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1
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The theme of “God as creator” is a large influence of the Old Testament. (True or False)

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True

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The term “ex nihilo” describes God creating humanity. (True or False)

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False

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What does “ex nihilo” mean?

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From nothing

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What is the significance of the City of God being in the shape of a cube?

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The Holy of Holies in the Old Testament Temple was a cube

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5
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Eschatology is the doctrine of the end times. (True or False)

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True

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6
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God created everything by speech besides…

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Humanity

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Dualism holds that the spiritual realm is inherently good while the material realm is bad. (True or False)

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True

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8
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Which of these is not an idea or belief negated by the Christian doctrine of God?
Pantheism
Deism
Monotheism
Atheism

A

Monotheism

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Match Question

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N/A

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10
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Which of these is a model of how we visualize the relationship of humanity created in the image of God?
The sovereignty of God – authority
Human correspondence to God
Image and relationality
Image and storytelling
All of the above

A

All of the above

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11
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*Who believed that “God makes the world to make itself”?

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Frederick Temple

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12
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Which term means “to be contrasted with the notion of human ownership of the world”?
Dualism
Human stewardship of the creation
The doctrine of creation
Ex nihilo

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Human stewardship of creation

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13
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Who wrote in his “Descent of Man” that humanity evolved from a different creature over a period of time?

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Charles Darwin

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14
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The gnostics believed that God created the world out of pre-existent matter. (True or False)

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True

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15
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Which theologian argued that creation has a fundamental “likeness to God”?
Augustine
Irenaeus of Lyons
Thomas Aquinas
John Calvin

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c: Thomas Aquinas

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16
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All things that God created are good. (True or False)

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True

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17
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God the Creator is God the Redeemer. (True or False)

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True

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18
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Gnostics believed that the God who redeemed humanity was the same God who created humanity. (True or False)

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False

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Irenaeus of Lyons argued that the Christian doctrine of creation affirmed the inherent goodness of creation. (True or False)

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True

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20
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Why is construction an insufficient theory on creation?
It implies that there are multiple gods
It implies that God is not an artist
It does not align with the 6-day account of creation
It implies that God used pre-existent matter to create the world

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It implies that God used pre-existent matter to create the world

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21
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According to C.S. Lewis, to be made in the “image of God” is to possess the ___________ to enter into ____________ with God.

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Potential / relationship

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22
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The Apostle’s Creed declared that God is…

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Creator of heaven and earth

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23
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  • In what book of the Old Testament is the connection made that the God who redeems is the God who creates?
A

Exodus

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24
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  • What act is creation understood to be?
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c:Trinitarian

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25
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God is identical with creation. (True or False)

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:False

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26
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Young earth creationism is one of the approaches on how Genesis is interpreted. (True or False)

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True

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27
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Tolkien suggested that our innate capacity and tendency to create stories is a result of being created in the “image of God.” (True or False)

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True

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28
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God is the source of all things and all that exists are inherently good. (True or False)

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True

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29
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Who in the Timaeus’ dialogue developed the idea that the world was made out of pre-existent matter?

30
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Which gospel does not include the birth of Christ?

31
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Match questions

32
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Which approach refers to the idea that the earth is between 6000 to 10000 years old?

A

Young earth creation

33
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We can understand the Fall in which of the following ways?

A

All of the above

34
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The Garden of Eden could be understood as the proto-sanctuary. (True or False)

35
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The goal of human world-making is to extend Eden to the ends of the world so that the world might become a sanctuary. (True or False)

36
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The doctrine of God as creator implies the ___________ of creation.

37
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Humanity cannot image God by itself. God is the third person in the tri-directional mirroring of the divine face. (True or False)

38
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The concept of creation out of nothing was developed in response to Gnostic teachings in the second century. (True or False)

39
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The Christian doctrine of creation affirms…

A

All of the above

40
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“Messiah” means “anointed one.” (True or False)

41
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Humanity was created to be the visible image of the invisible God on earth. (True or False)

42
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What term is used by early Christian writers to clarify the relation between God and the world?

43
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Which of these is not a model of the manner in which God is to be thought of as creating the world
Construction
Emanation
Destruction
Artistic expression

A

Destruction

44
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Which is not one of the 4 models of understanding the meaning of the phrase “in the image of God” that the textbook mentions?
Image and relationality
Image and storytelling
The sovereignty of God
Image and subordination

A

Image and subordination

45
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What is not a consequence of the Fall?

A

Work is now a part of life

46
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Creation is a divine mirror for God’s character. (True or False)

47
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How does the Bible depict humanity before the Fall?

A

Community of priests

48
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C.S. Lewis says that there is a God-shaped hole within us. (True or False)

49
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What emphasis is made on the authority of Scripture?

A

It serves as a foundational source for theological understanding despite interpretive challenges

50
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What are 3 main ways of understanding how believers relate to Christ?

A

Participation, representation and substitution

51
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Which is the meaning of the Greek word “hilasterion”?

A

Mercy Seat

52
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Christ’s death and resurrection is approached as a victory over sin. (True or False)

53
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Jesus giving his life as a ransom implies liberation, payment and someone to whom ransom is paid. (True or False)

54
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Which Patristic writer argued that the ransom was paid to the devil on the grounds that God was not holding sinners?

A

Origen of Alexandria

55
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  • Which theologian describes Christ’s victory over death as death searching for sin in Christ’s body?
A

Iruanes of Lyons

56
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Cosmology is which of the following?

A

The doctrine of creation

57
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What imagery did early Christian writers use to depict Christ’s victory on the cross?

A

A triumphant Roman procession

58
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Where was Christ led to by the Holy Spirit after his baptism?

A

The wilderness

59
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What does the term “ransom” suggest?

A

All of the above

60
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What is one of the tri-dimensional understandings of the world?

A

The world is created good, reflecting the goodness of God as creator

61
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When the first Adam was created he opened his eyes and saw his telos, which is Christ. (True or False)

62
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Sanctification is the act and process of being purified and becoming like Christ. (True or False)

63
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“God became human in order that humans might become God,” was stated by which theologian?

A

Athanasius of Alexandria

64
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Gregory the Great compared Christ’s humanity and divinity to a bait and hook used to deceive the devil. (True or False)

65
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What roles does Jesus’ death and resurrection play in the Christian understanding of salvation?

A

Represents the defeat of death and sin, providing a way for humans to be reconciled with God

66
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What is the Christian community’s role in salvation?

A

The Christian community supports and reinforces the faith. Helping individuals grow in salvation

67
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What does the term “salvation” refer to in a Christian context?

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A concept of healing, liberation and release from captivity

68
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According to Paul, how does he view the concept of salvation?

A

It includes past, present, and future dimensions

69
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In chapter five, Augustine of Hippo described the church as a place where people are fully healed and are no longer in need of salvation. (True or False)

70
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What is the meaning of “soteria”?

A

All of the above

71
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Which of these is one of the Pauline images of salvation?
Salvation itself
Adoption
Justification
Redemption
All of the above

A

All of the above

72
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Match Questions

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