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Where did the allegorical method begin?

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Alexandrian schools during the time of Augustine in the Reformation.

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What are the five common errors in hermeneutics?

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  1. Allegorism
  2. Traditionalism
  3. Rationalism
  4. Subjectivism
  5. Excessive liberalism
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Which interpretive method is of necessity extremely subjective, and results in a Bible that can mean many things to many people?

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Allegorism

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Which interpretive method is rooted in authoritarian methods claim their view is the only right one based simply on the claim?

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Traditionalism

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Which method of hermeneutics did the early catholic church use by seeking agreement of
doctrine and interpretation in unity of bishops and churches?

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Traditionalism

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Do reformed writers and even Apostolics fall into the same interpretive trap as early
Catholics? Explain.

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Yes, by quoting certain traditions as if they were canon

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Which method did J. Gresham Machen fight?

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Modernism

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Which method did the faculty at Fuller Theological Seminary use in 1960’s when it moved away from inerrancy?

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Rationalism

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Which approach in hermeneutics looks only for a present “blessing” in one’s personal life
while disregarding the context and original intent of the passage?

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Subjectivism

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What two forms does Subjectivism as an interpretive method take?

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Extreme devotionalism and existential theology

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List some examples of subjectivism and briefly describe them.

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  1. Liberation theology: develops a meaning along Marxist lines
  2. Feminist theology: seeks to eliminate any gender hierarchy
  3. Postmodern theology: which denies universal truth norms
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At which point does subjectivism fail?

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Places reader over scripture instead being subject to scripture

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In what ways can a reader get into the error of Excessive Literalism? List four examples

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  1. Overuse of etymology
  2. Overuse of english
  3. Overuse of grammar
  4. Finding multiple meanings
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Did God create out of nothing?

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Yes

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What is “creation from nothing” called?

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Ex Nihilo

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Based on creation from nothing, what must we say about the original creation?

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Wasn’t rearrangement of existing matter but a direct act of the will of God

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Romans 4:17 shows God “calls” the non-existent things forth into existence proving what?

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Creation ex nihilo is the only Biblical position

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When Hebrews 11:3 says God “Through faith we understand that the worlds were framed by
the Word of God so that things which are seen were not made of things which do.” what are the implications for Creation?

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We must believe in creation Ex Nihilo

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Give a description of what Stephen Hawking’s “A Brief History of Time” resorts to using.

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An imaginary time, that can go backwards and reverse laws of physics, including 2nd law
of thermodynamics

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Which concept of universe is new to physics, but taught for thousands of years in the Bible?

A

The universe began from nothing

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What scientific claim makes the Bible unique among all “holy books”?

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In presenting God as transcendent over time, space, matter, and energy

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What are two non-chronological theories of creation?

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  1. Framework hypothesis

2. Revelatory day hypothesis

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What do the two non-chronological views depend upon and what is only of minimal use?

A

Scientific theories for understanding of time and manner of creation but consider the Bible
to be of only minimal use

23
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What are the two extended time theories?

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  1. Day age theory

2. Intermittent day theory

24
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Can “day” (Heb. yom) mean a period of time or 24 hour period?

A

Yes

25
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When “day/yom” is used in the plural with a number (as in Ex 20:11), what must it always
refer to?

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A 24 hour day

26
Q

What theory of creation seeks to harmonize geological ages with a literal 6 day creation by
positioning an initial creation in Genesis 1:1?

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Gap theory or Pre-Academic Gap theory

27
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Does Is. 14 and Ezek. 28 show proof of destruction in Genesis 1 and then “recreation”
resulting?

A

No

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What are some exegetical and systematic problems for the notion there was a creation in Genesis 1, then a judgment that necessitated a re-creation?

A
  1. Condition of the earth in Gen 1:2 does not need to be result of judgement, but
    only indicates unfinished state of earth’s creation
  2. According to Exod 20:11 all creation occurred in 6 days
  3. Exod 31:17 specifically places Gen 1:1 within the 6 days
  4. This 6-day creation includes the heavenly beings as well as the earth. This fact
    disagrees with the gap theory, which places the creation of the heavens and earth
    and creation of angels before the 1st day of Gen 1.
  5. The Bible does say all of creation is God’s, that it came from nothing
29
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Define Absolute Attributes

A

Those attributes of God which he has in Himself

30
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What is the Aseity of God?

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Aseity means “self-existence”

31
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What law of Science justifies the aseity of God?

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Second law of Thermodynamics

32
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Define the simplicity of God

A

His attributes cannot be separated

from his substance

33
Q

Is there an arguable difference between God’s presence and His locale?

A

Yes

34
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In the OT where is the primary place of God’s abode?

A

Heaven

35
Q

What implications do the questions, “Is God in the Devil? In God in unbelievers before
salvation? How much of God was in Christ? Third?” have for the notion of God as a “cloud”?

A

Can’t believe it and be saved

36
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What does God’s immutability point to?

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God’s essence, character, and attributes that cannot change

37
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What modern theological school views God as changing over time?

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Process theology

38
Q

What passages, which speak of God changing his mind or “repenting” (as Gen 6:6-7
[creating man]; 1 Sam 15:10-11 [making Saul king]; Jer 18:8-10 [judging a nation which repents,
and vice versa]; Jonah 3:10 [destroying Ninevah]) must be interpreted in harmony with?

A

The rest of scripture as a whole

39
Q

How many verses does Ware show supports the classical notion of God’s foreknowledge and how many do openness proponents falsely use to justify their claims?

A

4,695 / 105

40
Q

Can Open Theism use Gen 18 “…now I know…” against traditional claims of God’s
foreknowledge? Explain.

A

No, Open theism can’t claim this (God already know on transient grounds)

41
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Can Open theism use Jer 19:5, “Never entered my mind.” consistently to push their claims?
Explain.

A

No. Can’t be literal for them either.

42
Q

What are some verses to answer the charge of the open theist that “You don’t take that Bible
literally.”

A

Genesis 3:9, 22:19

43
Q

Why did God go to Moses and tell Jonah to preach?

A

To elicit a change

44
Q

What are the 2 choices on the theodicy issue regarding God’s foreknowledge and creating
people who ultimately will end up in hell?

A
  1. God sees individual choices and takes that into account

2. God doesn’t know the future but only all the possibilities. Prophecy is God causing things to happen

45
Q

Does God force Salvation? Explain.

A

No, sees choices and puts them in the best place in history to be saved

46
Q

If God makes the future happen what poignant question shows the lesser god of Open theism
isn’t good?

A

“How could God create people to do things He knows will send them to Hell?”

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