Studied by 13 peopleAUGUSTINE BELIEVED THAT GOD SPOKE TO HIM THROUGH THE BIBLE. HE UNDERSTOOD THAT SCRIPTURE WAS A
"SECOND-ORDER" OF REVELATION
(SECONDARY TO THE REVELATION IN THE INCARNATED SON OF GOD.)
THE BIBLE ACTS AS A SYSTEM OF LANGUAGE SIGNS THAT ARE BOTH
SENSIBLE AND REFERENTIAL
TWO FACTORS TO BE CONSIDERED IN UNDERSTANDING THE SCRIPTURE
THE DIVINE WORD
and
THE HUMAN WORDS
3 THINGS WHY THE BIBLE IS IMPORTANT
SCRIPTURE IS HOLY
SCRIPTURE’S MESSAGE IS TRUE (BECAUSE THE GOD OF TRUTH IS THE PRIMARY ‘AUTHOR’ OF SCRIPTURE)
SCRIPTURE IS ‘BLAMELESS’ IN WHAT IT ASSERTS
WHY ARE ALL SACRED SCRIPTURE DIVINELY INSPIRED?
BECAUSE THEY WERE WRITTEN UNDER THE INSPIRATION OF THE HOLY SPIRIT
THIS MODEL DESCRIBES GOD AS AN EFFICIENT CAUSE AND HUMAN AUTHORS AS AN INSTRUMENTAL CAUSE
PROPHETIC MODEL OF INSPIRATION
4 ERRONEOUS VIEWS ON INSPIRATION
NEGATIVE ASSISTANCE THEORY
HYPNOTIC THEORY
SUBSEQUENT INSPIRATION THEORY
DICTATION THEORY
THEORY STATING THAT INSPIRATION IS REALLY DIVINE ASSISTANCE FOR AVOIDING ERRORS
NEGATIVE ASSISTANCE THEORY
OCCURS WHEN A PERSON IS ACTUALLY HYPNOTIZED AND IS THEREFORE IN A DIFFERENT, OR ALTERED, STATE OF MIND.
HYPNOTIC THEORY
THEORY STATING THAT SOME BOOKS RECEIVE THEIR INSPIRED CHARACTER THROUGH CHURCH'S APPROBATION
SUBSEQUENT INSPIRATION THEORY
THE IDEA THAT THE BIBLE'S WORD IS WRITTEN STRAIGHT FROM GOD.
DICTATION THEORY
MEANS ‘FREE FROM ERROR’
INERRANCY
CAN THE BIBLE HAVE ERRORS?
NO.
AS THE BIBLE IS OF GOD AND GOD IS THE AUTHOR OF TRUTH, IT CANNOT BE IN ERROR
HE MENTIONED ‘THE PERFECT CLARITY OF SCRIPTURAL EXPRESSIONS’
AUGUSTINE
THE TWO IMPORTANT IMPLICATIONS OF SCRIPTURE AS DIVINE SPEECH
EVERYTHING SAID IN SCRIPTURE MATTERS
NO ONE CAN EXHAUST ITS MEANING(S)
AUGUSTINE GIVES SPECIAL ATTENTION TO THE HARMONY BETWEEN THE OLD AND NEW TESTAMENTS.
True or False?
True.
THE NEW TESTAMENT PROVIDES THE THEOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE TO ‘UNLOCK’ THE MEANING OF THE OLD.
DEALING WITH THE CANON OF THE SCRIPTURE, AUGUSTINE USUALLY USES THE PHRASE
“THE DIVINELY INSPIRED SCRIPTURE”
IT IS THE COMPLETE LIST OF THE SACRED WRITINGS THAT THE CHURCH HAS COME TO RECOGNIZE THROUGH APOSTOLIC TRADITION
THE CANON OF SCRIPTURE
What is meant by the Canon of Scripture?
AKA biblical canon. It is a set of texts (also called "books") regarded as part of the Bible.
THE CANON OF SCRIPTURES CONSISTS OF
46 BOOKS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT
AND
27 OF THE NEW TESTAMENT
THE CANON OF THE SCRIPTURE CAN BE DISTINGUISHED AS
DEUTEROcanonical
PROTOcanonical
Apocryphal
What does canonical mean?
ALL BOOKS CONSIDERED TO BELONG TO THE BIBLE
SECOND BOOKS CONSIDERED TO BELONG TO THE BIBLE
Deuterocanonical books
BOOKS CONSIDERED WHOSE CLAIMS HAVE NEVER BEEN DOUBTED IN THE CHURCH
Protocanonical
NOT HELD EQUAL TO THE SACRED SCRIPTURES BUT ARE USEFUL AND GOOD TO READ.
Apocryphal books
DIVISIONS OF THE OLD TESTAMENT BOOKS
Pentateuch
Historical books
Wisdom Books
Prophetic Books
THE FIRST FIVE BOOKS IN THE OT ARE CALLED BY THE SEPTUAGINT BIBLE (GREEK BIBLE) AS
Pentateuch
PENTE MEANS
AND
TEUCHOS MEANS
PENTE = “FIVE”
TEUCHOS = “BOOK” OR “SCROLLS OR ROLLS”
THESE BOOKS GIVE US A HISTORY OF HOW PEOPLE LIVED OUT THE DEMANDS OF THE COVENANT AS THEY INFILTRATED, CONQUERED, AND SPREAD THROUGH THE PROMISED LAND OF CANAAN
HISTORICAL BOOKS
THE MAJOR THEME OF THESE BOOKS IS THE UPS AND DOWNS OF ISRAEL’S LIVING OUT THE PROMISES THEY MADE IN THE COVENANT
HISTORICAL BOOKS
ISRAEL REFLECTS ON HUMAN LIFE IN THE LIGHT OF ITS FAITH
WISDOM BOOKS
A COLLECTION OF HYMNS AND PRAYERS EXPRESSING THE CENTRAL THEMES OF ISRAELITE FAITH
BOOK OF PSALM
OFFERS US RELIGIOUS INSIGHTS INTO HUMAN BEHAVIOR
WISDOM LITERATURE
SCHOLARS DIVIDE THIS SECTION INTO THE MAJOR PROPHETS AND THE MINOR PROPHETS
THE PROPHETIC BOOKS
DIVISIONS OF THE NEW TESTAMENT BOOKS
Gospels
Acts of the Apostles
Epistles
Revelation or Apocalypse
FOUR DIFFERENT ACCOUNTS OF THE SAME EVENT – THE LIFE, DEATH, AND RESURRECTION OF JESUS
THE GOSPELS
T/F
EACH GOSPEL HAS THE SAME STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS
FALSE.
EACH GOSPEL HAS ITS DISTINCTIVE STRUCTURE AND CHARACTERISTICS BECAUSE OF EACH AUTHOR’S STYLE, SOURCES AUDIENCE, AND OTHER FACTORS
THIS BOOK CONTINUES WHERE THE GOSPELS LEAVE OFF
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
IT NARRATES THE ASCENSION OF JESUS CHRIST AND LEADS ON TO THE OUTPOURING OF THE HOLY SPIRIT AT PENTECOST
ACTS OF THE APOSTLES
THESE BOOKS ARE FOLLOW-UP LETTERS (21 OF THEM) TO PARTICULAR PERSONS OR COMMUNITIES AFTER THE GOSPEL HAS BEEN PREACHED ORALLY TO THEM
THE EPISTLES
THE CONTENTS OF THIS DEALS WITH PARTICULAR THEOLOGICAL, MORAL, OR SOCIAL QUESTIONS THAT AROSE IN THE GROWING CHRISTIAN COMMUNITIES.
AS A WHOLE, THEY SHOW CHRISTIANS HOW TO LIVE ACCORDING TO THE TEACHINGS OF CHRIST
THE EPISTLES
IT IS THE LAST BOOK IN THE BIBLE.
REVELATION OR APOCALYPSE
IT IS THE LEAST READ AND MOST DIFFICULT TO UNDERSTAND BECAUSE IT IS AN UNDERGROUND LETTER USING SYMBOLIC LANGUAGE
REVELATION OR APOCALYPSE
T/F
THE REVELATION SYMBOLIZES CHRIST AS THE LAMB WITH SEVEN HORNS AND SEVEN EYES.
TRUE.
SEVEN HORNS MEANING UNIVERSAL POWER
AND
SEVEN EYES MEANING KNOWLEDGE AND WISDOM
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