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| What are the 3 views of religion? |
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THEOLOGICAL: relationship with unknown
SOCIOLOGICAL: community, morality
INDIVIDUAL: 'one's ultimate concern'
~Overall, a way of life~ |
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| What could be at the center of the 'Religion Triangle?' |
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| Nature (Garden of Eden, nature is of God) |
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| What does it mean to be a Christian? |
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(1) If one says they are
(2) Belong to institution, tradition
(3) Believes certain facts about Jesus
(4) One who is transformed through Christ
(5) 'anonymous Christians' |
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| Analyze the phrase "Jesus is Lord." |
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Says that Jesus = God (from Jewish view)
Jesus = Caesar (political leader)
Countercultural to emperor worship...'Jesus was human' |
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(1) The person of Jesus
(2) The works of Jesus |
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| What three things are universal in Christianity? |
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(1) Canon
(2) Bishops
(3) Creed |
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| Explain history of Christianity? |
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(1) ANCIENT: OT, NT, Greek
(2) MEDIEVAL: Augustine, Aquinas
(3) RENAISSANCE: Luther, Calvin
(4) ENLIGHTENMENT: deism (clockmaker god)
(5) ROMANTICISM: intuition, feeling, nature
(6) NATURALISM: humans are animals, no supernatural |
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(1) monotheism
(2) sovereign
(3) personal, loving God |
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| Explain views of status of man with God? |
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God, Man // Animals, Vegetables (image of God)
God // Man, Animals, Vegetables (dust of the ground)
Westminster cathecism: worship and enjoy God
dependent on God |
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| Explain typology of Jesus? |
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Jesus is anti-type of Adam (fulfills)
Fulfills OT prophets, priests, kings |
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(1) physical
(2) spiritual
(3) eternal (longterm spiritual) |
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| Explain Biblical Epistomology? |
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1. God exists
2. God communicates |
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| Explain the noetic effects of sin? |
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| Cannot reason properly because of sin. Jesus cleanses these effects. |
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| How do people keep faith? |
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Definition
(1) Papal infallibility
(2) Spiritual inerrency
(3) revelation |
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Dualism, two realms: ideal forms (eternal) and physical (not). 'Beauty is destroyed, but still exists.'
Soul is good (eternal) |
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Nature is changing and unchanging.
'Unmoved Mover' Potentiality and Actuality
Soul dies with body (naturalist) |
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Term
| How do we acquire knowledge? |
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Definition
(1) Common sense
(2) Empirical (senses)
(3) Reason |
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| Describe classical Greek views of knowledge? |
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Definition
Man + reason (compare w/ God + revelation
Sophists: knowledge is relative
Socrates: essence of things
Aristotle: sense
Plato: logic |
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Definition
| Reapplying OT to Jesus (ex: parting of Red Sea) |
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| Four sects of Judaism at time of Jesus? |
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Pharisees: legalists
Sadducees: aristocrats
Essenes: waiting end of world
Zealots: militarists |
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| Differences between the Sanhedrin (Pharisees and Sadducees)? |
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P: Torah + prophets S: Torah alone
P: God moves history, but humans responsible for actions
S: free will
P: afterlife with r&p S: no afterlife r&p now
P: angels and demons S: nope |
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| What did Jesus teach on the most during his ministry? |
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| What is the Christian Exodus (most important points to Christians)? |
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| Crucifixion and Resurrection |
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| What were some issues, external and internal, in the early church? |
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Definition
Judaizers: should become Jew to become Christian (circumcision, obey Law of Moses)
Christians persecuted by Nero; viewed as sect of Judaism |
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| Describe the eccleisiastical development of early church? |
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Definition
Progression from baptism for membership to catchumens (at Lent)
All have access to God, loosely organized to institution
Celebrants, deacons |
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| What were the 5 major cities for local Christian authority? |
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| Rome, Ephasus, Antioch, Alexandria, and Jerusalem |
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A. disciples
B. oral period
C. Paul's letters
D. gospels
E. dogmatic |
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| Who chose books for NT that we use today? |
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| Gods of Judaism and Christianity are separate; Christian God is best |
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| God is good, but inaccessible; self-salvation |
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| 1 God, but Jesus is similar substance to God, but NOT God |
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Believed he was consummation of Buddha, Jesus, Zoroaster, etc.
Dualist view: Kingdoms of Light and Dark |
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Humans were created good; sin is result of willingly going against reason.
Humans can work out own salvation. |
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Jesus cleanses Noetic effects of sin.
Sin from conception = traducinism
Applied Plato's dualism to Christianity:
Father Lover
Spirit Love
Son Beloved |
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Explain:
posse non peccare
non posse non peccare
non posse peccare |
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Augustine:
able not to sin
not able to not sin
not able to sin (heaven) |
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Unlike Greeks, worlds of Philosophy and Religion can mix. P + R = Truth
'Baptized Aristotle' |
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| Explain THEOLOGICAL worldview? |
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1. God exists
2. monotheism
3. God is personal
4. God is sovereign
5. Trinity |
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| Explain ANTHROPOLOGY worldview? |
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1. image of God
2. dust of ground
3. humans are 'fallen'
4. humans are redeemable |
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| Explain EPISTEMOLOGY worldview? |
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1. begins with revelation
2. based on encounter/incarnation
3. importance of faith (belief/trust) |
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| Explain polarities (ellipse) within worldviews? |
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THEOLOGY: personal/transpersonal
ANTHROPOLOGY: image/dust
EPISTEMOLOGY: revelation/reason |
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| What are the ways of being "religious?" |
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Definition
* Personal Encounter (rebirth)
* Community (rituals)
*Nature (harmony; wisdom)
* Mysticism (personal discipline)
* Relationships (interaction)
* Social Justice
* Technocracy (improve physical environment)
* Creativity (sensuous experience) |
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