bible final semester Flashcards

1
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how many books are in bible?

A

66

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2
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how many books are in the old testament?

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39

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3
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how many books are in the new testament ?

A

27

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4
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the old testament begins with what event?

A

creation of word

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5
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what’s the difference between a major prophet and a minor prophet?

A

the major prophet books are longer

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6
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the new testament begins with what event?

A

birth of Jesus

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7
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list the 4 gospels

A

matthew mark luke and john

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8
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according to Matthew 22 God created us so that everything we do should be motivated by what?

A

love for God and love for others

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9
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the process of learning doctrine and changing our lives should flow in a linear fashion. what are the 3 steps?

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-we learn the truth( head)
-the truth affects our feelings and passions ( heart)
-actions reflect our feelings

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10
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define primary doctrine

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A church teaching of first importance. these are the absolutes of our faith and/or salvation. we should stand firm in these beliefs because they are clearly found in the bible ( example: Jesus is both God and man)

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11
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what is the ultimate foal of learning doctrines

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to know God

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12
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what is not the ultimate goal of learning doctrines

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to just learn facts and expand our knowledge about God

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13
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define heresy

A

false teachings not in line with the teachings of Christian church

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14
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why are puzzle pieces a good metaphor for harmonizing bible passages

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you need all the pieces to complete the puzzle just like you need all the bible passages on a particular topic. if you only have the pieces for God is love but leave out the pieces for God is just you won’t have the full puzzle revealed all the pieces are needed to get a clear picture of God’s character

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15
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eisegesis

A

reading your own ideas back into scripture

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16
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exegesis

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reading in the text to determine what the author originally intended to communicate

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17
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General revelation

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it is given to all people at all times, everyone can know that God exists ( nature)

18
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special revelation

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it conveys detailed information about God and His will. This information is found in written word ( Bible ) in Jesus ( living word) and in prophecies ( spoken word)

19
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inspired

A

God -breathed

20
Q

what are the three parts of bible’s story

A

Creation, fall, Redemption

21
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autograph

A

the original writings of the Bible authors

22
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plenary

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whole or complete ( there is no such things as partial inspiration of the Bible)

23
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verbal

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the actual words ( of the bible are inspired)

24
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confluence

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coming together ( how the Holy Spirit directed the thoughts of the biblical writers so they wrote down the actual words)

25
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infallible

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unable to be wrong ( The Bible Cannot have mistakes or failures)

26
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inerrant

A

without error ( the auto graphs were free from error)

27
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cannon

A

measuring rod

28
Q

what was the standard for a book to be included in the Bible?

A

inspiration

29
Q

at what point was a book inspired

A

when is was written

30
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what group declared certain books to be in the canon because they recognized those books as inspired?

A

councils

31
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for a book to be considered by the councils to be in the bible did it have to have just local acceptance or widespread acceptance?

A

widespread

32
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what is the name of the books written during the 2 centuries before Christ? They re not in the Christian Bible but are in the Catholic Bible

A

Apocrypha

33
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what are 2 reasons these books are not in the Christians Bible?

A

-they contain unverified stories
-they contain historical errors

34
Q

most books in the new testament are associated with whom?

A

an apostle

35
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apostle

A

a person who had direct contact with Jesus and was commissioned by Him to spread the Gospel

36
Q

transmission

A

the process of copying Biblical manuscripts

37
Q

list three types of writing materials the biblical authors used

A

pottery, papyrus and parchment

38
Q

true or false the scribes knew they were copying God’s words so they were careful in their process

A

true

39
Q

there are some different between copies though. what are 2 of the unintentional errors?

A

-Words that sound similar
-Mistaken letters

40
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why would the scribes change a word completely ?

A

words change meaning over time, so the scribes wanted the people to know the correct meaning

41
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why would scribes intentionally change the name of a place in the Bible?( our example was the change of the airport’s name )

A

So future generations would know what place the author as referring to. if a town /place was no longer called by its old name that changed it to the new name