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Theology exam
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Portier claims that people will show what they think about depth experiences whether or not they explicitly think about them | true |
| Relativism, to varying degrees, tends to seek absolute truth claims concerning the great questions for all people through all times | false. contingent on culture/people/time. |
| Since God is present everywhere, Portier claims that going to church is merely a pious practice with no practical value | false |
| Skepticism, to varying degrees, tends to doubt any "truth claims" concerning great questions | true |
| Using the term "religious experience" to describe a religious event can be ambiguous | true |
| The individual scripture books were written and the canon was formed independent of the life of the early church | false |
| Simply the fact that a book was put into the canon could influence how a Christian should interpret the meaning of the book | true |
| Humanity seems to be the pinnacle of creation in the first creation account but not in the second | false |
| The relationship between man and woman was not affected by the fall | false |
| God abandons Adam and Eve after the fall | false |
| According to Portier, what two forces shaped the American context in which we tend to view religion? | The Enlightenment/Age of Reason |
| Portier claims that 2 forces have shaped the context in which America views religion, which of these two has had more of an influence in the first part of our nation's history? | Dissenting English Protestants |
| The analogical approach to religious experience emphasizes that | God shows himself through the profane |
| Religions tend to understand themselves in terms of | worship and religious experience |
| The dialectical approach to religious experience emphasizes | God's difference from the profane |
| Portier claims that our culture tends to view religion as | private. separate from shared daily life. focused on beliefs. |
| Canon refers to | the Bible's table of contents |
| When were most of the New Testament books composed by | 100 AD |
| Which of the following played a key role in distinguishing between apostolic Christian texts and non-apostolic Christian texts? | St. Irenaeus |
| Using the term 'revelation' to describe something is closest to | religious experience in the engaged sense |
| Christian revelation can be characterized as | Christ centered. God's own self-communication. |
| Jesus' life, death and resurrection, the 'good news' intended for all Christians would be an example of | REVELATION |
| Portier claims that when modernity defines religion, its definition misses what aspect essential to how a religion views itself | worship |
| The strict inerrant interpretation of the scripture tends to locate the inerrancy in the | words |
| The "content" of any given passage from the scripture is | what the author intends to assert |
| When Christians read the Bible, without even thinking, they interpret it from which level of Biblical Interpretation? | Traditional |
| The Jewish people were where when GEN 1 was written? | Babylon |
| What is the name of the source in which GEN 2-3 is attributed? | Yahwist |
| Which creation story was historically speaking written first? | GEN 2-3 (Adam and Eve) |
| What source was most likely the final editor of Genesis? | Priestly |
| What are 3 things Portier is claiming religion has become? | privatized-look within self to find god. separate from shared daily life-secularized from ordinary life. focused on personal belief-religious faith and life become equated with belief. |
| Why do Christians go to church if God is present? | counter-cultural perspective. unique presence of God. communal worship. |
| What is unique about Christian revelation? | Christ-centered-God's revelation through a person. God's own self-communication-desire to be in a relationship with us. Unity of Word and Deed-not just what is said but actions. |
| Discuss the influence of Maricion, Gnoticism, the Roman persecutions | Maricion-exclude OT because he couldn't believe that the God of the OT & NT were the same. Gnoticism-group that believed Jesus cam e to give secret saving knowledge. St Irenaeus-apostolic tradition, questions the Gnostics. |
| Why do limited inerrants think they are justified in separating the Bible's trustworthiness? | They don't believe the author's intent is to make a scientific claim. They don't overlook the meaning. |
| What are 3 moments in the process of Christian tradition? | Christ's preaching teaching. Apostles' preaching/teaching. Apostles successors-preaching/teaching. |
| Name & explain 3 levels of Biblical Interpretation. | Traditional-Christian common sense. Historical-Literary-look into historical background. Canonical-appeal to the intent of those who canonized the scriptures. |
| Why would the Priestly authors write a creation story of who God is | to defend their beliefs against the Babylonians and maintain their identity while in captivity |
| Explain the author-centered theory of inspiration, the church-centered theory and why the church-centered theory is better. | author-centered-real human authorship, judgment, sources, purpose. church-centered-canon, living word, includes the author centered theory, account for us still using the scripture today. church-centered theory is better it INCLUDES the author centered. |
| What claims about humanity is GEN 1 making? | Dominion over all creation, vocation is to be happy/fulfilled, image and likeness of God, humanity is God's representatives on earth |
| What does GEN 2-3 say about the partnership between men and women? | woman is the partner/helper in a biblical sense. Adam only understands who he is as a man, how to love through the woman. |
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