Studied by 20 peopleCorrespondence
truth is what exists
Coherence
Something is possibly true if it is consistent with other truths
Existentialism
Our experiences are the only truth
Relativism
All people have their own truths
Gospel
Necessary to believe for salvation
Orthodoxy
A necessary context for the Gospel
Theological Systems
Different ones can support orthodoxy
Denominational distinctions
These unite people in a denomination
When do unorthodox beliefs become heretical?
They become heretical when they are promoted in a divisive way
“Practical Guidelines” T/F
Doctrines other than “orthodoxy” may be very UNIMPORTANT otherwise
False
“Practical Guidelines” T/F
Orthodoxy is not essential to godliness, but it is to consistency
True
“Practical Guidelines” T/F
New believers need time to understand “orthodox” beliefs
True
“Practical Guidelines” T/F
A person’s level of commitment to “unorthodox” beliefs should NOT be considered--not just whether or not the person holds them
False
“Practical Guidelines” T/F
Don’t lightly call people “heretics”
True
“Practical Guidelines” T/F
Heretics are usually harsh
False
“Practical Guidelines” T/F
“Liberals” are the only heretics
False
“Practical Guidelines” T/F
Church leaders should have a high degree of unity in doctrine
True
Exegesis
a carefully worked interpretation
Literal
a simply grammatical reading which tends to ignore symbolism
Metaphor
a figure of speech intended to be understood symbolically
Allegory
a protracted, coherent use of metaphor
Spiritualize
allegorically interpreting passages intended to be literal
Genre
any style writing
Meaning
what a writer meant to convey
Significance
a conclusion drawn from a text which is relevant to the reader’s context
Historical/Grammatical
interpreting according to the ancient use of the language for the time and place in which it was written
NT writers read the OT…
Christologically
Israel and Jesus Comparison
Exodus
Egypt - Hosea 11:1 and Matthew 2:15
Israel and Jesus Comparison
Baptism
Red Sea - 1 Cor. 10:1-2 and Baptism - Matthew
Israel and Jesus Comparison
Wilderness
40 years - Deut. 8:16 and 40 days Matthew 4:1-11
Israel and Jesus Comparison
Mountain Teaching
Gather at mountains - Deut. 27:4 - 28:68 and 5:3-11 / ch. 24-25
Israel and Jesus Comparison
Conquest
nations-Joshua 6:27 and demons - Matthew 9:27
Israel and Jesus Comparison
Captivity
displaced - Hosea 10:9-10 and died
Israel and Jesus Comparison
Return
promised Land - Hosea 6:1-2 and resurrection - 16:21, 17:22, 20:17-19
Israel and Jesus Comparison
Light to the world
to nations - Isaiah 42:6 and disciples 28:19-20
Origen’s Method
Body
literal meaning
Origen’s Method
soul
moral instruction
Origen’s Method
Spirit
the mysteries of Christ
T/F - Exegesis was more liberal during the Reformation
False
Redaction Criticism
Mark
661 total verses
Redaction Criticism
Q
235 from Matthew and Luke
Redaction Criticism
Matthew
600 from Mark
300 unique verses
Redaction Criticism
Luke
350 from Mark
520 unique verses
What is the “New Hermeneutic” based on?
Reader response
Define “Progressive Revelation”
the accumulation of inspired biblical texts across 1,400 years of writing history and societal development
What is the goal of “biblical continuity”
the goal is properly understand how each biblical passage is constant with the Bible as a whole
What are theological systems built around?
unity and contextualize of the Bible
T/F - The lack of a “method” of harmonization explicitly described in the Bible
True
Israel and Church
Covenant Theology
Israel’s nation as a parenthesis in God’s ultimate plan
Israel and Church
Dispensational Theology
Church is a parenthesis to God’s original plan
What groups says God is sovereign over individuals
Calvinists
What groups says God is over the method of redemption
Arminians
Covenant Theology
initiated believers
spiritually blessed
Covenant Theology
initiated children
temporally blessed
Who says the Church is a mixed group?
Covenant Theology
In what future prophetic period will Israel’s “unique role” be fulfilled?
the millennium
which groups accept an “inaugurated kingdom” now?
Progressive Dispensationalists
Literal hermeneutics is apart of what dispensational group?
traditional
complementary hermeneutics is a part of what dispensational group?
progressive
biblical covenants is a part of what covenantal group?
progressive
theological covenants is a part of what covenantal group?
traditional
T/F - Progressive covenantalism accepts genealogical principle
False
What is the Genealogical principle
children who are initiated are blessed until they believe and become initiated believers
which covenants unites the entire biblical message, according to Covenant Theology
the covenant of God’s covenants grace
what church practice led Zwingli to emphasize God’s covenants with gourds?
infant baptism
is the Covenant of Redemption explicitly taught or synthetically inferred
synthetically inferred
What group teaches “unconditional election” or election “by God’s foresight of human decisions”
Calvinists
Covenant of Works for “perfect” or for “regular” obedience
perfect
Mosaic Covenant: How was the Mosaic covenant “different in context” from the “covenant of works”?
The mosaic Covenant was similar in wording, but different in context. Israel’s promise was physical blessings in the Land, not eternal life
Covenant of Grace
What is the Bible passage that records the “protoevangelium”
Genesis 3:15
Who is “Abraham’s seed” to whom the promise was given: Israel/Christ/both
Christ
Doctrinal / Hermeneutical Trends in CT - T/F
the ceremony of baptism is as efficacious as circumcision
True
Doctrinal / Hermeneutical Trends in CT - T/F
infant baptism does NOT replace circumcision as initiation into the covenant
False
Doctrinal / Hermeneutical Trends in CT - T/F
Churches therefore are not mixed with believers and unbelievers
False
Doctrinal / Hermeneutical Trends in CT - T/F
Unity between church and state
True
Doctrinal / Hermeneutical Trends in CT - T/F
Earthly promises for Israel are now only analogies of spiritual ones for the church
True
Doctrinal / Hermeneutical Trends in CT - T/F
the nation of Israel will be restored to the Land and rebuild God’s Temple
False
Who reads biblical passages with more attention to their original context
Progressive Covenantalism
who reads biblical passages with more attention to theological presuppositions
Covenant Theology
How do Christians revise all the promises? - Progressive Covenantalism (literally or typologically)
Literally
what is the human author’s intent known through?
historical / grammatical exegesis
what is God’s own sensus plenios discerned through?
reading canonically
Define: Textual
the immediate context
Define: Epochal
how the immediate context relates to earlier and later ones
Define: Cannonical
how each passage relates to the whole of scripture
T/F - types are both “predictive” and “disclosed only later”
True
Which covenant is the “telos” (culmination) of all the covenants?
The New Covenant
T/F - national Israel is no longer special (according to PC)
True
Two Sentences: What was the most important thing we discussed? Why do you think so.
Answer Accordingly
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