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Theology 350
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Undergraduate 3
02/24/2010

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Which is Bock's Position?
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Apocalyptic is a form of prophetic declaration
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Revelation is a symbolic presentation of a future period
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Some premillennialists
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Revelation is a symbolic rendering of first-century history
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Postmillennialists
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Revelation is a cyclical portrayal of the history of the church.
Definition
Some Amillennialists
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Texts about Israel are now about the church
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Post-and Amillennialists
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The N.T. "adds" to text about Israel in the O.T.
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Progressive Premillennialists
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Which view argues that the book of Revelation is the key book for futuristic study?
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Premillennialists
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T/F, Postmillennialists are more optimistic than Premillennialists regarding world evangelism.
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True
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All preillennialists believe the dead will be raised in two___________.
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stages
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Which view of eternity see Heaven as the highest level of ontological reality?
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Spiritual vision model
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When did the "spiritual vision model" of eternal life begin to dominate?
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3rd Century
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T/F, in the book of Revelation, the New Jerusalem was inaugurated with Christ's resurrection; it is now wholly future.
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False
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Rev. 20:4 shows that martyr's "came to life". This means:
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martyrs will be raised from physical death.
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What was inaugurated at Christ's resurrection, exaltation, and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit?
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Last Days
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T/F-Premillennialists expect Old TEstament sacrifices (like those mentioned in Ezek. 46) to be reinstated.
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True
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T/F-The Jews will fulfill God's word by rebuilding the Temple
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False
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T/F-No amillennialists believe the Bible predicts a conversion of ethnic Israel prior to Christ's return.
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False
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What one text does a "one-text preillennialist" usually rely upon?
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Revelation 20:1-10
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Complete teh quote of the Nicene Creed that begins, "he shall come again..."
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with glory, to judge the quick and the dead; whose kingdom shall have no end."
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What kind of English/American Christianity developed postmillenialism?
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Puritan/Reformed
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The preterist approach believes the "Great Tribulation"...
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Occurred in generation living when Christ spoke
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What does the "distributive sense" of "all authority" mean?
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Over every form of authority
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To what extent are copies and translations inerrant?
Definition
They faithfully represent the original.
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When did the sequence of revealed messages cease?
Definition
When God's final and climactic message had been spoken and elucidated by those in the apostolic circle.
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What was the church's part in creating the canon?
Definition
To discern the canon which God had created.
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T/F-We will always have an inerrant transmission of the Bible.
Definition
False
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According to the article, which happened first?
Definition
Human sin forseen
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The article tells us that "one way of judging the equality of theologies is to
"____________________________."
Definition
see what sort of devotion they produce."
Term
What is the definition which Ryrie endorses for "theological Dispensation"?
Definition
A state in a progressive revelation, expressly adapted to the needs of a particular nation or period of time...also the age or period during which a system has prevailed."
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Ryrie says that if "one were describing a dispensation, he would include..." (what 4 ideas"?)
Definition
1 Distinctive revelation
2 testing
3 failure
4 judgement
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Gospel
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Necessary to believe for salvation
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Orthodoxy
Definition
a necessary context for the Gospel
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Theological Systems
Definition
different ones can support orthodoxy
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Denominational Distinctives
Definition
These unite people in a denomination. They are not always systematic
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Personal Opinions?
Definition
The differences recognizable within a fellowship or denomination of believers.
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What is the difference between "unorthodox belief" and "heresy"?
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"Heresy" originally mean a "sect" or denomination (pharisees). But now it refers to destructive doctrinal divisions against orthodox beliefs.
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T/F-Promoting unorthodox beliefs in a divisive way may be heretical.
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True
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T/F-Privately holding unorthodox beliefs may not be heretical.
Definition
True
Term
What kind of reading sees a simple meaning of the text in its own historical context?
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Confessional reading
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What kind of reading sees complex issues drawn from the text?
Definition
Theological Reading
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John 1:1, 14
Definition
Deity of Christ
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Luke 1:34-35
Definition
Virgin Birth
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Romans 5:10; 1 Cor 15:3
Definition
Atoning Death
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I Cor. 15:4-5
Definition
The Resurrection of Christ
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Acts 1:11
Definition
The second coming
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Acts 17:31
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The coming judgement
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John 14:3
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Blessed afterlife of Redeemed
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Revelation 20:15
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Cursed afterlife of the condemned
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2 Timothy 3:16; Ephesians 3:4-5
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Scripture is God's Inspired Word
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Genesis 1:1
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Creation
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I Cor. 11:24-26
Definition
Lord's Supper
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Matthew 28:19
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Baptism
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Rom. 3:10
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Universality of Sin
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John 1:1, 14; Acts 3:3-4
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Trinity
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Carefully worked interpretation
Definition
Exegesis
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A simple grammatical reading which tends t ignore symbolism
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Literal
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a figure of speech intended to be understood symbolically
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Metaphor
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a protracted, coherent use of metaphor
Definition
allegory
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allegorically interpreting passages intended to be literal
Definition
spiritualize
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a style of writing
Definition
genre
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what a writer meant to convey
Definition
meaning
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a conclusion drawn from a text which is relevant ot the reader's context
Definition
significance
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interpreting according to the current use of the language for the time and place in which it was written
Definition
historical/grammatical
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Origin's method of interpretation
(the millennium of Christ in Rev 20 began to be seen as a symbol of the church).
Definition
body=literal meaning (sometimes ignored)
soul=moral instruction
spirit=the mysteries of Christ
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Source criticism
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JEPD (OT) "Q" (NT)
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Form criticism
Definition
Tries to find the "forms" used to compile Scripture
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Redaction Criticism
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Assumes the existence and identity of "forms" then critialcally reviews the theology of the editors
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T/F-Both covenant and dispensationalism are rooted in ancient Christian theological ideas
Definition
True
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T/F-Neither Covenant or dispensationalism were developed very well until the reformation
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True
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T/F-Dispensationalism is slightly older and has been more stable
Definition
False-Covenant theology
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T/F-Covenant theology is slightly newer and has invited more innovations
Definition
False-Dispensationalism
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T/F-Cov. theo. and disp. produce different conclusions concerning soteriology, ecclesiology, and eschatology.
Definition
True
Term
Covenant Theology (4 distinctions)
Definition
1.Rooted in the ancient belief that church inherited Israel's place
2. Reads the Bible with the person and work of Christ as the center
3. Treats earthly promises to Israel as spiritual promises to the Church
4. Treats more of Israel's law as applicable to the Church
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Covenant theology's hermeneutic
Definition
allegorical interpretations
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Cov theology's Ecclesiology
Definition
-Church is Israel
-sacraments assume the role of Israel's ceremonies
-Bishops assume role of OT priests
-Less separation of church and state
-The church adopts a national identity
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Cov. Theology's soteriology
Definition
-A greater recognition of the role of the moral law.
-sacraments are more essential to grace
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Covenant Theology's Eschatology
Definition
-God has not distinct plans for Israel
-The millennium is not for the nation of Israel
-Open to amillennialism and postmillennialism
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3 Theological Covenants of "Covenant Theology"
Definition
1. Redemption-between members of the trin.
2. Works-between God and mankind
3. Grace-between God and the believer
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NEW Covenant Theology
Definition
-Combines covenant theology and dispensationalism
-Rejects "two distinct peoples" of dispensationalism
-rejects "one covenant, two administrations" of Covenant theology which misses the differences.
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Dispensational Theology(4 distinctions)
Definition
1. Literal interpretation of Bible promises
2. Reads Bible w/ progressive revelation in mind
3.Treats promises to Israel as distinct from the church
4. Treats Israel's law as non-applicable to the church
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Disp. Hermeneutic
Definition
follow literal interpretations
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Disp. Ecclesiology
Definition
-Church is distinct from Israel
-ordinances do not replace circumcision or feasts
-less likely to grant pastors political powers
-more separation of church and state
-the church is not aligned with any nation
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Disp. soteriology
Definition
-downplays the role of the moral laws of Moses
-Sacraments are less essential to grace
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Disp. Eschatology
Definition
-God has an earthly and distinct plan for Israel
-The millennium is for the nation of Israel
-Open to premillennialims
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Scofield and Lewis Sperry Chafer
Definition
Classic dispensationalists
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John Walvoord, CC. Ryrie, Dwight J. Pentecost, Hal Lindsey, Jack Van Impe
Definition
Revised Dispensationalist's
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Craig Blaising, Rovert Saucy, Darrell Bock
Definition
Progressive Dispensationalist's
Term
4 Biblical Covenants of Dispensationalism
Definition
Abrahamic
Land
Seed
Blessing
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Dispensation #1
Definition
Innocence (from creation to fall)
Term
Dispensation #2
Definition
Conscience (from fall to flood)
Term
Dispensation #3
Definition
Human Law (from flood to Abraham)
Term
Dispensation #4
Definition
Promise (from Abraham to Moses)
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Dispensation #5
Definition
Law (from Moses to Christ's death)
Term
Dispensation #6
Definition
Church (from Pentecost to Tribulation)
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Dispensation #7
Definition
Millennium (from end of tribulation to Satan's last rebellion)
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Acts 1:11; I Thes 4:16
Definition
Christ's Return
Term
John 5:28-29; I Thes 4:16-17
Definition
Bodily Resurrection
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Rev 20:12 (according to works)
Rev 20:15 (according to book of life)
Rom 14:10-12; II Cor 5:10 (according to works)
Definition
Eternal Judgment
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John 14:3
Definition
Eternal Life
Term
Rev 21:8
Definition
Eternal Punishment
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Luke 16:19-31; II Cor 5:8
Definition
An Intermediate
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Prophecy=eternal truths
Definition
Idealist
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Prophecy reveals end times
Definition
Futurist
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All were historically fulfilled

Definition

Historicist

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all were shortly fulfilled
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Preterist
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Postmillenialism
Definition
The church will establish a golden age of Christianity and then Christ will come to earth.
Term
Amillennialism
Definition
Millennial blessings are in heaven and the new earth, but the church realizes a foretaste of the kingdom today.
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Premillennialism
Definition
Based on a literal fulfillment of "Biblical Covenant"
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