition

Greek

Katechizo

"To teach by word of mouth" 

Term
Orthodox
Definition

Greek

Ortho=Correct

Dosksa= Opinion, Belief

Right Belief 

Term
Heresy
Definition

Greek Hairesis: Choice 

Doctrine opposed to authoritative teaching

 

Term
Apocrypha
Definition

"away from"-apo

kryptein- "to hide" 

Books that were to be hidden away 

 

Term
Apocalypse
Definition

Greek 

apo:"away from"

kalyptien: "to cover"

"Revelation"/ Literature that uses symbolic language to describe the end of time 

Term
Canon
Definition

Greek

Kanon: standard, rule, rod

Official table of contents of Bible 

Term
MS/MSS
Definition

Manuscript 

Manuscripts 

Term
Synoptic
Definition

Syn: together/ to see together

Mark, Matthew and Luke 

Term
Marcionism
Definition

New Testiment- Luke (abridge) 

- 10 letters of St. Paul (0 1+2 Timothy Titus)

 

"God" of the old Testiment- evil and creator

 

Christ is the manifestation of true and (good) God of the New Testiment 

Term
Dualism
Definition
Spirit is good and matter is evil
Term
Diatesseron
Definition

Greek

"Out of four" 

Belonging of the four Gospels into one volume

Term
What are the two ingredients of the Gospels?
Definition
Historical events and Interpretive Faith
Term
Soul
Definition

Materil shows no more life the soul derives from it

Something alive they have something in it

Angels cannot be souls they do not have a host 

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