Exam 1 Flashcards
Confidence in what we hope for and assurance about what we do not see
Faith
Earth, stars, rivers, mountains, human nature
General revelation
God’s speech, theophany, visions
Special revelation
Binding of God to human beings
Covenant
Parties
God and someone
Provisions
Requirement of covenant (no other gods before me)
Promises
Give you Canaan
The books that the Church believes are fundamental Scripture
Canon
Jewish Scriptures/ Hebrew Bible
TANAK
Torah
Law
Nevi’im
Prophets
Ketuvim
Writings
The Almighty God
Elohim
Personal name for God
Yahweh
Self existence, God is the source of his own life
Aseity
One and only God, all-virtuous, all-wise, all-powerful
Monotheism
Unlimited power
Omnipotent
Unlimited knowledge
Omniscient
Able to be in all places at all times
Omnipresent
The image of God
Imago dei
God alone has aseity, eternity and infinitude
Icommunicable attributes
Love, joy, justice, mercy
Communicable attributes
Not a curse, but a gift and command within the Cultural Mandate
Work
Day of rest from work, day of joy in God
Sabbath
Covenantal bond between one man and one woman
Marriage
Story of world’s origins (Genesis 1-11)
Primeval History
Story of Israel’s origin (Genesis 12-50)
Patriarchal History
Out of nothing
Ex nihilo
Focus on God
Theocentric
God’s concern that humans flourish
Anthropocentric
Day One
Light
Day Two
Sea and sky
Day Three
Land and plants
Day Four
Sun, moon and stars
Day Five
Fish and birds
Day Six
Land animals and humans
Days are 24 hours each
Literal Six Day Approach
Genesis is an ancient literary work, not a scientific piece
Literary Framework Approach
Day can be a vast age of time
Day-Age Approach
Creation days are undefined, heavenly days, duration unspecifiable
Analogical-Day Approach
Eden had
Innocence not perfection
Effects of the fall
Sin, shame, separation, sorrow, suffering, sweat
First good news/ gospel
Proto-Evangel
Idolatrous self-love that is within us from conception
Original sin
Sin’s idolatry of self-love taints everything, even our best virtues
Total depravity
The Son becomes incarnate to be the Elect’s dying and rising redeemer
Covenant of Redemption
Parties, provisions, promises
Covenant of Works
Federal head
Adam, representative for all mankind
God offers life to those who repent of their sin and believe in Jesus: Proto-Evangel
Covenant of Grace
First fathers
Patriarchs
Between equal partners, conditional
Parity Treaties
Between great king and vassal king, conditional
Suzerainty Treaties
Between king and faithful, proven vassal, unconditional, pure gift
Covenants of Royal Grant (Covenant of Abraham- Canaan, great nation)
Appearance of God, physical manifestation: Jesus, God walking through slain animals
Theophany
Abrahamic Covenant: Parties
God and Abraham
AC: Provisions
None, pure gift from God
AC: Promises
Land of Canaan, great nation, great name, blessing on all families of the nations
God Almighty
El Shaddai
He laughs, Son of God
Isaac
God graciously chooses individual and nations to participate in his great, redemptive plan
Election
God generously gives gifts to undeserving humans
Promise
God establishes a personal and lasting relationship with human beings
Covenant
What does Jacob’s name change mean?
Changed to Israel, meaning he who wrestles with God
Literary style of writing
Genre
How does Joseph’s story parallel the gospel narrative?
God redeeming someone weak and undeserving
Genesis 1-11
Primeval History
Genesis 12-36
Patriarchal History
Genesis 37-50
Joseph Story