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Bibliology Flashcards

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What is prolegomena and why is it important?

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Prolegomena deals with presuppositions, methodology, and purposes related to theological study.

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What is Scripture’s epistemological presupposition?

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Genesis 1 assumes that God is, that God speaks, and that God acts.

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Define and evaluate the different types of theology (i.e. philosophical theology, historical theology, biblical theology, etc.).

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  • Philosophical theology is theologizing that draws on the input of philosophy rather than using merely biblical materials.
  • “Historical Theology traces the development of the Biblical doctrines from the time of the apostles to the present day, and gives account of the results of this development in the life of the church” (A.H. Strong, Systematic Theology, 41).
  • Dogmatic Theology - “The organization of Scripture with an emphasis on favored or selected church creeds” (MacArthur and Mayhue, Biblical Doctrine, 35
  • “The study of what can be known about God by human reason alone through empirical study of the natural world” (MacArthur and Mayhue, Biblical Doctrine, 35).
  • Exegetical Theology - “The methodological organization of Scripture by dealing exegetically with individual texts of the Bible (properly a component of both biblical and systematic theology)”
  • “The organization of Scripture thematically by biblical chronology or by biblical author with respect to the progressive revelation of the Bible (properly a component of systematic theology)” (MacArthur and Mayhue, Biblical Doctrine, 35).
  • “The organization of Scripture with an emphasis on the personal application of doctrinal truth in the lives of the church and individual Christians” (MacArthur and Mayhue, Biblical Doctrine, 35).
  • “Systematic theology seeks to apply Scripture by asking what the whole Bible teaches about any subject” (John Frame, Systematic Theology, 9)
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Identify and evaluate eight sources of theology.

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Tradition
Experience
Mysticism/Personal Revelation
Intuition
Rationalism
Emotion
General Revelation
Biblical Revelation

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What are some dangers one faces in theological study (from class lecture)?

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Bringing personal presuppositions into the text. (morals, past teachers, idols, etc.)
Bad hermeneutics (Approaching God’s Word wrongly)
Exegetical fallacies (like an English word study)
Stopping short of what Scripture says
Going beyond what Scripture says.
Reading theological systems into verses, rather than doing the exegetical legwork.
Wrong views of historical theology (minimizing church history and godly men’s conclusions) OR (overemphasizing church history or a particular theologians perspective).
We complicate the simple or simplify the complex.
A fascination with theological nuance or novelty. Don’t play around with the text in unhelpful ways
Immaturity. We are not as mature as we think we are. Continue to humble yourself under the Word of God.

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Fill out a chart on the building blocks of theology.

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[TOP]
The Christian Life
Practical Theology
Systematic Theology
Biblical Theology
Exegetical Theology
Hermeneutics
The Canon of Scripture
[Foundation]

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Identify and explain the 3 different approaches to Bibliology

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  1. Confessional Method: “The Bible is ‘confessed’ to be the Word of God by faith alone. It likely contains errors and inaccuracies. The humanness of scripture is viewed as an insurmountable obstacle to believing the truthfulness of the Bible”
  2. Classical Method: “The Bible is considered from both external and internal evidences, incorporating both inductive and deductive approaches. The basic argument is from (reason, evidence, premise) to (i.e. the Bible).”
  3. Presuppositional Method: “The Bible is ‘self-attesting’ or more plainly, allowed to speak for itself without prior judgments. The basic argument is from (the Bible) to (reason, evidence, premise, prior commitments).”
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List the 8 types of special revelation mentioned in the class notes with biblical support.

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  1. Divine Speech Gen 1:28-20 “God said to them…”
  2. Divine Acts Ex 3:2-4 “and the angel of the Lord appeared to him.”
  3. Dreams and Visions Gen 37:5-9
  4. Angelic Acts Lk 1:26-38
  5. Miracles and mighty acts Ex 10:1-2
  6. Through the prophets and apostles Ex 7:1
  7. The Living Word: Jesus Christ—His Person, Work, and Teaching Heb 1:1-4
  8. The Written Word: The Scriptures (2 Tim 3:16 & 2 Pet 1:21)
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  1. Explain the meaning and significance of 2 Tim 3:16 regarding the doctrine of inspiration.
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  • That which is Scripture and all that is Scripture is God breathed.
  • All Scripture is breathed out by God therefore all Scripture is trustworthy, authoritative, and profitable.
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Explain the meaning and significance of 2 Pet 1:19-21 regarding inspiration and dual authorship.

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a. Scripture is surer than the eye-witness accounts.
b. The prophets spoke as authoritative messengers of God.

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Define and evaluate the false theories of inspiration.

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a. Natural Inspiration Theory/Intuition Inspiration Theory
b. Illumination Theory
c. Encounter Inspiration Theory/Mystical or Neo-Orthodox Inspiration Theory
d. Degrees Inspiration Theory/Partial Inspiration Theory
e. Moral Inspiration Theory
f. Dynamic Inspiration Theory
g. Dictation/Mechanical Inspiration Theory

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Define and explain plenary verbal inspiration.

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“God through his Spirit inspired every word penned by the human authors in each of the sixty-six books of the Bible in the original documents” (MacArthur and Mayhue, Biblical Doctrine, 77).
Verbal Inspiration: The words of Scripture are inspired by God.
Plenary Inspiration: Inspiration extends to every part of Scripture.

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What is the problem with the limited inerrancy view of Scripture?

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“The inerrancy of Scripture is limited to matters of faith and practice. Scripture is not inerrant in alldetails, but it is still trustworthy in regards to itsmain message for the faith and practice of the Christian life.”
b. How do you determine which part is inerrant?
c. The authority goes to the reader.

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  1. What are the epistemological and moral implications of the authority of Scripture?
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“The authority of Scripture has epistemological and moral implications.”
Epistemological: To know what Scripture says.
Moral: To do what Scripture says.

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  1. Biblically defend the authority of Scripture.
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a. God created and reigns over all things. Col 1:16
b. Scripture Claims to Have Authority as the Word of God 2 Tim 3:16-17
c. The authority of Scripture stands in contrast to human tradition and the authority of man. Mk 7:1-3
d. The internal testimony of the Holy Spirit brings about conviction in a believer’s life about the authority of Scripture. 1 Thess 2:13
e. The Spirit of God convinces the believer that the Scripture is the inspired authoritative Word of God.

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List and explain four hindrances to understanding Scripture

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a. Sin
b. Lack of faith (Lk 24:25)
c. Ignorance
d. Bad hermeneutics and poor/neglectful exegesis

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  1. Explain and defend Scripture’s sufficiency for salvation and sanctification using Scripture.
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a. Don’t add to the book Rev 22:18-19
b. Gospel = Power of salvation Rom 1:16
c. Needs to be heard Rom 10:8-17
d. It produces growth 1 Pet 2:1-3

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  1. What is the difference between the Roman Catholic and Protestant view of the canon?
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a. Roman Catholicism: The canon of Scripture is an authoritative collection (verb) of writings.
b. Protestantism: The canon of Scripture is a collection of authoritative writings.
c. “A book is not inspired because men made it canonical; it is canonical because God inspired it. Thus, canonicity is determined by inspiration”

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  1. What is the Apocrypha? List 5-6 reasons why the Apocrypha should be rejected as part of the canon.
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a. The Roman Catholic church declared the Apocrypha to be part of the canon at the Council of Trent in 1546.
b. Why Reject?
i. The Apocryphal books were never included in the Hebrew Canon.
ii. The Apocryphal books were not considered Scripture by Jesus or the NT writers.
iii. Most of the OT Apocryphal books were written during Israel’s post Biblical period.
iv. Many early Jewish and Christian Scholars did not consider them to be Scripture: Josephus, the Talmud, Philo, Council of Jamnia in 90 AD.
v. The Apocrypha includes many historical and geographical inaccuracies.
vi. Some of the Apocryphal books teach unbiblical or heretical doctrines found nowhere else in Scripture.
vii. The Apocrypha does not claim the same kind of authority as the Word of God, nor does it claim to be the Word of God, as with many other OT writings.
viii. The Dead Sea Scrolls and the community that wrote them, while consistent with the rest of the Canon, show that they do not view them as part of the OT Scriptures.
ix. The late date of acceptance (Council of Trent, 1546) is problematic if they are Scripture.
x. There is little spiritual value in the books. The believer is not lacking anything by not having them.

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Explain what is meant and not meant by the clarity of Scripture.

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Explain the dual authorship of Scripture.

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Respond to the Christocentric Hermeneutic

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Define and explain general revelation, using biblical support.

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